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I am a writer and an artist, but primarily, I have been a homemaker and caretaker forever. I have an incredibly talented family. They are the joy of my life.

I upcycle, recycle and reuse our culture's plethora of consumer waste and discards and repurpose it into unique and useful pleasures for our future.

I love scissors. Scissors save. Scissors sculpt. Scissors satisfy. For me, they are the perfect extension of my visions. I never know when I begin a project, what the end product will be. I love that. I am using pieces of history. Some were once cherished. Others never intended to last but for a speck of time. But both possess endless possibilities.

Who originally held them, purchased them, made them, received them as a gift, loved or despised them, tossed them aside, and why? There's a story in that trash and every story is a treasure. I can take all of that, snip it into pieces, mix it all up, and voila ~ new history.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

I have four etsy shops - all based on recycling and repurposing an eclectic array of vintage and recent discards. Do stop by! joonbeam, joonwalk, joonE & flyinghousewife.

Visit my blog: joonbeam.blogspot.com/

to see more of my recycled art & links to find it because...

environment is everything

joon