Now through mid-September, you can see the recycled art work of two artists from Port Townsend, Lucy Carpenter and Loran Scruggs, at the EnviroHouse in Tacoma, where artwork made from more than 95 percent salvaged material is displayed in a … Continue reading →
Jim Darling of Beacon, NY, transformed trash into one giant character Graffiti and trash art: what’s not to like?! Stolen from Wooster Collective … Continue reading →
Big Rabbits made from recycled plastic bottles by Cracking Art Group: six international artists that intend to change art history through both a strong social and environmental commitment and the revolutionary and innovative use of different plastic materials that evoke … Continue reading →
Pull Tab Figure by Marita Dingus, photo by Mark Sullo Viable Resources is the title of the art show at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center (Level 2 Galleria) in Seattle, on view now until June 30, 2009. Featuring … Continue reading →
Portrait of the Artist as a Jewish Mother by Diane Kurzyna Portrait of the Artist as a Jewish Mother made its debut in 2004 for Litter-ally Repolished, a four person recycled art show at South Seattle Community College Gallery, with … Continue reading →
Our local newspaper recently ran an article with some creative suggestion about what to do with plastic bags; read Re-use those pesky bags (and then send some more suggestions in our comments) What impressed us here at Olympia Dumpster Divers … Continue reading →
We here at Olympia Dumpster Divers have a special fondness for, well, dumpsters, so today we are joining with other bloggers to share some of our pics and links about decorated dumpsters: Ruby Re-Usable posts her pics of the painted … Continue reading →
Happy Earth Day from Olympia Dumpster Divers! We love holidays, we really do. So we really do like the idea of an Earth Day holiday and think that banks should close and kids should get off from school and … Continue reading →
Green Plastic Trash Gyre Baby by Ruby Re-Usable Ruby Re-Usable has some of her recycled plastic bag art babies included in Fragile Existence, the Northwest Designer Craftsmen exhibit of sustainable/green/eco-themed art at Bellevue College Gallery, April 20 – May 21, … Continue reading →
The Stranger’s art critic Jen Graves has finally discovered our hero Chris Jordan; she should have come to the 4th Annual Seattle ReStore Recycled Art and Fashion Show back in 2005, when Ruby Re-Usable curated an invitational recycled art show … Continue reading →
