Sara Weertz
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I'm a native Detroiter and upcycler. I pull scrap and junk from the waste stream to make contemporary furniture, useful household items, and funky art. My favorite upcycling project is pique assiette which uses broken china as mosaic tile.
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Upcycler Extraordinaire
When you throw something away, where is away? I’m a native Detroiter who cares about the environment and wants to make a difference. So I upcycle. My journey into upcycling started with a simple mason jar, which I turned into a handy pump-top soap bottle. The transformation captivated me, drawing me to the idea that something so banal and ubiquitous as a jar could be converted into a useful, good-looking household item. When I learned that reusing one jar saves enough energy to watch TV for three hours, I was hooked. From there I was transforming jars into household gadgets ranging from light fixtures and pincushions to cocktail shakers and piggy banks. Today I consider myself an upcycler extraordinaire, taking just about anything headed for the waste stream and reinventing its use.
By Sara Weertz5 years ago in Journal
