Remember back in May when we posted about the mavericks made from recycled materials that the McClure Middle School 7th graders created with Marita Dingus and Ruby Re-Usable? We promised an update when they were installed. Well … it never … Continue reading →
Marita Dingus and Ruby Re-Usable worked with all of the 7th graders at McClure Middle School in Seattle for 3 days (5/15 – 5/17/2013) to create “mavericks” (the school mascot) out of discarded plastic stuff which they attached with telephone … Continue reading →
The 6th birthday of Olympia Dumpster Divers is this Friday, July 13. We started the blog as a way to tell the story of “Ephemeral Folks,” Ruby Re-Usable’s HERE TODAY temporary art installation project for the City of Olympia in … Continue reading →
So this past Friday, Olympia Dumpster Divers Ruby Re-Usable and Pat Tassoni ventured up to Issaquah, WA for the opening of artEAST’s juried RecyclArt Show, where we met up with fellow artists who work with the materials most people either … Continue reading →
WELL! Last time we posted, we promised more about the Icicle Arts Recycled Art Fest that we attend the other weekend. We had a trashtastic time, hanging out with our fellow dumpster divers and dining out on decidedly non-dumpster diving … Continue reading →
SO! We told you that Ruby Re-Usable will join Marita Dingus, Ross P Beecher and Jenny Fillius at the Icicle Arts Recycled Art Fest in Leavenworth, WA, where we will be part of a panel discussion about recycled art, present … Continue reading →
curator Barbara Shaiman, artists Marita Dingus and Merrily Tompkins So! Not only did we go up north to admire the transformative art of Nick Cave at SAM last week, but we also attended the opening of Transformation(s) at the Seattle … Continue reading →
Marita Dingus, cork baby, photo: Spike Mafford Juan Alonso and Marita Dingus are showing their latest work at Francine Seders Gallery in Seattle, WA, August 13 – September 5. Juan is a painter, and Marita works with recycled materials to … Continue reading →
Heya all you remarkable recyclers and fans of trash art! IF you are in the Olympia area on Thursday, June 3, please come to the Olympia Timberland Library, where Clarissa Callesen and Ruby Re-Usable will discuss their artistic process in … Continue reading →
The display of recycled art work by Stu Gullstrand (his Clown Mask is pictured above) and Ruby Re-Usable at the Hands On Children’s Museum in Olympia, WA was written about in the Sunday Olympian — read Art Engages Children in … Continue reading →
