Remainders Creative Reuse, a 6000 square foot arts and crafts thrift store in Pasadena, diverts materials from landfills while providing inexpensive supplies and inspiration to artists of all ages and experience levels. They also host classes and other programs, curated by Rhizomatic Arts community member TOBAN NICHOLS, who says, “My art practice feeds into my work at Remainders and vice versa… It’s the mix I’ve always dreamed of, and the freedom I hoped I would someday have.”

We're spotlighting artists in our Sustainability Network whose creative practices push us to think differently about how we live and work. For TOBAN NICHOLS, a sustainable career as an independent artist means "relishing the work I do, not hating it, or myself. Not feeling limited by someone, or some company."