Since this is “Olympia Dumpster Divers” instead of “obsessive/compulsive pack rats making art out of junk, trendy upcyclers creating green crafts with idealistic intentions and other cheapskates thrifty folks finding inspiration in the free box,” every now and then we … Continue reading →
It was Arts Walk in Oly this weekend: There was art in the alleys and on the streets. There was art in the galleries and shops. There was music everywhere and unique musical instruments, too; lots of unusual, handmade … Continue reading →
Nek Chand – Creative rebel, recycling genius, or just your typical mosaic artist with a touch of OCD? Read more about one of Olympia Dumpster Divers all-time favorite sculptor/doll maker/visionary HERE “Unmonumental: The Object in the 21st Century” is the … Continue reading →
Read about the eight artists, including ODD members Bil Landfill Fleming and George the Junkileptic Kurzman, chosen to do Here Today 2008 temporary art installations in downtown Olympia HERE. Ruby Re-Usable regrets that she is not part of this great … Continue reading →
“Altruism Generator: What Goes Around Comes Around” is a kinetic recycled art installation by Olympia Dumpster Diver Bil Fleming. He worked with a class of 4th and 5th graders from Lincoln School, along with some Evergreen State College students, to … Continue reading →
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 →
Ruby Re-Usable has been busy making new friends and finding upcycle artists via her new Flickr and Etsy accounts: Virginia Fleck makes amazing wall-sized mandalas from sections of used plastic shopping bags; she also runs a teen service organization called … Continue reading →
That’s the title that Molly Gilmore, freelance writer and calendar editor for daily 0, wrote for this great little blurb in The Olympian’s Weekend Planner (the best of the next week and beyond): The Capitol Theater debuts two new shows … Continue reading →
Today the State Capitol Museum here in Olympia, WA presented a fun event: in conjunction with the on-going Sasquatch exhibit, they hosted Big Foot Holiday Fun, with a Christmas choir, reindeer, horse and carriage rides, Big Foot cookies to decorate … Continue reading →
Northwest Designer Craftsmen have a new show at South Puget Sound Community College’s Minnaert Center for the Arts Gallery: High Tech/Low Tech opens tonight at 7 pm, and Ruby Re-Usable will be there, along with some of our favorite Olympia … Continue reading →
