tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23173322786016784122012-02-15T23:57:40.861-08:00For the 30th year of plastic shopping bags (on shelves since 1977), I transformed the volume under my sink into a rope of uplifting potential. See this project and many others at City Sol AT Solar One: July 12-15 at 23rd St. and the East River.Caroline Woolardnoreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2317332278601678412.post-57289379378734479062007-07-10T08:22:00.000-07:002007-07-10T08:23:18.653-07:00<a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5002810385257385656">watch</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2317332278601678412-5728937937873447906?l=plasticbagrope.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Caroline Woolardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2317332278601678412.post-86396673939442897912007-07-10T07:43:00.000-07:002007-07-10T07:53:15.965-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_OKrtFTmQL80/RpOcL7U9lMI/AAAAAAAAAOs/i2mJ76bhq_k/s1600-h/IMG_2368.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_OKrtFTmQL80/RpOcL7U9lMI/AAAAAAAAAOs/i2mJ76bhq_k/s400/IMG_2368.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085580132949529794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_OKrtFTmQL80/RpObpLU9lLI/AAAAAAAAAOk/IFlvs_abncc/s1600-h/IMG_2387.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_OKrtFTmQL80/RpObpLU9lLI/AAAAAAAAAOk/IFlvs_abncc/s400/IMG_2387.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085579535949075634" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2317332278601678412-8639667393944289791?l=plasticbagrope.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Caroline Woolardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2317332278601678412.post-12018602125601931452007-07-09T13:55:00.000-07:002007-07-09T14:01:59.274-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_OKrtFTmQL80/RpKhyLU9lKI/AAAAAAAAAOc/mWryH_E9lnM/s1600-h/IMG_2398.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_OKrtFTmQL80/RpKhyLU9lKI/AAAAAAAAAOc/mWryH_E9lnM/s400/IMG_2398.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085304812660954274" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2317332278601678412-1201860212560193145?l=plasticbagrope.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Caroline Woolardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2317332278601678412.post-19153228511871725632007-07-09T10:01:00.000-07:002007-07-09T10:11:05.774-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_OKrtFTmQL80/RpJrQLU9lII/AAAAAAAAAOI/Qfj40mDVacU/s1600-h/IMG_2322.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_OKrtFTmQL80/RpJrQLU9lII/AAAAAAAAAOI/Qfj40mDVacU/s400/IMG_2322.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085244854917502082" /></a><br />From plastic bags to rope...<br /><br />1) Loop the bags through each other's handles in one long chain.<br />2) Fold the chain in half and in half again (it will have 4 strands now).<br />3) Tie one end off and twist it until it nearly wraps around itself.<br />4) Get a friend to untie and hold the other end. Fold the twisted chain in half, around a pole.<br />5) Let it twist back on itself. You may need to tie off the ends. It's now a rope.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2317332278601678412-1915322851187172563?l=plasticbagrope.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Caroline Woolardnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2317332278601678412.post-41112860403283432872007-07-09T09:25:00.000-07:002007-07-10T08:20:57.717-07:00I approach plastic bags as a natural resource in the city. Using this material of abject abundance, I force my plastic consumption habits to carry the weight of my body. <br /><br /><embed style="width:400px;height:326px;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=5002810385257385656&hl=en" id="VideoPlayback" align="middle" quality="best" bgcolor="#ffffff" scale="noScale" salign="TL" FlashVars="playerMode=embedded"></embed><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2317332278601678412-4111286040328343287?l=plasticbagrope.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Caroline Woolardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2317332278601678412.post-73349930820190652142007-07-09T08:25:00.001-07:002007-07-09T08:28:01.237-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_OKrtFTmQL80/RpJT47U9lHI/AAAAAAAAAOA/i-IPzt-cj7A/s1600-h/IMG_2395.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_OKrtFTmQL80/RpJT47U9lHI/AAAAAAAAAOA/i-IPzt-cj7A/s400/IMG_2395.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085219166718104690" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2317332278601678412-7334993082019065214?l=plasticbagrope.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Caroline Woolardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2317332278601678412.post-76595084576345670792007-07-09T07:44:00.000-07:002007-07-09T07:55:29.784-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_OKrtFTmQL80/RpJL27U9lGI/AAAAAAAAAN4/tVgm8kO8syc/s1600-h/IMG_2303.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_OKrtFTmQL80/RpJL27U9lGI/AAAAAAAAAN4/tVgm8kO8syc/s400/IMG_2303.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085210336265344098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_OKrtFTmQL80/RpJLIbU9lFI/AAAAAAAAANw/DGZDYK2Jy6c/s1600-h/IMG_2426.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_OKrtFTmQL80/RpJLIbU9lFI/AAAAAAAAANw/DGZDYK2Jy6c/s400/IMG_2426.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085209537401427026" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2317332278601678412-7659508457634567079?l=plasticbagrope.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Caroline Woolardnoreply@blogger.com0