Today is Marita Dingus’ 50th birthday! She is my idol and also a good friend, so this first post is dedicated to her (which is also kind of ironic, since she is such a Luddite and does not do computers and e-mail and will probably never even see this site). Marita is the QUEEN of recycled art; you can see her work at Francine Seders Gallery in Seattle (amongst other places).