Hi, and welcome! My name is Susan Avishai and I am a fine artist from Toronto, Canada. I have worked in many media--egg tempera, collage, printmaking, silverpoint drawing, but for the last 10 years I've been making sculptural pieces from cast-off clothing. Textile waste is one of our most pressing problems, as landfill gradually takes over scarcer space, uses up resources, and adds toxicity to our natural environment. We must do better. However, from this problem can come amazingly creative solutions, including artistic expression, as my diverted stream of...more