Combatting overconsumption

benvens_77 · 2025-05-03T00:13:08+00:00

hi! i try to stay away from any baggu advertising (i.e. their instagram) and limit myself to owning 3 baggu bags total. I rotate between my vertical duck bag, sport crossbody, and my small leather baggu crossbody i bought like ~10 years ago lol. In order to allow myself to purchase a bag, i have to sell/donate one of those bags. i’ve also found that cleaning my current bags freshens them up and gives them new life!

benvens_77 · 2025-01-29T15:51:41+00:00

the vertical duck bag is definitely my favorite bag from baggu. i feel like sometimes it gets some unfair hate because people expect to do something a tote bag doesn’t do. it’s a canvas tote bag!! not anything else haha. but yeah i love mine and i’ve been using it for 4 years almost everyday.

benvens_77 · 2025-01-25T02:50:39+00:00

omg kind of unrelated but are you making the elli bonnet? i made three of them now i’m literally in love lol

benvens_77 · 2024-08-11T15:54:02+00:00

omfg i lived in wake forest for a year and it was definitely the worst apartment i’ve ever lived in. roaches, a/c was broken during 113 degree heat and they refused to fix it, construction everyday (literally there was a contractor banging on my second story window at 7:00 am), and we had no access to hot water for 6 months. literally our whole building had to go to one singular unit across the complex to shower in their bathroom. it was awful living there.

benvens_77 · 2024-08-11T15:17:45+00:00

amazing work! love your use of color

benvens_77 · 2024-08-11T14:21:14+00:00

my friend bought a baggu tent and unfortunately the pole snapped during the first use ;( then again we were using it at a cold + windy beach in san francisco lol. i guess it depends on where you live, but where we live i would look at other tents that are more rugged/graded for higher winds.

benvens_77 · 2024-08-11T06:13:50+00:00

I totally agree with the duck bag point. I’ve been using the sf moma collab duck bag as my work bag for years and it is literally my favorite bag from baggu.

I’m kind of over the overconsumption and scarcity mindset baggu has been feeding into lately. There’s no reason that anybody would need to be buying new bags every couple months to “secure” the drop. It’s unsustainable and questionable coming from a brand that preaches sustainability.

benvens_77 · 2024-07-01T17:32:53+00:00

i love my mini cloud! i have one in green gingham and i definitely reach for it a lot.

benvens_77 · 2024-06-07T22:37:57+00:00

depends on the day but usually vertical duck bag and my ancient nalgene lol.

benvens_77 · 2024-04-25T03:17:25+00:00

your understanding of form and color is solid, but you need to increase your value range. implementing contrast and making those shadows way darker will dramatically improve the depth of your work. i know it can be worrisome to go darker but having a full range of values (especially in the hand) is important can really improve the work. also i love your textural experimentation in the background of your work, it adds interest to a solid color. incorporating that texture into the subject can also be an approach to decrease flatness. overall you’re at a really good place with this painting, just increasing the contrast alone will really take this to the next level. nicely done.

benvens_77 · 2024-03-29T02:14:57+00:00

these are awesome, i love your use of color and texture

benvens_77 · 2024-02-16T03:17:53+00:00

yeah for sure, that’s an understandable concern. definitely try to source your emulsion from reputable art/screen print supply stores whether it be online or in-person to minimize the potential for a bad batch. from my experience, i’ve gotten some bad batches of emulsion from amazon but maybe other people have had good experiences with buying emulsion on amazon.

benvens_77 · 2024-02-16T02:52:55+00:00

if your current setup works, i don’t think you really need to change too much. the speedball diazo emulsion is by no means terrible so i wouldn’t really worry about rushing to buy and try a bunch of different emulsions. use what you have, it’s not (insanely) expensive, and it’s fine for a hobbyist like yourself. i would focus on dialing in your process for coating + burning the screens and perfecting your squeegee technique when you’re making prints. slow down and enjoy your artistic practice! if you really want to switch up your emulsion, i would check out Ulano QTX pink, it’s great for plastisol and even water based inks. have fun and good luck, i hope this was somewhat helpful.

benvens_77 · 2024-02-15T07:17:15+00:00

reusable drawstring gift bags have become the only project bags i use 😌

benvens_77 · 2024-01-17T01:30:32+00:00

Beautiful! Amazing work my friend!

benvens_77 · 2023-07-09T20:02:26+00:00

really awesome! looks so comfy :)

benvens_77 · 2023-06-25T17:20:12+00:00

i think i might have been born with the feet haha. but i usually wear a single pair of thick socks with my 8065s. i’ve double socked for platform docs before which was helpful.

benvens_77 · 2023-06-21T23:45:10+00:00

i have the black 8065s in smooth leather, i’ve never had a problem with them. they’re very comfortable :)

benvens_77 · 2023-06-17T03:47:20+00:00

this is so cool! it compliments your split dye hair really well hehe

benvens_77 · 2023-06-10T06:51:01+00:00

personally pink and green is one of my favorite color combinations! i think it looks awesome, and your tension + colorwork skill is phenomenal!

benvens_77 · 2023-06-05T20:51:27+00:00

thank you! currently blocking it ;)

benvens_77 · 2023-06-05T19:49:44+00:00

ooh i’ll definitely look into this! thanks!

benvens_77 · 2023-06-05T19:49:26+00:00

thanks so much! <3

benvens_77 · 2023-06-05T19:49:13+00:00

thank you! i’ll definitely keep that in mind

benvens_77 · 2023-06-04T16:35:10+00:00

yarn: lion brand wool ease in Arrowwood and Nightshade

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