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What
materials are commonly used to make these journals? |
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The
most common materials I use to make kk_nola journals are: recycled
paper, reused matboard, reused fabric, reused buttons, hemp twine,
and non-toxic glue.
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How did the materials I used in making this journal get to
me? And, how do these materials impact the environment? |
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On
the surface this is a very simple question to answer. The recycled
paper is made of simple used office paper. I got the matboard
from a frame shop. I found the fabric at home. The buttons are
from my grandmother’s old sewing supplies. I bought the
hemp twine at a craft store. And the non-toxic glue was bought
at a drug store. It’s simple right? Well no, in fact the
course of actions these materials went through to be produced,
transported, and then somehow found or bought by me was undoubtedly
a long and complex journey, and it is usually a journey to which
we do not give much attention. To go deeper bringing attention
to the origins of these materials and the environmental impacts
these materials have on us, here are some product maps (as I like
to call them).
Click on the links below.
