Ruby Re-Usable’s solo show, Recycled Art, Baby!, at Tether Design Gallery in Pioneer Square (Seattle) closes on Saturday, October 2 (see pics from the opening HERE) Closing reception for Last Stand at the Gallery at OK Hotel … Continue reading →
Back in August, Ruby Re-Usable had the pleasure of visiting the American Folk Art Museum in New York City, where she enjoyed seeing Women Only: Folk Art by Female Hands, The Private Collection of Henry Darger, Perspectives: Setting the … Continue reading →
Last month, our dumpster diving friend in New Jersey, Wanda Wastenot, took us on a tour of thrifts stores, rummage sales, art galleries and public art installations in the Asbury Park area. We bought a full-sized New Jersey state flag … Continue reading →
Ruby Re-Usable was wandering around NYC last month when she came upon the recycled art/street art of Jim Power. Built of broken dishes and tile, the mosaic trail is a series of embellished light poles across New York City’s Lower … Continue reading →
Ruby Re-Usable has a solo show of her work at Tether Design Gallery in Pioneer Square (323 Occidental Avenue South in Seattle, WA), which opens on First Thursday (September 2) and runs through September 30, 2010. Creepy? Cutie? Creepy cutie? … Continue reading →
Burnt Out by Ruby Re-Usable Several Olympia Dumpster Divers will be in a group show at Childhood’s End Gallery here in Olympia, WA. 15 Ways with Light runs August 20 – September 15, with a First Friday reception on September … Continue reading →
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 →
