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Before she could even talk, Ellie Heath spent hours drawing pictures. When she grew older, the 15-year-old discovered the joy of sewing. She says she finds it calming.
She started out making small objects, like jewelry and soft playthings. Over time, she began making clothing.
Her love of the creative work led her to open a business. Three Blue Bunnies is the name of her company, which makes what she calls "wearable art."
My definition of wearable art is something that makes you feel unique. It's one of a kind, often handmade, she explains. She sells her creations in farmers markets, at sales for local churches, and other places.
All the pieces Ellie creates are made of used or donated fabrics.
She says there are 21 billion tons of cloth material in waste landfills in the United States. The teenager hopes to reduce that amount through her work.
She works a lot with jean jackets, renewing them with artistic additions. The process starts with finding cloth material that looks good with the jackets.
Then, I find out the design that works on it through trial and error or maybe just the design comes to me, she explains.
Ellie credits her mother for pushing her children to develop their artistic skills.
My mom has always been a huge supporter of the arts, she says. She's always given us this place to express our creativity...
Ellie's mom, Amy Heath, is a former school art teacher. She says creativity feeds kids' brains.
I think it's very important for children to have as many opportunities as possible and be inspired by as many objects and people, Heath says. She praises Ellie's membership in the local business alliance in Maryland, where they live.
重点解析
1.credit vt. 把……归功于
Much of Manchester United’s success can be credited to their manager.
曼联队的胜利大半应该归功于他们的主教练。
2.unique adj.独特的
The issues being discussed here are not unique to the US.
在此讨论的问题并非美国独有。
参考译文
在还不会走路的时候，艾莉每天就会用数小时的时间来画画。随着年龄的增长，15岁的她发现了缝纫的乐趣。她说缝纫使她感到平静。
一开始，她会缝一些小物件，比如珍珠和柔软的玩具。随着时间的流逝，艾莉开始缝纫衣服。
她钟爱缝纫这种创意满满的事情，因此，她开了一家公司。三只蓝色的小兔子就是公司名。公司制作的都是“可穿戴艺术品”。
我对“可穿戴艺术品”的定义是让人感觉自己独特的东西。这类艺术品通常是手工制作的，她这样解释道。她把自己创作的艺术品卖到了农贸市场、当地教堂等地方。
艾莉制作的所有物品都是用已经用过的或者别人捐献的物料。
她说，美国的垃圾填埋场有210亿吨布料。艾莉希望通过创作来减少垃圾填埋场里埋的布料。
她用牛仔夹克做了很多作品，通过艺术化的添加来重塑这些原料。这个过程的第一步是寻找跟牛仔夹克相搭配的布料。
艾莉解释说，然后，我会通过不断尝试、不断犯错来寻找适合的设计，或者直接靠偶然迸发的灵感。
艾莉说，多亏了自己的母亲不断鞭策孩子们发展自己的艺术能力。
艾莉说，我妈妈总是特别支持我们搞艺术。妈妈总是给我们空间，让我们表达自己的艺术创造力……
艾莉的妈妈名叫艾米，曾在学校当过美术老师。艾米说，创造力会丰富孩子的大脑。
我觉得很重要的是让孩子们有尽可能多的机会，让他们获得人和事物的启发，艾米如是说道。艾米还赞扬艾莉在他们生活的马里兰州加入了一家当地的企业联盟。
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