Artist Crafts Naturally Colorful T-Shirts from Fallen Leaves (Photos)
Zero Footprint Leaf T-Shirt by Dave Rittinger. Photo: Dave Rittinger
New York-based artist Dave Rittinger's has crafted a naturally colorful collection of t-shirts. Perfect as camouflage for leaf peepers, the "zero-footprint leaf t-shirts," were made from fallen leaves--and organic glue--found in Brooklyn's Prospect Park. Ecouterre reports:
Photo: Dave Rittinger
In a statement for local, zero-footprint fashion, Rittinger returned the leaves to their natural habitat once his project was complete.
Photo: Dave Rittinger
"'Leaf Series' is an exercise in embracing and executing a prototypical garment that is of uncompromised ecological consciousness," Rittinger told Ecouterre. "I feel the work illustrates how beautiful and also unpractical extremes can sometimes be, as we often strive to be correct and righteous in our convictions, whether it be spiritual, political, or environmental."
Photo: Dave Rittinger
Photo: Dave Rittinger
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