Whoppers by Kelly Lyles Ruby Re-Usable and Rachel Recycle went to West Seattle last week for the opening of our friend Kelly Lyles‘ art show, Candyland, at Twilight Gallery. Kelly created 50 small “candy portrait” acrylic paintings for this … Continue reading →
Candy wrappers often become litter and are otherwise garbage to be discarded, but there are ways to even use these overlooked scraps to create fun recycled crafts: Candy Wrapper Crafts features tips on making candy wrapper purses (via Art for … Continue reading →
Its great to get paid to have fun, and these past two workshops I did at Whirligig really were fun. I am so impressed by all of the innovative candy wrapper creations that the participants produced, including the very orange … Continue reading →
We had so much fun making Sweet Wishes fairies out of candy wrappers and other junk that we are going to do it again: Sunday, November 11, 1 pm – 3 pm, at Whirligig (gogreen@thewhirligig.net, 314 Capitol Way N, Olympia, … Continue reading →
Make Art: Olympia Dumpster Diver Bil Landfill Fleming‘s recycled art installation at the Capitol Theater continues to get noticed; Alec Clayton reviews it in the Volcano HERE. Learn how to transform candy wrappers into Sweet Wishes fairies with ODD Diva … Continue reading →
Olympia Dumpster Divers are everywhere! While Ruby Re-Usable is getting ready to debut 3 plastic bag and tape sculptures at Art on the Ave in Tacoma, other ODD-types have been spotted with their recycled wares in Olympia: Pat Tassoni is … Continue reading →
The Pierce County Arts Commission has been keeping me busy teaching recycled art workshops to school kids in the Tacoma area. We utilize empty plastic water bottles, old socks, fabric scraps, telephone wire, candy wrappers and used plastic bags to … Continue reading →
