Comments on: Polymer clay and Earth Day http://polymerclaydaily.com/2008/04/22/polymer-clay-and-earth-day/ Daily tips about polymer clay art and artists from Cynthia Tinapple Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:08:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: heather http://polymerclaydaily.com/2008/04/22/polymer-clay-and-earth-day/#comment-51326 heather Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:50:42 +0000 http://polymerclaydaily.com/?p=787#comment-51326 Your post today inspired me to think of some ways polymer clay can be earth friendly. I know I waste very little clay, if any when I'm working, reusing it for base beads and under painted objects. And I know the polymer clay community as a whole has been recycling tins and other household items by giving them new live by decorating them with clay. We do what we can!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('51326','heather'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('51326','heather','Your post today inspired me to think of some ways polymer clay can be earth friendly. I know I waste very little clay, if any when I\'m working, reusing it for base beads and under painted objects. And I know the polymer clay community as a whole has been recycling tins and other household items by giving them new live by decorating them with clay. We do what we can!'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Your post today inspired me to think of some ways polymer clay can be earth friendly. I know I waste very little clay, if any when I’m working, reusing it for base beads and under painted objects. And I know the polymer clay community as a whole has been recycling tins and other household items by giving them new live by decorating them with clay. We do what we can!
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]]> By: Earth-Friendly Ways with Polymer Clay · Polymer Clay @ CraftGossip http://polymerclaydaily.com/2008/04/22/polymer-clay-and-earth-day/#comment-51316 Earth-Friendly Ways with Polymer Clay · Polymer Clay @ CraftGossip Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:02:23 +0000 http://polymerclaydaily.com/?p=787#comment-51316 [...] Earth Day & Polymer Clay - at Polymer Clay Daily. [...]<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('51316','Earth-Friendly Ways with Polymer Clay &middot; Polymer Clay @ CraftGossip'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('51316','Earth-Friendly Ways with Polymer Clay &middot; Polymer Clay @ CraftGossip','&#91;...&#93; Earth Day &amp; Polymer Clay - at Polymer Clay Daily. &#91;...&#93;'); return false;">Quote</a></div> [...] Earth Day & Polymer Clay - at Polymer Clay Daily. [...]
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]]> By: Maggie Maggio http://polymerclaydaily.com/2008/04/22/polymer-clay-and-earth-day/#comment-51315 Maggie Maggio Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:55:26 +0000 http://polymerclaydaily.com/?p=787#comment-51315 I met the President of the Furniture Society a few weekends ago. He cautioned us against apologizing for the negative environmental impact of polymer clay. They are going through a similar issue with endangered woods. He argued that its OK for woodworkers to use these exotic woods because they use so little and treat the wood in a way that honors its beauty. The real culprit is the slash and burn of the endangered forests and they are lobbying for changes in agricultural practices to protect the remaining forests. Not sure that I agree that since we use a miniscule percentage of the oil used every day in the world, we don't have to be concerned about using a non-renewable resource. But I do agree that unless we slow down the big users of oil, we won't have clay to play with down the road.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('51315','Maggie Maggio'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('51315','Maggie Maggio','I met the President of the Furniture Society a few weekends ago. He cautioned us against apologizing for the negative environmental impact of polymer clay. They are going through a similar issue with endangered woods. He argued that its OK for woodworkers to use these exotic woods because they use so little and treat the wood in a way that honors its beauty. The real culprit is the slash and burn of the endangered forests and they are lobbying for changes in agricultural practices to protect the remaining forests. Not sure that I agree that since we use a miniscule percentage of the oil used every day in the world, we don\'t have to be concerned about using a non-renewable resource. But I do agree that unless we slow down the big users of oil, we won\'t have clay to play with down the road.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I met the President of the Furniture Society a few weekends ago. He cautioned us against apologizing for the negative environmental impact of polymer clay. They are going through a similar issue with endangered woods. He argued that its OK for woodworkers to use these exotic woods because they use so little and treat the wood in a way that honors its beauty. The real culprit is the slash and burn of the endangered forests and they are lobbying for changes in agricultural practices to protect the remaining forests. Not sure that I agree that since we use a miniscule percentage of the oil used every day in the world, we don’t have to be concerned about using a non-renewable resource. But I do agree that unless we slow down the big users of oil, we won’t have clay to play with down the road.
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]]> By: Marcie http://polymerclaydaily.com/2008/04/22/polymer-clay-and-earth-day/#comment-51314 Marcie Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:45:07 +0000 http://polymerclaydaily.com/?p=787#comment-51314 Every product we use has consequences intended or not natural or not. Using corn instead of petroleum to power vehicals sounds good, but the energy requirements to make it are more than the energy it produces. And burning food products raises the cost of the food. There are no easy answers or completely right answers. Except maybe conservation of all resources.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('51314','Marcie'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('51314','Marcie','Every product we use has consequences intended or not natural or not. Using corn instead of petroleum to power vehicals sounds good, but the energy requirements to make it are more than the energy it produces. And burning food products raises the cost of the food. There are no easy answers or completely right answers. Except maybe conservation of all resources.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Every product we use has consequences intended or not natural or not. Using corn instead of petroleum to power vehicals sounds good, but the energy requirements to make it are more than the energy it produces. And burning food products raises the cost of the food. There are no easy answers or completely right answers. Except maybe conservation of all resources.
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