Olympia Dumpster Divers was started in 2006 by Ruby Re-Usable to promote the appreciation of art from recycled, reused, discarded, unwanted, unloved, tossed and found, pre- and post- consumer waste materials.
Make/Do at Washington State History Museum
Second-hand Sid and Ruby Re-Usable drove up to Tacoma last month for the opening of the Washington State History Museum’s exhibit Make/Do: A History of Creative Reuse. Some of our favorite Washington State artists who work with recycled materials have … Continue reading →
More Marita in March
Olympia Dumpster Divers blog was originally started in July 2006 as a way to document Ruby Re-Usable’s HERE TODAY temporary art installation, although lately it seems like all Marita Dingus all the time, but I am sure you don’t mind, because Marita … Continue reading →
Beachcomber Fun Fair
Back in the beginning of this month, Second-hand Sid and Ruby Re-Usable joined Devon D Spazzatura on a trip to Ocean Shores, WA for the 30th annual Beachcomber Fun Fair. There were displays of various kinds of beachcomber treasure, including … Continue reading →
Truth B Told art exhibit includes Marita Dingus
Ruby Re-Usable and Jane Junkton attended the opening of this show back in January, but there is still time to view the more than 160 paintings, sculpture, photography, mixed-media, video, and 3-dimensional installations by more than 50 Pacific Northwest artists of … Continue reading →
Ruby/ODD Is Still Here!
Oh, my, it has been way too long since your trashy friend Ruby Re-Usable has posted anything, not really sure why anymore, but, well, here I am now, ready to start blogging again. So what have I been up to since … Continue reading →
Trash Menagerie – Art from Recycled Material
When I am not collecting junk or making art with it, I am teaching about art from recycled materials (check out my Washington State teaching artist page HERE), so I found this 1000 + ideas about Recycled Art and this Recycled … Continue reading →
Marita Dingus: “Hanging from the Rafters” at BIMA
It is always amazing and inspiring to see what Marita Dingus is up to in her studio; last summer, I got a sneak preview of the 27 foot figure she was creating for the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art: Finally got to … Continue reading →
Happy Earth Day 2016
At Olympia Dumpster Divers, we, of course, believe every day is Earth Day, but we do appreciate the officially designated holiday as a way to emphasize and celebrate the love for Mother Earth. Here in Olympia, Washington, USA, there is the … Continue reading →
Recycling Is Reusing
Be Brave – Don’t Follow – Make Yourself Happy: Danny Mansmith
So I have fallen deeper down the rabbit-hole of vintage sewing machines: not only admiring the way these machines sew and were built to LAST (no planned obsolescence for these machines — there are antique & vintage sewing machines that … Continue reading →