As seen in Barneys New York catalog…
On the 12th day of Christmas, my pro-green true-love gave to me
12 Tons of tofu
11 Solar panels
10 New-age gurus
9 Organic carob bars
8 Tickets to Burning Man
7 Sustainable ostrich Farms
6 Compost toilets
5 Rolls of recycled gift-wrap
4 Fair-trade futons
3 Free range, sustainably farmed, organic hens
2 Vegan chefs
and a Prius in a pear tree
Published by Pete Ippel
Pete Ippel, the son of a dancer and a musician, was born in Oak Park, Illinois and has been surrounded by the arts since birth. He moved to Morris, Illinois in 1989 and started to participate in athletics rather than dance. After high school, Pete attended Cornell University where he received a BA in psychology and a BFA in photo / digital art making. He continued to follow his sporting dreams in the high jump, which culminated in a school record leap of 7 feet 1/2 inch in 2001.
In May 2004 he attained an MFA degree in the New Genres department of the San Francisco Art Institute. Presently Pete is a practicing artist whose work is in numerous private collections and has been exhibited in New York, California, and internationally.
Mr. Ippel resides in Working Artists Ventura, a sustainable artist community in southern California. In addition, he teaches art, is a web developer, an active blogger, and still high jumps from time to time.
As a passionate problem solver and a pragmatic optimist, Pete’s art and his life are full of exciting challenges.
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