The Seattle ReStore Recycled Art and Fashion Show with Haute Trash will be happening at the New York Fashion Academy in Ballard (Seattle) on Friday, April 17, 2009, featuring the hottest trashionistas in the west, including incredibly cool The Tollefson … Continue reading →
Junk Mail Fan Dress by Nancy Judd Santa Fe trashionista Nancy Judd creates dumpster couture as an environmental educational tool. The Wall Street Journal reports that she is taking her show to Washington, DC, where Judd will debut new outfits … Continue reading →
Wonderbra by Diane Kurzyna aka Ruby Re-Usable Our ODD recycled art correspondent in Shelton, Barbara De Pirro, got a shout out in the Wall Street Journal in an article about castoff materials being refashioned into trash fashion during this global … Continue reading →
In this episode of This Re-Usable Life, we head two hours south to Portland, home of Hippo Hardware. Ruby Re-Usable does not get to PDX as often as she would like, considering it is not that far from Olympia. But … Continue reading →
While Ruby Re-Usable remains the diva of the Olympia Dumpster Divers, there are some truly talented trashettes showing off their stuff, and we finally got some pics to show you what Olympia High School students Lily Smith and Teasha Feldman … 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 →
Celebrate Earth Day and the Zero Waste Resolution! When: Friday, April 18th, 7 to 10 PM Where: New York Fashion Academy 5201 Ballard Ave. Seattle, WA USA Why: The event is dedicated to the recent passage of the Zero Waste … Continue reading →
Ruby Re-Usable regrets that she was not at the Seattle Art Museum this past Saturday for the Trash Bash fashion show, which was sponsored by the International Sustainability Institute; nor did she make it to Portland for this year’s Junk … Continue reading →
Okay, so this is Olympia Dumpster Divers, but there is not much to say about our recycled art activities right now. The Olympia Free Wall, on the other, has been happening, so make sure you check it out. Here in … Continue reading →
For over twelve years now I have been living in exile in Olympia, slowly learning to appreciate the quirky small town pleasures of Smurfville, but on occasion, I have managed to slip out and reunite with the people and places … Continue reading →
