♥ one person's trash is another person's treasure.

source.

just this week visual artist, christine finley began a new project

which, i have got to say, involves a lot of trash talk.

more specifically: she has committed to re.covering dirty old dumpsters

with delicate, feminine wallpapers that belong more in a

powder room or walk in closet than on a trash receptacle.

referring to this undertaking as, "polite graffiti" finley hopes to

"transform environmental activism into unexpected beauty,"

and to bring awareness to the presence of

urban waste and free art.

i just love the idea of taking something that

we see every day and take for granted,

and making it into an object of art.

a similar art project to finley's is known as

trash: any color you like,

which began in june 2008 by artist adrian kondratowicz,

and has grown from community to community in new york.

swapping out your typical black oversized big black garbage bags

for a playfully candy.coated, artist made version, this visual art intervention

turns the ordinary into something extra.ordinary,

and also brings a bold and undeniable awareness to just

how much waste we produce in our society.

not only are the bags available in a number of delicious colors,

but they are also lightly scented and biodegradable,

which makes them fashion forward as well as functional.

thanks to artists like finley and adrian,

i will never look at trash the same way again.