First Tell me a little bit about your - a little bio.
My name is Cecile, I am 34 and I started my business, Recycled by Hyena, in 2005. I am French and I have been living in Nashville, Tennessee, since 2003.
1. when did you start creating?
I always have been creating. I am an artist and my medium is photography. I have a master in Visual Arts and since I am a kid, I always have totally been into arts.
When I arrived in USA 6 years ago I was really broke and I had troubles finding clothes my size so I bought a sewing machine and started playing with fabric.
2. why did you choose to use recycled materials in your creations?
When I started sewing, another problem for me was the price of fabric. I started to use second hand clothing from thrift stores, Goodwill stores and so on. At that time, the “craft revolution” was starting to take off. I was interested by a lot of aspects of it. I grew more and more concerned about the environment and the crazy capitalism and consumerism these last years. Recycling second hand clothes from non profit stores was such a perfectly ethical way for me to work.
3. what is your favorite thing to create?
I enjoy everything I create. If I don’t like making something, I don’t make it. I really think the joy and pleasure you get designing and creating a piece is translated into it somehow and people can feel it. Really thinking about it, I have trouble putting one type of creation in front of another one. I love making fiber jewelry as much as I love creating clothing!
4. where can your creations be found? physical locations and online
My creations can be found on my own website
www.recycledbyhyena.com
but also all around the web at the following venues:
www.smashingdarling.com/store/recycled-by-hyena
http://www.Hyena.etsy.com
www.1000markets.com/users/recycledbyhyena
www.artfire.com/users/Hyena
I hope you enjoy her creations as much as I do and *hint* she is the models in the pictures!
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Such great creations! Thanks for sharing them with us!
samsstuff
October 7, 2009 2:24 PM