Laura, Terez and I had a discussion beginning with hydroponic gardening, and ending with wearable Chia pets. Since food is scarce in Regis, Laura and Terez are considering an indoor garden. Issues of sustainability and convenience influence both edible and wearable objects; there is a scale between necessity and luxury. Fashion accessories are not necessary for biological function, but "primping" can lead to procreation. Jewelry, in the same way, adorns and identifies the wearer. We thought that combining some form of biological function with adornment would bring attention to the inconvenience and unsustainable processes used to produce jewelry, such as gold mining. We concluded that the use of lichen and moss to create wearable, edible jewelry was an interesting idea to develop. Maybe it will be grown in the Regis West Garden...
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