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Marita Dingus: Trash Fashion, Trash Art, and Trashed Art

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on November 30, 2013 by RubyNovember 30, 2013

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 →

Posted in art dolls, Marita Dingus, recycled art, Seattle, trash art, trash art installation, trash fashion, Uncategorized | Leave a reply

Buster Simpson at the Frye

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on September 30, 2013 by RubySeptember 30, 2013

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 →

Posted in Buster Simpson, eco-issues, environmental education, Seattle, Uncategorized, Washington State | Tagged art, Buster Simpson, education, Frye Art Museum, genius, recycle art, unique, Washington | Leave a reply

Mavericks with Magnificent Marita

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on May 24, 2013 by RubyMay 24, 2013

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 →

Posted in Marita Dingus, plastic, recycled art ed, Seattle, Uncategorized | Tagged art, art in the schools, education, environmental education, Marita Dingus, plastic, recycle, recycle art, recycled, recycled art, reuse, Seattle, WA, Washington | 2 Replies

Recycle Art: Marita Dingus and Mar Goman and ODD 6th BD!

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on July 9, 2012 by RubyJuly 9, 2012

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 →

Posted in Mar Goman, Marita Dingus, recycled art, recycled art shows, Seattle, Uncategorized | Tagged art, recycle, recycle art, recycled, recycled art, repurpose, reuse, Seattle, upcycle art, WA, Washington | Leave a reply

Trash Fashion Futures

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on June 12, 2012 by RubyJuly 22, 2015

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 →

Posted in plastic, plastic bag art, Seattle, Stuart Gullstrand, trash fashion, Uncategorized | Tagged "haute trash", "Trash Fashion Futures", art, dumpster, fashion, plastic, recycle, recycle art, recycled, recycled art, repurpose, reuse, Seattle, trash fashion, trashion, unique, WA, Washington | 1 Reply

Ruby Reports: Recycled Art Shows and Trash Fashions

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on September 21, 2011 by RubySeptember 22, 2011

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 →

Posted in Marita Dingus, recycled art shows, Ross Palmer Beecher, Seattle, trash fashion, Uncategorized | Tagged art, recycle, recycle art, recycled art, reuse, trash fashion, trashion, WA, Washington | Leave a reply

Recycled Artist: Patti Shaw

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on May 23, 2011 by RubyJune 14, 2011

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 →

Posted in RE-Store Show, recycled art, Seattle, Uncategorized

Recycled Art Dolls with Ruby Re-Usable

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on May 16, 2011 by RubyMay 25, 2011

  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 →

Posted in art dolls, recycled art ed, Seattle, Uncategorized

Scratched, Dented and Reinvented

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on May 12, 2011 by RubyMay 25, 2011

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 →

Posted in recycled art, Seattle, Uncategorized | 3 Replies

Seattle Hotels Continue to Celebrate Earth Day with Upcycle Art Displays

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on May 10, 2011 by RubyMay 25, 2011

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 →

Posted in Earth Day, Kim Groff-Harrington, recycled art, recycled glass, Russ Morgan, Seattle, Uncategorized

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