Comments for The Last Straw http://www.bryantholsenbeck.com/blog A Reluctant Year without Disposable Plastic: by Bryant Holsenbeck - Environmental Artist Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:27:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on Gratitude by carolyn http://www.bryantholsenbeck.com/blog/?p=822&cpage=1#comment-873 carolyn Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:27:15 +0000 http://www.bryantholsenbeck.com/blog/?p=822#comment-873 I just saw your bird on the cover of the book, 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse by Garth Johnson, and then found more birds inside the book, page 254, and I kust want to say I love them!!! Now I have to try to figure how you made them. Anyways, cool work, cool website. I just saw your bird on the cover of the book, 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse by Garth Johnson, and then found more birds inside the book, page 254, and I kust want to say I love them!!! Now I have to try to figure how you made them. Anyways, cool work, cool website.

]]> Comment on Gratitude by Bea http://www.bryantholsenbeck.com/blog/?p=822&cpage=1#comment-820 Bea Sun, 08 Aug 2010 21:12:47 +0000 http://www.bryantholsenbeck.com/blog/?p=822#comment-820 Hi Bryant... I'm one of your students from the spring workshop in Greensboro this year. I stopped by to check out your blog now that I'm back in the classroom. One of the lessons I'm teaching is how to make a book, which I learned from you. Fifth graders will be using it in their science class, to write and illustrate their science vocabulary words... in addition they'll be illustrating the covers of the book with a radial-symmetrical design. I thoroughly enjoyed your workshop, and learned mountains of tips (using recycled materials), especially the flowers made from discarded plastic soda bottles. I love your blog... will be back to become more informed on how I too can reduce plastic in my daily life. I recycle in my classroom... many teachers in our school already reduce, reuse, and recycle. BTW, happy birthday! Hi Bryant… I’m one of your students from the spring workshop in Greensboro this year. I stopped by to check out your blog now that I’m back in the classroom. One of the lessons I’m teaching is how to make a book, which I learned from you. Fifth graders will be using it in their science class, to write and illustrate their science vocabulary words… in addition they’ll be illustrating the covers of the book with a radial-symmetrical design. I thoroughly enjoyed your workshop, and learned mountains of tips (using recycled materials), especially the flowers made from discarded plastic soda bottles. I love your blog… will be back to become more informed on how I too can reduce plastic in my daily life. I recycle in my classroom… many teachers in our school already reduce, reuse, and recycle. BTW, happy birthday!

]]> Comment on Gratitude by Denise Litchfield http://www.bryantholsenbeck.com/blog/?p=822&cpage=1#comment-807 Denise Litchfield Sat, 07 Aug 2010 07:49:32 +0000 http://www.bryantholsenbeck.com/blog/?p=822#comment-807 is good news - you are stretching yourself and thinking sideways showing us it can be done, oh, and I love lush stuff too! is good news – you are stretching yourself and thinking sideways

showing us it can be done,

oh,

and I love lush stuff too!

]]> Comment on Gratitude by Amy Kellum http://www.bryantholsenbeck.com/blog/?p=822&cpage=1#comment-803 Amy Kellum Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:07:12 +0000 http://www.bryantholsenbeck.com/blog/?p=822#comment-803 Great, Bryant! Thank you for the Lush info. And the pound cake was Wonderful! Great, Bryant! Thank you for the Lush info. And the pound cake was Wonderful!

]]> Comment on Gratitude by John Morrison http://www.bryantholsenbeck.com/blog/?p=822&cpage=1#comment-797 John Morrison Thu, 05 Aug 2010 23:29:31 +0000 http://www.bryantholsenbeck.com/blog/?p=822#comment-797 Happy birthday, my friend! And many more! Happy birthday, my friend! And many more!

