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Sew Long to 2015

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on December 31, 2015 by RubyJanuary 31, 2017

2015 has turned into “the year that Ruby became a sewing machine hoarder collector.”  It all started when Wanda Wastenot wanted to sew something using my boring old JC Penney sewing machine (a cheap portable machine that someone gave me over 30 years ago — I … Continue reading →

Posted in sewing, Uncategorized | Tagged built to last, reuse, Vintage Sewing Machines | Leave a reply

13th Duck the Malls at the Capitol Theater

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on November 27, 2015 by RubyNovember 27, 2015

We are all for buying less and having trash-free holidays, but Olympia Dumpster Divers also strongly believes in buying local and handmade, and supporting artists by buying their quality crafts.  Thus, Duck the Malls was started, as a venue for … Continue reading →

Posted in Olympia WA, Uncategorized | Tagged Duck the Malls, holiday craft sale, Olympia, WA, Washington | Leave a reply

Trashoween 2015

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on October 30, 2015 by RubyOctober 30, 2015

This is my latest self-portrait, made from discarded coat hanger wire, thrift store stuff, a popsicle stick, fabric scrap, paper bag, cardboard, and plaster gauze: I started doing these Day of the Dead inspired skeletons in 2009, when my younger son … Continue reading →

Posted in Green Halloween, Halloween, Marita Dingus, plastic, Uncategorized | Tagged art, Halloween, Marita Dingus, plastic, recycle art | Leave a reply

Sharing and Searching and Stuff

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on September 30, 2015 by RubySeptember 30, 2015

Sometimes I have a lot to share with the world: look at what I am doing, look at what my friends are doing, look at all the amazing stuff people all over the world are doing in the name of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged art, OlyWA, recycle art, search for meaning | Leave a reply

Plastic Bottles, Caps, and Bags: Recycle Art Installations of Barbara De Pirro

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on August 30, 2015 by RubyAugust 30, 2015

Our friend Barbara De Pirro has been busy working on her labor-intensive recycle art installations all over the Pacific Northwest. The amount of plastic bottles, plastic caps, and plastic bags that she crochets, weaves, staples, and strings together to create … Continue reading →

Posted in Barbara De Pirro, plastic, plastic bag art, plastic bottles, re-art installations, Uncategorized | Tagged art, plastic, recycle art, sculpture, Washington | Leave a reply

Rubbish & Recycling artists: Marita Dingus and Joshua Sofaer

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on July 17, 2015 by RubyJuly 17, 2015

SO!  Olympia Dumpster Divers turned 9 years old this week; the official start date of this blog was July 13, which just happens to be our friend Marita’s birthday.  Marita Dingus remains the Queen of Art from Recycled Materials here … Continue reading →

Posted in Marita Dingus, recycled artists, Seattle, Uncategorized | Tagged Joshua Sofaer, Marita Dingus, rubbish reused, Seattle, social practices in art | Leave a reply

Last Chance to See Two Trashtastic Art Shows

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on May 26, 2015 by RubyMay 26, 2015

There are two excellent group exhibits here in the Pacific Northwest that showcase art from recycled materials, and both are ending soon: Saving the Environment: Sustainable Art exhibit at the Schack Art Center in Everett (April 23 – May 30, 2015) … Continue reading →

Posted in Barbara De Pirro, Everett WA, Lynn Di Nino, Marita Dingus, Pat Tassoni, recycled art, recycled art shows, Ross Palmer Beecher, Stuart Gullstrand, Uncategorized | Tagged art, recycle art, repurpose, reuse, upcycle art | 2 Replies

Upcycled Style Trash Fashion Show at the Schack Art Center

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on May 20, 2015 by RubyMay 25, 2015

We promised you pics from the Upcycled Style Trash Fashion Show at the Schack Art Center in Everett, WA, and we intend to keep our promise! As guest curator/co-producer, Ruby Re-Usable had her hands full and therefore does not have … Continue reading →

Posted in Everett WA, trash fashion, Uncategorized | Tagged "haute trash", art, recycle, recycle art, trash fashion, trashion, unique, upcycle art, WA, Washington | 2 Replies

Bobby Hansson

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on April 7, 2015 by RubyApril 7, 2015

Tin can artist Bobby Hansson, who passed away on March 5, 2015, demonstrating how to reuse trash materials to make fun things like masks and “canjos.” … Continue reading →

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“The Girls” by Marita Dingus

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on March 25, 2015 by RubyMarch 25, 2015

Marita Dingus‘ latest art exhibit, The Girls, is at Traver Gallery until March 28.  Marita continues her fearless exploration of recycled materials in this fierce display of female figures of the African Diaspora that range in size from 6 1/2 … Continue reading →

Posted in art dolls, Marita Dingus, plastic, recycled sculpture, Seattle, Uncategorized | Tagged art, art from recycled materials, Marita Dingus, recycle art, repurpose, sculpture, Seattle WA | Leave a reply

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