LINKS

"Artist Cedric Green's site on non-toxic, alternative methods for printmaking with comprehensive extracts from his handbook on healthier and safer methods for intaglio etching and metal plate printmaking, with grounding and plate making methods avoiding the use of traditional toxic grounds, varnishes, resins, solvents and any chemicals harmful to health and to the environment".
http://www.greenart.info/

"Artist Cassandra Tondro features artists working with "natural materials" with her "organic matters" blog. Be sure and check out Cassandra's wonderfull paintings and her other blog "Soliloquy". "I continue to experiment with new materials, techniques, ideas, and imagery because it's the process of discovery that intrigues me. My work is always changing and evolving in subtle and sometimes dramatic ways."
http://tondro.com/artblog.html

"Co-op America's goal is to "harness economic power - the strength of consumers, investors, and business - to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society." http://www.coopamerica.org/

"Over the past few decades, there has been an increasing awareness that as a society we have to redesign the systems that produce and support our way of life so that we don't continue to squander the Earth's resources. This concept is called sustainability."
-- from “The Not So Big House” by Sarah Susanka
http://www.notsobighouse.com

Natural Home and Garden magazine "offers today's health-conscious, environmentally concerned homeowners the information they need to practice earth-inspired living. Since our first issue in May 1999, Natural Home & Garden has brought together the best in home design, earth-friendly décor and natural living. Our bimonthly magazine and dynamic website feature sustainable, healthy homes, decorating tips, and the latest green products and services."
http://www.naturalhomeandgarden.com/

For everyone interested in making smart choices about pollution prevention in our communities -- choices that are both economically and ecologically intelligent.
http://www.ecoiq.com/pollution

Arts and Healing Network honors and supports the emergence of healing artists and recognizes them as essential catalysts for positive change.
http://www.artheals.org

Stockmar meets the highest artistic standards. Through the addition of pure beeswax as a binding agent, the light-resistant pigments display their purity and full brilliance.
http://www.stockmar.de

For Stockmar bee's wax supplies in the U.S.A. at retail level Mercurius has a list of shops and mail order web sites at
http://www.mercurius-usa.com

For information on the hazards of art materials the website Health & Safety in the Arts A Searchable Database of Health & Safety Information for Artists is at
http://www.ci.tucson.az.us/arthazards/paint1.html