An altCon exclusive…

Massachusetts-based artist, Suzanne Meyer-Pistorius seems to be an Out of Africa original.  Her childhood roots trace back to a farm in Swaziland, where arid conditions prevailed and precious water was treated like gold.

Suzanne hand paints fabric for apparel or upholstery.  Recovers one of a kind chairs.  Creates exotic jewelry.  Designs home interiors, and takes on other exciting projects as well. Also featuring Dan Minicucci’s nature photography and Susan Zamboni’s Vintage Spiderwear handbags – Blugirlart‘s environmentally conscious canvas covers a wide landscape whereby almost work is one-of-a-kind, and made from recycled material.

AC: Tell us a little about the fabric and paint you employ to recover chairs.
“In addition to recycling material, I use four base cloths — Hemp summer cloth and Hemp canvas, a silk and hemp blend and a organic cotton twill.  All my paints are water based non toxic.  And I use VECTRA spray fabric protectant – the green alternative to ScotchGuard.”

AC:  And the fabric for your custom work?
“Many of my clients have given me estate pieces of clothing to memorialize into wearable art.”

AC:  How did you and Clean Water Action form a relationship?
“I have been supporting Clean Water Action in my personal capacity for the past 7 years and when I received a call from CWA in early spring asking me to call the Governor  of Massachusetts and ask him to sign legislation banning the use of BPA in baby products, I realized that CWA does so much more than work on legislation regarding the environment — so I contacted them with my proposal and CWA were eager to partner especially considering the nature of the products on my website.”

Blugirlart.com currently donates a whopping 15% to Clean Water Action.org.

Maybe we are products of our environment. An inspiring place where art, commerce and the environment seamlessly hang together — find really great and affordable eco art @ Blugirlart.com