Unconventional Upcycle.

A collection of upcycled artifacts to highlight the issue of mass consumption and waste management from our everyday lives. Each artifact projects an underlying message for interpretation.

Keep Your Receipts

Crafted from a collection of discarded receipts. Each receipt is physical documentation of every purchase I have made within one month. Serves as a reminder to embrace mindful consumption and minimize our contribution of waste to our world.

Watch Your Step

Upcycled high heel lamp. The lamp illuminates the area where we take steps, reminding us to consider the impact we have on our planet.

Controllers On Your Feet

Intended to make us think about how much we depend on technology and how it controls our lives.

Junk Fit

Vest, shorts, and reversible Bucket Hat made out of chip bags to highlight junk consumption and the waste that comes with it. We eat too much junk and create too much junk.

Wasted Bags

Shopping bags created from the waste of online purchases designed to promote in-person shopping-- the most sustainable way to shop.

Polluted Balaclava

A balaclava crafted from 82 plastic bags. This piece serves as a vivid illustration of pollution’s impact on marine life. It is designed to visually and physically evoke the experience of animals ensnared in plastic waste.