rae-maxwell

I am a wanderer, so the nature of my art depends on where I am, and what I'm doing. Right now, I'm squeezing in a bit of drawing in between photography trips, and my cooking and salvaging have been the focus of my creative energy. I've dabbled in everything, drawing, beading, quilting, comic book art, short story writing, upholstery, and i can crotchet a wicked pair of mittens.

I dont identify as a member of any one movement, but I very much want to live as lightly as possible, and as self-sufficiently as possible. If i can dumpster dive or grow my own food, why work more hours to pay for food from a store? If i can make everything from scratch, why buy? To save time? Is my time so short that I cant do something I enjoy, like making my own apple chips? Or refinish a curb-dived chair? Or remake my old clothes into something new?

Yeah, idealistic perhaps, but I'm still willing to give it a try.