Basket of Light by Ruby R-U, aka Diane Kurzyna, made from discarded X-mas tree lights and telephone wire for “Weaving Washington,” 1998 The Festival of Lights is over, the days are growing longer, and the holiday lights are being packed … Continue reading →
Bonnie Tarses‘ mom displaying recycled yarn from un-knitting old cashmere sweaters Download Deborah Lawrence‘s paper version of her X-mas ball HERE … Continue reading →
Ruby Re-Usable presented a special 3 part workshop at The Evergreen State College for the Imagining the Body program, where she worked with over 80 TESC students and their 4 professors to create Identity Dolls from Detritus. These dolls are … Continue reading →
Our idol Marita Dingus does it again: Bending Life, her current solo show at Francine Seders Gallery in Seattle, is a testament to how ordinary materials become extraordinary when the artist is fearless and fierce. This particular installation feels more … Continue reading →
A few years ago, Olympia artist Nikki McClure was invited to do a bird-themed Christmas ornament for the White House. My first thought was “how do I get considered for this art honor” (hey, I am an artist, it is … Continue reading →
pic borrowed from Art by Heather Ruby Re-Usable once visited Dick and Jane’s Spot in Ellensburg, WA, but never actually met Dick and Jane. She had heard and read a lot about them, had seen Richard “Dick” Elliott’s work in … Continue reading →
While rummaging around the interwebs, Olympia Dumpster Divers discovered a new blog about recycled art: simply titled Recycled Art, this one was created “to promote the creative use of materials that normally would have been put in landfill.” One of … Continue reading →
Don’t just trash those old campaign signs, reuse them! Urban Prankster turned Olympia Dumpster Divers on to this: … Continue reading →
Every November Ruby Re-Usable wishes she were in Santa Fe, New Mexico, for the Recycle Santa Fe Festival For the last few years she has not even been able to make it south to Portland for the Junk to Funk … Continue reading →
floating woman made from recycled plastic water jugs by Ruby Re-Usable Ruby Re-Usable recommend you read Regina Hackett at Art To Go, where she writes about artists and crafters involved in, as she calls it, decorative recycling (thanks for the … Continue reading →
