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Emergency Response Art Studio

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on January 21, 2009 by RubyMarch 10, 2009

   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 →

Posted in environmental education, recycled artists, salvage and surplus, Uncategorized

Let There Be Recycled Light!

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on December 30, 2008 by RubyJanuary 18, 2009

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 →

Posted in recycled artists, recycled holidays, recycled lighting, Uncategorized

Recycled Art: Marita Dingus

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on December 10, 2008 by RubyJanuary 18, 2009

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 →

Posted in Marita Dingus, recycled artists, Seattle, Uncategorized

Recycled Art November 08

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on November 19, 2008 by RubyDecember 10, 2008

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 →

Posted in Olympia WA, recycled art shows, recycled artists, recycled assemblage, Uncategorized

Decorative Recycling

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on November 10, 2008 by RubyDecember 4, 2008

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 →

Posted in Olympia WA, recycled art, recycled artists, Uncategorized

Recycled Art by Alexander Calder

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on October 22, 2008 by RubyJune 19, 2014

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 →

Posted in NYC, re-art installations, recycled artists, Uncategorized

Recycled Art Made from Tires

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on September 15, 2008 by RubyNovember 1, 2008

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 →

Posted in Chakaia Booker, New Jersey, recycled artists, Uncategorized

Here Today 2008 Kick Off

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on July 29, 2008 by RubyAugust 26, 2008

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 →

Posted in Bil Fleming, Olympia WA, recycled artists, recycled sculpture, Uncategorized, zero waste art

This Re-Usable Life: Rich Art in Centralia, WA

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on July 11, 2008 by RubyAugust 15, 2008

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 →

Posted in Centralia WA, re-art installations, recycled artists, Rich Art, Uncategorized

Recycled Art: Candy Wrappers and Egg Carton

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on June 29, 2008 by RubyJuly 23, 2008

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 →

Posted in candy wrappers, crafts, recycled art, recycled artists, Uncategorized

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