]]> Comment on YES YES YES–Whatever you can do matters…. by Bryant http://www.bryantholsenbeck.com/blog/?p=769&cpage=1#comment-734 Bryant Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:35:57 +0000 http://www.bryantholsenbeck.com/blog/?p=769#comment-734 Hi Karen--Interesting about Paperhand puppet having"plastic in the ocean" as a character....have you seen "Addicted to Plastic"? If not you can get it off the web. In it a scientist from Scandinavia is stuyding sea birds and says--that most ALL seabirds have some plastic in their stomachs--not just the one near the gyres of plastic in the middle of our oceans. How are you and your family doing with not using "single-use" plastic? Oh, and plus, I finally saw "No Impact Man" --very interesting, inspiring and challenging....I am begining to think how I will live when my "reluctant"year is up? Perhaps, I will no longer feel so "reluctant" about attempting NOT TO USE THROW AWAY PLASTIC...by now, I am mostly enjoying the challenge---I can't wait to see the paperhand play! Hi Karen–Interesting about Paperhand puppet having”plastic in the ocean” as a character….have you seen “Addicted to Plastic”? If not you can get it off the web. In it a scientist from Scandinavia is stuyding sea birds and says–that most ALL seabirds have some plastic in their stomachs–not just the one near the gyres of plastic in the middle of our oceans. How are you and your family doing with not using “single-use” plastic? Oh, and plus, I finally saw “No Impact Man” –very interesting, inspiring and challenging….I am begining to think how I will live when my “reluctant”year is up? Perhaps, I will no longer feel so “reluctant” about attempting NOT TO USE THROW AWAY PLASTIC…by now, I am mostly enjoying the challenge—I can’t wait to see the paperhand play!

]]> Comment on YES YES YES–Whatever you can do matters…. by Karen http://www.bryantholsenbeck.com/blog/?p=769&cpage=1#comment-732 Karen Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:05:20 +0000 http://www.bryantholsenbeck.com/blog/?p=769#comment-732 Bryant - thinking about you and your work and your inspiration. i hope you will come see the paperhand puppet intervention show this summer. i think it will resonate. plastic in the ocean is one of the characters this year as is the knowledge and hope that we can make a difference. Bryant – thinking about you and your work and your inspiration. i hope you will come see the paperhand puppet intervention show this summer. i think it will resonate. plastic in the ocean is one of the characters this year as is the knowledge and hope that we can make a difference.

]]> Comment on YES YES YES–Whatever you can do matters…. by Bryant http://www.bryantholsenbeck.com/blog/?p=769&cpage=1#comment-716 Bryant Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:49:34 +0000 http://www.bryantholsenbeck.com/blog/?p=769#comment-716 Back atcha! Thanks for taking the time to read here.--b Back atcha! Thanks for taking the time to read here.–b

]]> Comment on YES YES YES–Whatever you can do matters…. by Bryant http://www.bryantholsenbeck.com/blog/?p=769&cpage=1#comment-715 Bryant Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:47:29 +0000 http://www.bryantholsenbeck.com/blog/?p=769#comment-715 Judith--You are welcome. I know what you mean when you say sometimes you get looked at cross-eyed. This is usually from people who have never thought of what you are concerned about....Sometimes, when I am tired, this is especially hard. On the other hand, sometimes I am so surprised. A month ago, when I was in the Miami airport between flights, the young woman at he bakery was absolutely thrilled when I told her, no plastic please...And I saw more than one person, refilling their own H20 bottles rather than buying PET plastic ones. And--today in the grocery store, the 4 people I was in line with ALL!!!!! had brought their own bags......I think people are learning to pay attention--the more we do, the more others will join, is what I am counting on. All the best. Judith–You are welcome. I know what you mean when you say sometimes you get looked at cross-eyed. This is usually from people who have never thought of what you are concerned about….Sometimes, when I am tired, this is especially hard. On the other hand, sometimes I am so surprised. A month ago, when I was in the Miami airport between flights, the young woman at he bakery was absolutely thrilled when I told her, no plastic please…And I saw more than one person, refilling their own H20 bottles rather than buying PET plastic ones. And–today in the grocery store, the 4 people I was in line with ALL!!!!! had brought their own bags……I think people are learning to pay attention–the more we do, the more others will join, is what I am counting on. All the best.

]]> Comment on YES YES YES–Whatever you can do matters…. by Kia Mercedes Carscallen http://www.bryantholsenbeck.com/blog/?p=769&cpage=1#comment-714 Kia Mercedes Carscallen Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:12:39 +0000 http://www.bryantholsenbeck.com/blog/?p=769#comment-714 /. . . .as an artist and citizen of the world ( I'll add) /. . . .as an artist and citizen of the world ( I’ll add)

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