This season I've been into fall cleaning. It is not much different than its cousin, spring cleaning. I'm preparing to make a clothes donation in time for the winter and saving some scraps to make something crafty with my sewing machine.

I'm inspired by what others do with "trash" and wanted to share a story about Jason Mecier – a San Franciso based artist – who has been making trash into art for about 15 years. He get his materials from different sources – friends, family, fans and sometimes the subjects themselves.

1800Recycling says: "Mecier's mission is to capture the public image of his subjects and in a sense, his portraits are literally constructed from the recycled detritus of the lives of the celebrities he portrays. The use of donated items transforms the process into a two-way work of communication in which the image is implicitly permitted, encouraged and nurtured by its subject."

Think about what you can do with your "trash"...

Image from Treehugger.