Yield (on wall) and Repose (chair) by Chris Burton

Blowing Sands Glass Studio in Ballard hosts the Seattle RE Store’s 10th annual Recycled Art Show, a juried show of  Pacific Northwest art and functional design created from reclaimed, salvaged, and scrounged materials.  The gallery opening coincides with Ballard Artwalk, Saturday, April 9, from 6 pm – 9 pm; the show is up through the month of April.  Ruby Re-Usable had the honor once again to be part of the jury (along with Steve Jensen, David Smith, and Bray Hayden), and is excited to offer you a sneak preview:

 First up, one of our own Olympia Dumpster Divers:

Celestial Light Reading Lamp by Pat Tassoni

 

We are really looking forward to seeing this in person, each hexagon is 14″ x 13″ and made from foil food container tops: Not Your Grandma’s Flower Garden Quilt by Cheri Kopp

 

We have not met Julia (yet), but we are big fans!  She is also showing recent wall constructions at Miro Tea in Ballard this April:

 Tracks No. 2, latex paint on salvaged wood by Julia Haack

 

Baskets made from recycled materials always catch our eye:

basket by Miriam Gray

 

and finally, a sweet little figurative piece (we’re suckers for babies):

Baby by Thor Myhre

Ruby Re-Usable and Pat Tassoni are going to make the trek up north to Seattle for the opening of this show, hope to see you there!  And don’t forget to buy your tickets for the RE Store’s Trash Fashion Show, coming up on April 16 (more about that show soon).