Writer's Corner

In continuation to the previous post on recycling and reusing, here's a collection of products from A Full Moon that have been created keeping this in mind.

Journals and notebooks are hand created using the 'waste to wealth' technology by underprivileged women in Madhya Pradesh. These products offer the women a steady source of livelihood while reducing the pressure on the environment which makes it a sustainable option all around.

The Butterfly series can be used as journals or scrap books or albums to store your precious memories. The butterfly designs on them are created from scrap cloth.

Butterfly series - Red.

Butterfly series - White

The Dilli series has the capital city's iconic monuments on the cover in sepia as well as in black & white. These can also be used as journals or as albums.

Dilli series - Red Fort

Dilli series - Qutab Minar

Other varieties include journals with coloured bindings in different designs as well as notebooks with patterns on the cover and a unique binding.

Journal with Orange Binding

Notebook with Yellow Diamond Print

In Karnataka, another group of economically marginalised women have been using recycled paper to create notebooks and jotters with unique block prints. The printing is done by hand using traditional wooden blocks on raw silk covers. Both traditional prints as well as modern ones are part of the collection. 

Auto-rickshaw block print on turquoise raw silk cover

Ganesha block prints on red/ maroon raw silk covers

The recycled products seen here are sourced from non-profits or NGOs who work with these women's groups to train them in skills that offer them a steady livelihood. Some of the NGOs also help create awareness amongst the women on access to quality education, healthcare and other services enabling them and their families to lead lives with confidence and dignity.