Remember back in May when we posted about the mavericks made from recycled materials that the McClure Middle School 7th graders created with Marita Dingus and Ruby Re-Usable? We promised an update when they were installed. Well … it never … Continue reading →
Buster Simpson has a retrospective of his work at the Frye Art Museum. We went to Seattle to see Buster Simpson/Surveyor twice; if you can not make it to the Frye (hurry, the show closes October 13, but it is FREE), you can … Continue reading →
Marita Dingus and Ruby Re-Usable worked with all of the 7th graders at McClure Middle School in Seattle for 3 days (5/15 – 5/17/2013) to create “mavericks” (the school mascot) out of discarded plastic stuff which they attached with telephone … Continue reading →
The 6th birthday of Olympia Dumpster Divers is this Friday, July 13. We started the blog as a way to tell the story of “Ephemeral Folks,” Ruby Re-Usable’s HERE TODAY temporary art installation project for the City of Olympia in … Continue reading →
Ruby Re-Usable and Lana Landfill (aka Stuart Gullstrand) were part of an outrageous trash fashion event in Seattle: Trash Fashion Futures was a two evening showcase of the very best of the west coast trash fashion movement, where trashionistas were … Continue reading →
WELL! Last time we posted, we promised more about the Icicle Arts Recycled Art Fest that we attend the other weekend. We had a trashtastic time, hanging out with our fellow dumpster divers and dining out on decidedly non-dumpster diving … Continue reading →
Seattle artist Patti Shaw has been making and exhibiting her art quilts since 1999, but it was the Seattle RE Store’s 5th Annual Recycled Art Show that inspired her to create art from recycled materials, specifically the leftover votive candle … Continue reading →
Sweet Wishes candy wrapper dolls by Ruby Re-Usable Ruby Re-Usable will be teaching a recycled art doll workshop at the Seattle RE Store this Saturday, May 21, from 1 pm – 3 pm. More info HERE Create recycled art … Continue reading →
Well, we missed seeing our friend Jenny Fillius‘ recycled tin artwork at Zeitgeist in Seattle last month, but we did enjoy the video Elephant in the Room by Jenny Fillius We have another chance this month to see her work: … Continue reading →
chandelier by Russ Morgan in the window of the Hotel Monaco The Kimpton Hotel chain was seeking 3 Seattle artists interested in going through their replaced shower-heads, doorknobs, broken lamps, and other recyclables to incorporate into art works for Earth … Continue reading →
