BeyondBoxCreative

I’ve been working in a bronze studio for a few years. The first month or so, I’d cut the sheets of bronze to shape using different power tools and sweep the sawdust into the trash. From the time I began to seriously create art, I’ve hated the idea of throwing materials away, even dried out paint and small bits of paper. One day, I brought a ziplock bag to work, and after cutting bronze for the day, there was a small pile of bronze dust spilling from the dust chamber of the band saw. I swept it into the bag and brought it home. I didn’t yet know what I’d do with it, but I didn’t want it to be yet another thing filling our landfills. Last year, I made a few of these necklaces for people I know. They were a hit! I’ve continued to collect the bronze sawdust, and this is one of the ways I’ve decided to reuse what would have been refuse.