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Beach Life Tote Bag Blue

Kuttage Artisan Boutique — Mon, 17 May 2021 09:40:10 +0000

This roomy sturdy blue and white striped cotton canvas reversible tote bag is fully lined with polycotton/cotton and has two large pockets. It is washable and has a tie tab closure.

This bag is ideal as a baby bag and overnight bag as well.

This is a handcrafted item by Bags and Things and each piece may have slight differences. The colour and or print of the lining may have slight differences.

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Untitled (Tree in blue landscape). Kavir Mootoo, 2020. Acrylic and 3D paint on 2”x2”x3/8” canvas. Comes with easel. (SOLD)

kavirmootooart — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 23:45:38 +0000

Wear a painting

One of my brooch-paintings that can also warm up a desk or bedside-table!

Offered as part of #artistsupportpledge (please see photos for details).

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Untitled (Cody and the caladium – to be continued). KAVIR MOOTOO WITH CODY BRAITHWAITE, 2020. Hand-painted/printed ONE-OFF T-shirt. Organic cotton, sweatshop-free. Unisex XL. (SOLD)

kavirmootooart — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 23:35:03 +0000

I have a lot of unfinished work (clothes, canvas/board, discarded materials) and decided instead of starting new pieces to finish what I started for 2 reasons - to not waste the earth’s resources and the people-power that were put into making those items! and b/c I don’t have money to buy new T-shirts or canvasses. Even though I’m very grateful for the sales and support I’ve been receiving, it’s amazing how you can watch your money when you put your mind to it!!! (when you’re trying to ‘adult’ - whatever that means 😳)

This piece was started 3 years ago. I was doing linocuts at the time and T-shirts with fellow creative Cody Caspa Braithwaite. He did the stencil of a squid. It stayed with the squid and the linocut until earlier this year.

A few months ago, I painted on the front and again it ‘sat.’ I recently ‘finished’ it.

But it’s not finished! I see that so much more can be done on it over time. There are all those ‘empty’ spaces. These can be painted or words added, or things sewn on. These are some of the ways we can keep what we have or acquire for as long as possible and be sustainable in how we dress.

Offered as part of #artistsupportpledge on Instagram (see photos for details).

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‘The future is in the frame #1.’ Kavir Mootoo, 2020. Hand-painted and -printed organic cotton and sweatshop-free T-Shirt. Unisex Medium. (SOLD)

kavirmootooart — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 00:16:36 +0000

This piece is from my new collection, 'Choices'.

For the front, I did some work with bleach - rinsed and let it dry and then painted and printed a palm leaf.

On the back, I marked out an area hinting at an empty framed painting. This is to invite more work to be done in this space. Of course, work can be done anywhere.

The whole idea is that new looks be created over time instead of buying an actual new T-shirt. The owner can do this work themself, a designer can do an applique, another artist can lend their touch or I can do it.

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Conventionally made cotton is very fertiliser and pesticide intensive and these chemicals wreak havoc on animal and plant life. As we become more mindful of our extensive impact on the planet, let's be mindful of our choices.

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This piece is available as part of the #artistsupportpledge on Instagram which is a generous culture and dynamic economy in support of artists and makers around the world. (Please see photos for details).

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‘Sexy and sustainable.’ Kavir Mootoo, 2020. Unisex medium. 100% cotton. Upcycled shirt.

kavirmootooart — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 01:00:04 +0000

This is one of the pieces/paintings that I at last week's POS Fashion Week, from my new collection called ‘CHOICES’.

We are being called to have less impact on the earth – to take less resources from it. One way to do this is to use what we already have, and this includes clothing.

This shirt that was my father's was given a new look and life. I wanted to honour the check pattern that existed. Was inspired by this and by the stunning photographs in Boston photographer Shane Taremi's ‘Unreal Reality’ body of work (one of them is shown in the second-to-last photo). A building is built to last a long time – it also carries a history. A piece of clothing, like a building, could also last a long time. It has a history too and could be art - public art just like the buildings in Mr. Taremi’s photos. Shouldn’t everything around us be interesting?

I marked out rectangles to mimic the shapes of paintings that invite future work. A rectangle can be habitated by an orange custom-made applique. A square can have a red painting in it. The rectangle down the middle on the front can be done in lace. The possibilities are limited only by imagination.

SUSTAINABILITY
IS
SEXY
Reuse
Reduce
Repair
Recycle
Repurpose
CLOTHES

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‘Time with the maker.’ Kavir Mootoo, 2020. Hand-painted One-off 100% cotton previously-owned shirt. Unisex M (SOLD)

kavirmootooart — Sat, 14 Nov 2020 18:39:34 +0000

This piece is from my new collection, ‘CHOICES.’

The best way to be sustainable in our clothing choices is to use what we already have. A new piece could be wanted but it doesn't have to mean an entirely new piece. It can come from what we already own.

This shirt was given new life in what became a lovely experience.

It was made, maybe, in India and I wondered who made it. I imagined it was a man. I imagined him working. I wondered if he enjoyed making it. I thought he was in his mid 30’s and that he did enjoy making it. It was well-made! - I wanted to honour him and his work.

Looking at the stitching and tracing it was meditative - felt reverent and I loved this process. We, 'he' and I worked on this shirt together.

This shirt's life could be extended with new looks over time. This is hinted at by the question marks in photo #7

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‘A necklace and a sunflower.’ Kavir Mootoo, 2020. Hand-painted One-off 100% cotton previously-owned blouse. L

kavirmootooart — Sat, 14 Nov 2020 17:25:29 +0000

This is from my new collection 'CHOICES'.

The strong floral pattern in this blouse gave me something to work with. I liked the colours and the pink made me think of using....well, the colour 'blue'...

On the front, a necklace inspired this work.

On the back, I wanted something different from the front (a different look when you’re walking away than when you’re facing someone). Recent work from designer Alexander McQueen, a sunflower from my garden (why stop with the existing florals - let's expand this garden!!!!) inspired this work.

There is so much space left on this. There are all those shapes that can be filled, dotted, made bigger, outlined with silver or gold or both or blue or black or green. The question marks hint at this.

It can then be made short-sleeved and then cut into a vest.

This is my vision of what sustainable fashion could be.