There is a diverse array of junk in the dumpsters, a myriad of recycled materials available to make art, yet Ruby Re-Usable keeps coming back to the plastic, especially the plastic bags. And she is not alone. Check out MadSilence’s … Continue reading →
In this episode of This Re-Usable Life, we go to New Orleans, where, Ruby Re-Usable is sorry to say, we have only been once, many years ago. So there are lots of things that Ruby is still learning about this … Continue reading →
Ruby Re-Usable and Landfill Bil Fleming hung out at the Seattle ReStore’s Recycled Art and Fashion Show closing party during Ballard’s May Art Walk this past Saturday night; you can see more pics from the show HERE and HERE Robert … Continue reading →
Ruby Re-Usable kind of regrets that she just did not get it together to make an art cake for the 5th birthday bash at TAM this past Saturday, because it looked like fun. The Tacoma Art Museum was celebrating the … Continue reading →
Since there are no official Earth Day events happening here in Olympia, WA, USA, Olympia Dumpster Divers will simply give a shout out to some of our favorite artists who do their recycled/upcycle/sustainable eco-art thing not just for Earth Day … Continue reading →
Four more ways to look at a plastic bag: We first read about it on Wooster Collective , then Little Shiva posted it on The Visible Trash Society, and Leila did an in-depth follow up on Everyday Trash; now Ruby … Continue reading →
In this installment of This Re-Usable Life, we go to Australia, where Ruby has never been in person, to discover how the folks down under do recycled art: part one: what can you do with a can? Sir Reginald Junksworth … 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 →
The Oregonian had a nice write up about Leave No Plastic Behind featuring artist May Johnson; read it HERE The NY Times has a great story about Margaret Wertheim’s hyperbolic crochet coral reef project that uses yarn, thread, plastic bags, … Continue reading →
