Foreword & Afterword

FOREWORD:

As we tilt closer to a fiery apocalypse, there are a few steps we can take to make our carbon footprint a little lighter. The reality is you are using too much, eating too much, wearing too much, owning too much and getting fat and ugly in the process. I don't have the solutions to your problems but I am an expert at putting a bow on top of a pile of shit, so lets get started!

I've connected the 26 letters of the English alphabet with 26 causes that are making life annoying, destructive and bad for frogs. Through this tumultuous book I've responded to each cause with a craft. The 26 crafts are my way of raising awareness, inciting play, dabbling in discussion and lopping a few toes off my carbon footprint. My trash is now treasure, which is another way of saying 'yes this is rubbish, but it's my kinda crap'.

AFTERWORD:

In closing I would love to give thanks' to the materials I have sourced and the hands that threw them in the bin before I lent over and got them out. To my friends and family – thanks for the garbage, it's beautiful! Big thanks also go to Mama Nature, we're on close personal terms since I beheaded a field of violets, styled up some weeds, and stuck faces on walnuts. Couldn't have done this without her, she is a top gal.

And to you – climate change is real and old socks make great gloves!