FLOTSAM

flot-sam / Pronunciation [flot-suhm] S -noun
1. the part of the wreckage of a ship and its cargo found floating on the water.
2. material or refuse floating on water.
3. useless or unimportant items; odds and ends.
4. a vagrant, penniless population: the flotsam of the city slums in medieval Europe.

Even out of the wreckage of attempts to arrive at a definitive work, it is all about recycling your ideas to finally present to the world your best take on things. The useless to one person may be an important ingredient to another, the unimportant could be a key factor in solving a puzzling conundrum. Salt Spring Island has to take care as it evolves not to lose its unique character in the name of scruff removal and regulations that tell us we cannot have blue roofs ;-)

Paul Marcano
AKA Artist3d