Mottainai
Mottainai is a Japanese concept which expresses regret over waste. I like to think of it as “Every little thing is precious.”
I have collage papers and fabrics made over the past 10 years. To use them up, I decided to make a small piece (sometimes two) most days from those scraps. I’m calling them my Mottainai Pieces.
When I sell my other smaller pieces, I mount them on eight ply archival matboard. Since the smallest size is 8”x 8”, and most are larger, it adds considerably to postage expense and time. I love that format, and it does set the pieces off beautifully.
For these Mottainai Pieces, though, I wanted to create a simpler, less time consuming and less expensive method to keep the price low. I mount them on 4”x 6” spiral notebook paper and mail them in a flat cardboard envelope which saves so much money and time. As a result, I can sell the pieces for $50 which includes shipping (even international) and the 9% WA state sales tax.
I hope you love them as much as I love making them.
Mottainai is a Japanese concept which expresses regret over waste. I like to think of it as “Every little thing is precious.”
I have collage papers and fabrics made over the past 10 years. To use them up, I decided to make a small piece (sometimes two) most days from those scraps. I’m calling them my Mottainai Pieces.
When I sell my other smaller pieces, I mount them on eight ply archival matboard. Since the smallest size is 8”x 8”, and most are larger, it adds considerably to postage expense and time. I love that format, and it does set the pieces off beautifully.
For these Mottainai Pieces, though, I wanted to create a simpler, less time consuming and less expensive method to keep the price low. I mount them on 4”x 6” spiral notebook paper and mail them in a flat cardboard envelope which saves so much money and time. As a result, I can sell the pieces for $50 which includes shipping (even international) and the 9% WA state sales tax.
I hope you love them as much as I love making them.
Mottainai is a Japanese concept which expresses regret over waste. I like to think of it as “Every little thing is precious.”
I have collage papers and fabrics made over the past 10 years. To use them up, I decided to make a small piece (sometimes two) most days from those scraps. I’m calling them my Mottainai Pieces.
When I sell my other smaller pieces, I mount them on eight ply archival matboard. Since the smallest size is 8”x 8”, and most are larger, it adds considerably to postage expense and time. I love that format, and it does set the pieces off beautifully.
For these Mottainai Pieces, though, I wanted to create a simpler, less time consuming and less expensive method to keep the price low. I mount them on 4”x 6” spiral notebook paper and mail them in a flat cardboard envelope which saves so much money and time. As a result, I can sell the pieces for $50 which includes shipping (even international) and the 9% WA state sales tax.
I hope you love them as much as I love making them.
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