Eco-conscious artist Nancy Judd is brightening up Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport with her Recycle Runway exhibition.
The display features apparel and accessories created using upcycled materials. It’s clearly a labor of love, with many items in the collection taking up to 100 hours to assemble. In fact, she once spent 400 hours unspooling and crocheting cassette tapes to create an animal-friendly faux fur coat!
In this new art installation a purse’s fringing is created by a row of dangling nails. Old office paper is hand-cut to decorate a vintage hat. And parachute scraps and recycled cereal boxes are all it takes to create a red-carpet worthy gown.
The exhibition is the embodiment of Judd’s philosophy that “waste does not exist, only wasted resources.” It shows how with a little creativity and patience, the items we’d usually discard can enjoy a new lease of life.
“The purpose of the Recycle Runway garments is to capture the public’s attention and inspire people to consider the environment in their daily choices at work, home, school and in all their community activities,” the Santa Fe-based artist explained.
The Recycle Runway exhibition will be displayed at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport throughout May. Are you excited by Nancy Judd’s eco-conscious designs?
