Your Creative Push

Martin Thomas Smyczek II is a sustainability advocate/entrepreneur, musician, and an all around creator of things who aims to positively change the world. He is a Reuse Artist who uses societies discarded, wasted, and over-consumed trash as his medium in an attempt to inspire others to RETHINK how we live. Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/martins In this episode, Martin discusses: -How he became initially inspired to be a reuse artist. -Some of the struggles that he has to deal with as a reuse artist that other artists don’t have to worry about, such as sourcing materials. -What his living situation is like with all of his materials and current work. -How he is inspired by having his recycled materials around him, “staring at him.” -“Project Z” – the portrait that he is making of Zaria Forman using her discarded latex gloves. -The initial intimidation that he felt in reaching out to Zaria, and the slight panic he felt when she actually responded with an enthusiastic “yes.” -Some of the daily resis