Kuros Zahedi by Lele Barnett Ruby Re-Usable will NOT make it up north to see Kerfuffle: The Uneasy Relationship Between Humanity and the Environment at Bumbershoot in Seattle; Michael Upchurch writes “This isn’t agitprop “” this is fun, with a … Continue reading →
Olympia artist Larissa Podzaline has created a small grove of trees out of recycled books and other repurposed materials for the City of Olympia’s HERE TODAY 2009 temporary art installations. We just love the way she created dogwood flowers out … Continue reading →
Seen at the Tacoma Art Museum‘s studio art jewelry display case: Toxicomanie (Drug Addiction), 1992, by Verena Sieber-Fuchs, is made with recycled plastic blister packaging for pharmaceuticals and nylon monofiliament Currently hanging at Cast Off Art Lab in Olympia, Washington: … Continue reading →
Our local newspaper recently ran an article with some creative suggestion about what to do with plastic bags; read Re-use those pesky bags (and then send some more suggestions in our comments) What impressed us here at Olympia Dumpster Divers … Continue reading →
We here at Olympia Dumpster Divers have a special fondness for, well, dumpsters, so today we are joining with other bloggers to share some of our pics and links about decorated dumpsters: Ruby Re-Usable posts her pics of the painted … Continue reading →
Every November Ruby Re-Usable wishes she were in Santa Fe, New Mexico, for the Recycle Santa Fe Festival For the last few years she has not even been able to make it south to Portland for the Junk to Funk … Continue reading →
floating woman made from recycled plastic water jugs by Ruby Re-Usable Ruby Re-Usable recommend you read Regina Hackett at Art To Go, where she writes about artists and crafters involved in, as she calls it, decorative recycling (thanks for the … Continue reading →
Our own Olympia Dumpster Diver Bil “Landfill” Fleming did his Here Today Performance Dishwashing at the Olympia Farmers Market on Friday, and Ruby Re-Usable was there to admire Bil’s zero-waste zeal and his commitment to embracing the community through entertainment, … Continue reading →
The City of 0 kicks off Here Today 2008 in downtown Olympia on Saturday, August 2 at the Olympia Farmers Market with public participation plate decorating by Olympia Dumpster Diver Bil Fleming from 10 a.m. to noon; plates will be … Continue reading →
Today is the official 2nd birthday of Olympia Dumpster Divers. Ruby Re-Usable started this blog originally as a way to document her HERE TODAY 2006 temporary art installations that were commissioned by the City of Olympia, because there was simply … Continue reading →
