Trash talk

The 3RAFoffers numerous ways for us to raise our consciousness, and I think that's one reason why I like it better than I used to.

These events are fun but they usually encourage enormous amounts of waste.

In the last few years, there has been a strong emphasis on reducing the waste it produces.

There's so much evidence all around the 3RAF grounds that this festival's organizers get it, and they are adept at finding a receptive level for reaching us.

So kudos to the people who make these decisions in planning and organizing the 3RAF.

The sign at right is inside a tent near the "footbridge" between the two parts of the park.

Nearby Ashley Hodder’s giant fish is made of gabage that was dredged from our rivers. It had attracted a small mob by the time I got there, everyone shooting a photo with a smart phone.

Feel free to replicate art from garbage dredged from rivers. The more the merrier the rivers and we will be.

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Yesterday was turnover day among numerous artists at the Three Rivers Arts Festival. I caught a few just in time to learn that they wouldn’t be here today, and several of them told me they don’t allow photographs — among them a batik clothing artist and an artist who makes shoulder bags using old sheet music and retro comics images.

I thought a little publicity would be welcomed, but she told me that photographs go out into the world and give people a free look at her idea and the chance to rip it off.

“I’m trying to make a living at this,” she said.

My consciousness was heightened again.