Marita Dingus, cork baby, photo: Spike Mafford Juan Alonso and Marita Dingus are showing their latest work at Francine Seders Gallery in Seattle, WA, August 13 – September 5. Juan is a painter, and Marita works with recycled materials to … Continue reading →
When Ruby Re-Usable arrived in the Pacific Northwest way back in 1982, she was delighted to discover Viewland/Hoffman Substation, a Seattle public art project that included art created from recycled materials by Emil and Vera Gehrke. The Gehrkes made whirligigs … Continue reading →
Olympia Dumpster Divers is officially four today. Here are some highlights from the past 4 Julys: This blog was started on July 13, 2006 as a way to document my project, Ephemeral Folks, which was happening around Olympia that summer … Continue reading →
Happy 4th of July, baby! Star Spangled reloved plastic bag baby dolls by Ruby Re-Usable Ruby & trash flag made by 3rd graders at Gallery Madera in Tacoma, WA … Continue reading →
How green is your art? Tacoma News Tribune art critic Rosemary Ponnekanti poses that question in her write-up about the recycled, reclaimed and sustainable art at Matter Gallery in Olympia, WA. Read It’s a Matter of Art – And the … Continue reading →
what Ruby Re-Usable did recently: Went to the Fremont Fair and Solstice Parade in Seattle last week (more pics HERE), where people are amazingly creative with their junk: Zero Waste-Scapes at the Fremont Solstice Parade in Seattle Worked on a … Continue reading →
Dumpster Divers Evan Blackwell and Anne Baumgartner are the first 2 artists participating in the The Fremont Vacant Space Exhibition, an ongoing series aimed at utilizing vacant storefronts in Fremont for art installations in-between tenants: Cabinet of Consumerosities by Evan … Continue reading →
Our friends Joline El-Hai and Allan Winkler are participating in this sweet collaboration between mostly Kansas City artists and the children of the St Mary Kevin Orphanage in Uganda. These very special dolls will be sold during silent and … Continue reading →
Heya all you remarkable recyclers and fans of trash art! IF you are in the Olympia area on Thursday, June 3, please come to the Olympia Timberland Library, where Clarissa Callesen and Ruby Re-Usable will discuss their artistic process in … Continue reading →
Ruby Re-Usable first encountered Leo Sewell on the beloved TV show Mr Rogers’ Neighborhood, where Leo was showing Mr Rogers how he attaches found junk onto wooden armatures to create his recycled art animals. She also read about how he … Continue reading →
