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Have a Trashionable New Year

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on December 30, 2014 by RubyDecember 30, 2014

So as this is an end-of-the-year post, we thought we would reflect on this past year while looking forward to the next.  For me, Ruby Re-Usable, the thing that stands out the most is Trash Fashion.  I am eagerly anticipating … Continue reading →

Posted in eco-issues, environmental education, Everett WA, junk jewelry, recycled art jewelry, trash fashion, Uncategorized | Tagged "haute trash", eco-conscious couture, education, etsy, fashion, recycle art, recycled art, repurpose, reuse, trash fashion, upcycle art | Leave a reply

Buster Simpson at the Frye

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on September 30, 2013 by RubySeptember 30, 2013

Buster Simpson has a retrospective of his work at the Frye Art Museum.  We went to Seattle to see  Buster Simpson/Surveyor twice; if you can not make it to the Frye (hurry, the show closes October 13, but it is FREE), you can … Continue reading →

Posted in Buster Simpson, eco-issues, environmental education, Seattle, Uncategorized, Washington State | Tagged art, Buster Simpson, education, Frye Art Museum, genius, recycle art, unique, Washington | Leave a reply

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Repair

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on June 18, 2013 by RubyJune 19, 2013

Ruby Re-Usable has been reusing plastic bags in her art work since 1999 (Wonder Bread bags since 2000).  In 2004 she was commissioned by the City of Olympia to create a piece of art that would be used as the … Continue reading →

Posted in art dolls, eco-issues, folk art, Olympia Arts Walk, Olympia WA, plastic bag art, Uncategorized | Tagged art, art dolls, Olympia, plastic, plastic bags, protest art, recycle, recycle art, recycled, recycled art, repurpose, reuse, upcycle art, WA, Washington, Wonder Bread | Leave a reply

Landfill Harmonic

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on December 27, 2012 by RubyDecember 27, 2012

Landfill Harmonic film teaser on Vimeo on Vimeo via Landfill Harmonic film teaser on Vimeo. … Continue reading →

Posted in dumpster art, dumpster diving, eco-issues, musical recycled art, Uncategorized | Tagged art, education, empowerment, Landfill Harmonic Documentary, music, musical instruments, Paraguay, recycle, recycled, recycled art, repurpose, reuse, visionary, youth | Leave a reply

Earth Day Art Shows: Howard House

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on April 14, 2009 by RubyMay 10, 2009

Ruby Re-Usable and Second-hand Sid visited several art galleries in Seattle’s Pioneer Square this past weekend, including Howard House, where the theme tikkun olam is explored in an exhibit  entitled Tikkunim: Jewish roots/Ecological Art We were particularly excited to see … Continue reading →

Posted in eco-issues, Seattle, tikkun olam, Uncategorized

Celebrate Earth Day Early in Ballard

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on April 13, 2008 by RubyJanuary 13, 2009

Celebrate Earth Day and the Zero Waste Resolution! When: Friday, April 18th, 7 to 10 PM Where: New York Fashion Academy 5201 Ballard Ave. Seattle, WA USA Why: The event is dedicated to the recent passage of the Zero Waste … Continue reading →

Posted in eco-issues, RE-Store Show, Robin Worley, Seattle, trash fashion, Uncategorized

This IS a Plastic Bag

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on April 10, 2008 by RubySeptember 22, 2008

Four more ways to look at a plastic bag: We first read about it on Wooster Collective , then Little Shiva posted it on The Visible Trash Society, and Leila did an in-depth follow up on Everyday Trash; now Ruby … Continue reading →

Posted in eco-issues, graffiti and street art, plastic bag art, recycled artists, Uncategorized, Virginia Fleck

This Re-Usable Life: Australia

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on April 8, 2008 by RubyJune 13, 2008

In this installment of This Re-Usable Life, we go to Australia, where Ruby has never been in person, to discover how the folks down under do recycled art: part one: what can you do with a can? Sir Reginald Junksworth … Continue reading →

Posted in eco-issues, environmental education, graffiti and street art, re-art installations, recycled artists, Uncategorized

Happy Year of the Pack Rat!

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on February 4, 2008 by RubyJune 13, 2008

Okay, we know that technically it is year of the Rat, specifically, the Earth Rat (FYI, Ruby Re-Usable is an Earth Dog), but since Olympia Dumpster Divers tend to be collectors of junk, we can relate to those rodents that … Continue reading →

Posted in eco-issues, other art, recycled artists, Uncategorized

Join The Visible Trash Society

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on January 23, 2008 by RubyJune 13, 2008

The Visible Trash Society, founded by that white trashionista Little Shiva, is about conspicuous consumption redefined. It is trashy good fun and educational, too, NOT just another green shopping blog (we do support sustainable and environmentally conscious artists and businesses, … Continue reading →

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