As I mentioned last week, we have a winner of what I like to call the “green fashion schwag.” This month’s collage theme was fashion, and my tweeps over at Vitamin Briefcase won my version of schwag, a free piece of my art. Since April 22 is Earth Day, I thought it would be especially fitting since really, collaging is just a more aesthetically pleasing way to recycle. I hope you enjoy the first installment of the Earth Day collages. I’ll keep going until I run out of paper, magazine inspiration, or rubber cement.

Here’s the deal: This is my first time celebrating Earth Day, so I’m going to do it my own way, by recycling old magazines into something beautiful and new: a collage. Here’s an appetizer of sorts: The first taste:

Click on the collage to see the full-size photo.

I’ll be doing an art giveaway once a month. Next month someone suggested medical/health aka “bioart.” What do you think? Is it an awesome idea? Leave suggestions for magazines below. Do you hate it? Speak your mind below and perhaps offer an alternative?