Conscientious 

7 creative works found

• PATH TO ETERNITY
  by Ushna Sardar

  if not you, Lord… / Divine spirit / devine God / sacred firm / strengthen / merciful savior / *you would not hand us conscientiou…

  It’s another collabration with fabulous artist Neil Johnson! / I loved the art name called “Path” / Please check out his outhstanding art work on RB!

• Conscientious Art
  by doanart

  At the end of 2007 I had mentioned that I would be exploring art materials that are earth-friendly. This is no small feat, as many artist…

  At the end of 2007 I had mentioned that I would be exploring art materials that are earth-friendly. This is no small feat, as many artist materials are notoriously hazardous. It’s bad enough that materials are expensive! At any rate, I think it is my responsibility, not just for my own health, but for the good of everyone to explore earth-friendly options. I have been contacting my suppliers of art materials and exploring their “greenness”. The first company I heard back from was Ampersand Art Supply (www.ampersandart.com) who produces the watercolor boards I use. Here is the letter that they sent to me: Thanks so much for contacting us about our products. As we continue to grow this company, we are always looking for new environmentally sound alternatives to the materials we currently use as new information is made available. We use the most advanced and safe technology available in the world of wood painting panels today. The hardboard we use is made from renewable wood, meaning that the trees processed into the wood fibers are harvested and replaced with new ones. Also, these Aspen fir trees, that have a lower acid content than any other tree, are grown in the US, so that we are not affecting the growing problem of shrinking rain forests around the world. The wood fibers we use are made from waste from the lumbar industry, so in a way, you could say they are already made from recycled materials. [I had asked if they use recyled materials in any of their products] Also, our wood products do not contain any chemicals (VOC) that emit harmful gases that can cause cancer like formaldehyde or any others that can contribute to global warming like methane. We use only safe water soluble raw materials in our coatings instead of solvent based materials which prevents problems locally (Austin, TX) with soil, groundwater and any other run off problems that could potentially happen with unsafe materials. The clay we use is a raw material that is mined only in the US from a more than abundant virtually endless supply (for the small world of art materials) – its not processed in a way that will affect the environment negatively. It’s kaolin clay (naturally acid free and neutral pH), no color or hazardous chemicals added. As we move toward the future, we are always testing materials that are safe for artists, will last according to museum standards and that have the least amount of impact on the environment. It could be that the wood materials we use will be replaced with a recycled product more along the lines of recycled plastic or metal – we’re still looking into this and are always open to new ideas that we can test. I was pleased with the response I received, and glad to know that the company that produces a product that I really enjoy using is conscious of minimizing their environmental impact. I am still waiting to hear back from Fredrix the company that produces the canvas I use, as well as the ink and watercolor makers. I will update you when I hear back from them. But, you can be certain, in the meantime, more of my work will be made utilizing Ampersands clayboards!

• Conscientious Objector
  by JaneAParis

  I am so angry / Why have I had to endure such hatred and abuse / There are many people similar to me, with the same politics, religious ide…

  I am so angry / Why have I had to endure such hatred and abuse / There are many people similar to me, with the same politics, religious ideas, human issues, and etc… / That have never been tortured as I have been endlessly tortured and made to live in fear, why me? / For me it has never ended, the taunts, the exclusion, the hatred, the powerlessness, the victimization… / I was reading about famous concientious objectors, and I just became so angry…no one tortured them. / No one raped them, no one left their bodies ill with infection, no one terrorized them and constantly threatened them, no one sexually abused them neverendingly, no one told them they were nothing but a fuck, no one denied them their children, no one told them they were a bad person, no one denied them GOD or the right to belong to community, friends, and family, no one made them live in fear in their own homeland until they had to leave out of fear and because of denial of medical care, no one kept them powerless for years and years and years on purpose…why me? / They served a year in a civilian work camp, or registered at some government registration office as a conscientous objector, or worked in a park or state institution and then that was it. No one cut them on the inside of their bodies on purpose. No one left an infection in their body for years on purpose. No one made them take care of their children while being physically, mentally, emotionally, and sexually abused. And many other ways as well. No one put GPS on their car and followed them everywhere they went and harrassed them without mercy. No one terrorized them and abused them endlessly and told them they deserved it forever and they had no rights forever…why me? / There are many famous conscientous objectors…most of them men…no one tortured them. Why do the police and all these other people think that they have the right to torture me and make me live in fear endlessly? I do not understand. I have been kept in terrible fear, raped and controlled for years…why me? They didn’t do that to these men. Ofcourse I am a woman, and it is easier to violate a woman. I have been held in endless domination by doctors who have denied me my health, and the police who have denied me personal freedoms, and employment. And all of the people who have told me over and over again that I am nothing and that I don’t count…They have made me afraid to be human, I don’t really live anymore… / It is hard to contain the anger I feel…at the neverending hatred and abuse I have had to endure at the hands of many, many, many unthinking and thoughtless and simply abusive people. / And yes, there are such things as government conspiracies and cover-ups, I know all to well the power of the police, state, and government. / I am very angry… / Please help me to find justice, medical care, fair and decent employment, and an acceptance in society that is not only long over due for me, but that my children deserve as well. Please help me to get the bullies off. I need social justice and I need healing. I have been made to endure endless hell, and it still has not ended. I am very ill right now, and I am being denied medical care on purpose.

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  Hand-Sewn Peace Sign
  by incurablehippie

  An anti-war symbol hand sewn on felt

• HARD TRUTH FOR A CONSCIENTIOUS OR COUNTERCULTURE CONSUMING CITIZEN
  by ariyahjoseph

  nothing is the governments fault

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  War
  by Mike Paget

  ‘War’ designed by Mike Paget

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  War
  by Mike Paget

  ‘War’ designed by Mike Paget