How green is your art? Tacoma News Tribune art critic Rosemary Ponnekanti poses that question in her write-up about the recycled, reclaimed and sustainable art at Matter Gallery in Olympia, WA. Read It’s a Matter of Art – And the … Continue reading →
what Ruby Re-Usable did recently: Went to the Fremont Fair and Solstice Parade in Seattle last week (more pics HERE), where people are amazingly creative with their junk: Zero Waste-Scapes at the Fremont Solstice Parade in Seattle Worked on a … Continue reading →
Dumpster Divers Evan Blackwell and Anne Baumgartner are the first 2 artists participating in the The Fremont Vacant Space Exhibition, an ongoing series aimed at utilizing vacant storefronts in Fremont for art installations in-between tenants: Cabinet of Consumerosities by Evan … Continue reading →
Our friends Joline El-Hai and Allan Winkler are participating in this sweet collaboration between mostly Kansas City artists and the children of the St Mary Kevin Orphanage in Uganda. These very special dolls will be sold during silent and … Continue reading →
Heya all you remarkable recyclers and fans of trash art! IF you are in the Olympia area on Thursday, June 3, please come to the Olympia Timberland Library, where Clarissa Callesen and Ruby Re-Usable will discuss their artistic process in … Continue reading →
Ruby Re-Usable first encountered Leo Sewell on the beloved TV show Mr Rogers’ Neighborhood, where Leo was showing Mr Rogers how he attaches found junk onto wooden armatures to create his recycled art animals. She also read about how he … Continue reading →
Fun Junk (not open on Sundays, when these pics was taken by RR-U) Sometimes even a dumpster diving diva needs to shop for supplies; when Ruby Re-Usable needs some groovy garbage vintage craft supplies for one of her recycled art … Continue reading →
Mama had a whole bunch of brand new reusable bags made from recycled materials at Thurston County’s Secondhand Safari and Reuse Fair this past weekend. The Creative ReUse Project was designed to be a Trash Fashion edutainment exhibit, with both … Continue reading →
Arts Walk letters made from recycled materials at the Martin Apartments by David Scherer, with help from the community; photo by Berd Whitlock This past weekend was Spring Arts Walk here in Olympia, Washington, and despite the damp weather … Continue reading →
Garbage never looked so good: Rayona Visqueen (Robin Worley) wears her Trash Gyre Gown while hosting the Seattle RE Store Trash Fashion Show at NYFA Seattle RE Store’s recycled art juried show at the Blowing Sands/Laura Frost Fine Arts … Continue reading →
