A new Lopez Island Junk Bond, designed by Slow Art Studio and Bindery artist Brenna Jael, has been issued by SWAP, the nonprofit organization that supports the Lopez Island Dump. Third in the popular series, the 2014 Series C bond celebrates the culture of the Take-It-Or-Leave-It with a vivid design inspired by a $2 bill (but featuring a crow and a garbage can!) and the motto, “It’s not just a transfer station, it’s a philosophy.”

“I was honored and excited to be asked to draw the 2014 Junk Bond,” comments Jael.  “I was inspired by a $2 bill I had floating around in my bus and by the fact that my ‘primitive’ lifestyle is both a comprehensive recycling project and a philosophy of living.” The Lopez artist  “went sort of crazy” with the color, working from a palette of rich greens, teal, blue and straw. “Since drawing with ink is my first love, it was a pure pleasure to contribute in this way,” she adds.

Unlike real bonds, the $25 Junk Bonds cannot be redeemed for anything, but as local works of art they make wonderful conversation pieces and unusual, packable gifts. Income from bond sales helps provide supplementary funding to support the mission and activities of the Lopez Dump.

The Brenna Jael Junk Bond can be purchased at Paper Scissors on the Rock and from the SWAP booth at the Port Stanley Schoolhouse Holiday Craft Sale Dec. 13.