photo from Global Green USA Paul Villinski, who repurposes discards such as road-kill beer cans into sculptural installations of butterflies, has created the Emergency Response Art Studio from a salvaged FEMA-style trailer; more HERE thank you trash art tipster … Continue reading →
Basket of Light by Ruby R-U, aka Diane Kurzyna, made from discarded X-mas tree lights and telephone wire for “Weaving Washington,” 1998 The Festival of Lights is over, the days are growing longer, and the holiday lights are being packed … Continue reading →
Our idol Marita Dingus does it again: Bending Life, her current solo show at Francine Seders Gallery in Seattle, is a testament to how ordinary materials become extraordinary when the artist is fearless and fierce. This particular installation feels more … 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 →
Have we ever told you who our all-time favorite recycled artist is? American artist Alexander Calder created his circus out of wine corks and fabric scraps and wire and other junk. It is one of Ruby Re-Usable’s favorite pieces of … Continue reading →
Artists use all sorts of junk to make art; today Olympia Dumpster Divers salutes those who reuse tires to create sculptures: American artist Chakaia Booker creates wearable sculptures from discarded materials Her current material of choice is rubber tires, which … 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 →
In this episode of This Re-Usable Life, we visit an amazing installation created from castoffs by Richard Tracy, aka Rich Art, in Centralia, WA. Ruby Re-Usable has been venturing the 1/2 hour south to Centralia many times since moving to … Continue reading →
Candy wrappers often become litter and are otherwise garbage to be discarded, but there are ways to even use these overlooked scraps to create fun recycled crafts: Candy Wrapper Crafts features tips on making candy wrapper purses (via Art for … Continue reading →
