mostly focused on our impact on the health of our environment and some people's want to disassociate themselves with these issues. Using vegetarianism for example, does not grant anonymity to all deconstruction or 'death' that we as living things cause. We are not perfect, we are not gods, but a part of a system that we have drastically changed and now must maintain and protect. There are also issues of absolute refusal in our partake in effecting the natural order such as hunting and fishing. Strange to me, since these activities, when regulated appropriately, can help sustain rather than destroy while providing food and skins/taxidermy. This wasn't really a completely 'new' idea either, but it's something I have felt strongly about for a long time. There was an instance when I was against any human interference with our environment when it came to hunting. I have since then educated myself and feel there is enough weight to the argument that we are not separate from nature and therefore must be mindful of its survival. Wearing a fur coat that was once an elk or coyote that was hunted by a responsible hunter is much more eco-friendly than wearing faux fur. Faux fur is in most cases created from chemicals such as coal and petroleum. Here's a bit of info on faux fur: www.madehow.com/Volume-3/Fake-… and a little more on the negatives of making faux fur. Faux fur is synthetic and does not exist naturally: www.furcommission.com/should-y…

Part of my independent study,

My own experiences are also floating around in this course. We as a whole are responsible, no one is singled out and given a pedestal because someone decides that eating veggies saves farm animals. True about the farm animals, but think about the irrigation, deforestation, pesticides, herbicides, and change in soil that was done to get those vegetables to the store. fieldquestions.com/2012/11/26/… Just like responsible farming of vegetables, animals can also be well maintained and cared for. Unfortunately for a lot of people who love meat and buy from stores (me included!), we are supporting a huge and destructive industry...especially with lambs, cows, and pigs. Cows are essentially the worst. The methane they create is damaging the ozone at a pretty scary rate. epa.gov/climatechange/ghgemiss… It's not that cows or other farmed animals exist is the problem, it's the scale that they exist at, and that scale is huge. Buying things like coffee and not minding where it came from is another issue: www.globalexchange.org/fairtra…



It's a lot to think about. When it gets to bare strings, no one is perfect. Nature has a way of working around our habits by bouncing back when given time. We,however, have to allow that by supporting responsible productions, hunting, and farming. Many of the things we buy, drive, and enjoy has an effect on the environment, there's no way around that fact. It's a global effort for as long as we advance and further ourselves from using the raw materials around us.





edit: forgot the technical details! 30x40" (9kx12k px 300ppi)



I have ordered a metal print from WHCC that will be 30x40", to be set up Monday for a solo exhibit along with a Dada influenced collage and smaller sculptures made of feathers and other things.





Prints and creepy shower curtains? are available at my dusty Society6 shop!: society6.com/tatchit





Edit 2: Wow, thanks for the DD! I hope my desc. isn't too jumbled and difficult to read.



Edit 3: I love all the communication and personal views going on in the comments. I, however, won't be responding to them personally. I'm letting the art do the talking.