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Calamity Clown . A calamity is a disaster “marked by great harm and lasting distress and suffering.” Calamity Clown, created with unmodified pieces of plastic debris collected from North County San Diego beaches, represents the harmful impact that plastic pollution has on ocean ecosystems and the distress and suffering it causes marine life. Calamity Clown also signifies the urgency of the problem and the fact that there is no time to clown around. Individuals can help stop the plastic pollution calamity by reusing, reducing, and refusing single-use items such as plastic water bottles, take-away cups, straws, stirrers, utensils, and styrofoam to-go containers. . Calamity Clown will be on display this Saturday in downtown Vista during Backfence Society’s Bozo Show: Group Art Show for Clowns and Jokers. Join us at 110 S. Citrus on November 24th from 6:00pm-9:00pm for a fun evening filled with with art, food, drinks, crafts, music—and clowns! . #calamity #calamityclown #environmentalcalamity #plasticpollution #planetorplastic #litterati #2minutebeachclean #take3forthesea #shoresweep #onlyloserslitter #artivism #makeartnottrash #choosetoreuse @backfencesociety @onlyloserslitterJason was motivating the other Power Rangers, when he said, “Isn’t the smallest chance of victory enough of a reason for us to keep on fighting ? The world needs us, Rangers.” . To all the beach-cleaning, litter-picking, #rubbishnerds everywhere: Let’s keep on fighting, friends! The planet needs us!! . #redranger #powerrangers #powerranger #mightymorphinpowerrangers #mightymorphin #actionfigure #actionfigures #trashnerd #theworldneedsus #2minbcphotochallenge6 #2minutebeachclean #litterati #take3forthesea #shoresweep #plasticpollutes #plasticpollution #marinedebrisI made this winged rainbow heart out of bottle caps a couple of years ago and was inspired to revisit it after @ittybittyplasticcommittee recently shared her incredibly delicate and perfect little micro-plastic rainbow. I am posting mine again for World Kindness Day because it represents so much of what is needed in the world right now. The heart symbolizes love; the rainbow signifies hope; and the wings represent the ability to rise above. #love #hope #riseabove #bekind #2minbcphotochallenge6 #2minutebeachclean #litterati #take3forthesea #shoresweep #bottlecaps #marinedebris #plasticpollutes #plasticpollution #planetorplastic #2minbcphotochallenge6Found a hoop trap and filled it with rope and other debris. #hooptrap #finditfillit #2minbcphotochallenge6 #2minutebeachclean #litterati #take3forthesea #marinedebris #derelictfishinggearIn 2008, @starbucks began using splash sticks to assuage customers who complained that coffee splashed out of their cups. A decade later, you are asserting that your cold-cup lids will be your solution for plastic straws, but you must realize that you are simply replacing one plastic problem with another one, and I have yet to hear you address the issue of the plastic pollution caused by your splash sticks. . On your website you say that the planet is your “most important business partner,” but I frequently find your branded cups, green straws, and splash sticks in various stages of degradation when I clean the beach. I hate to imagine the harm caused by the plastic pollution your company produces. Do you worry about it too or is your bottom-line really the only thing that matters? . If your sustainability statements aren’t just greenwashing, you will get rid of your unnecessary splash sticks, and you can even make it a win-win! The change will help your bottom-line by reducing costs, and just imagine the positive press you will receive! I’m sure the move will help develop good will with customers who are skeptical about your environmental efforts. In addition, you will actually be doing something to live up to your commitment to reduce your impact on the planet, and you will be eliminating one small but significant source of the single-use plastic that’s polluting our oceans and choking the planet. . #stickslike #2minbcphotochallenge6 #starbucks #starbuckssplashsticks #refusesingleuse #artivism #litterati #2minutebeachclean #take3forthesea #shoresweep #plasticpollution #marinedebris #planetorplasticFor my #dearsanta post, I am revisiting my 2017 Christmas #wrackwreath with the hope that many of you will participate this holiday season. I challenge everyone to make an upcycled wreath, and use the #wrackwreath hashtag when sharing. Please swipe to see some of the inspired wreaths that were created last year. . From my 2017 post: The wreath has significant meaning for the holiday season, and its circularity can represent eternity with no beginning and no end. My wrack wreath, made of scavenged plastic items and marine debris, represents the fact that plastic is eternal. It doesn’t biodegrade; it photodegrades, breaking down into smaller and smaller bits, which pollute the environment and never truly go away. . These beautiful wreaths were created by @iseaplastic @plastic_free_cayman @not_in_new_york @cleancoast_kiwi @emma_b_oakeley @anna.kauffman @c_lichnowsky @smartie_lids_on_the_beach @kellyalance @tctrashart @blinkingbilly @watercolorskyseaglass @beach_botherer @driftwoodfish @roirolo @ittybittyplasticcommittee @mermaidtears66 @kate_mahony and @sun_kissed_gem. . For more fun and good cheer, check out the wreath making competition that @seastuff is hosting. . #2minbcphotochallenge6 #2minutebeachclean #litterati #take3forthesea #shoresweep #plasticpollutes #plasticpollution #marinedebris #upcycle #artivismToday! #vote #GOTV #getoutthevote #midtermelections #election2018 #votetheenvironment #votescience2018 #voteclimate #votecleanwater #votetheocean #voteequity #votesocialjusticeDisposable lighters don’t #lightmyfire. Visit the link in my bio for an interesting look at the life cycle of a BIC lighter. #2minbcphotochallenge6 #lighterlitter #litterati #2minutebeachclean #take3forthesea #shoresweep #plasticpollutesRecent Comments
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Monthly Archives: February 2015
Wayfinding
I frequently confuse left and right when I give driving directions to others. When my husband is behind the wheel, I tell him to turn left when I want him to turn right, and if I ask him to turn … Continue reading
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The Power of Place
I spent the weekend at UC Davis exploring the connected learning approach to education with colleagues and friends from the San Diego Area Writing Project and the California Writing Project. Spending time at my alma mater and in my hometown … Continue reading
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