Cast Off Art Lab update
Heya, recycled art lovers! Have you been wondering what Ruby Re-Usable has been up to? Well, we have been doing a little of this, that and the other thing … you can always check the side bar on the right, … Continue reading →
Ordinary Life
This reminded Ruby of making art with ordinary materials: mundane moments become poetry with a skilled eye and hand. Our life is ordinary, I read in a crumpled paper abandoned on a bench. Our life is ordinary, the philosophers told … Continue reading →
November Recycled Art Rabbit
This month’s recycled art rabbit was purchased at a vintage junk shop in Tacoma. The story told is that it was made by the Danes of Tacoma (hence the Carlsberg beer bottle caps). We think the umbrella and walking stick … Continue reading →
DeeDee Recycles the Pentagon
Seattle collage artist Deborah Lawrence makes disruptive art that challenges the status quo. Last year she created a controversial ornament for the White House X-mas tree that included a quote from Representative Jim McDermott’s resolution to impeach Bush. This year, … Continue reading →
Iron Artist in Tacoma 2009
Inspired by the original Japanese cooking show Iron Chef, Tacoma Art Museum’s Iron Artist Challenge invites artists to create competitive, improvised art out of recycled materials in 60 minutes. This past summer, Team James Washington (Esther Ervin, Romson Bustillo, and … Continue reading →
Art at Work: Holly Senn
Part-time virtual reference librarian and full-time recycled artist extraordinaire Holly Senn uses discarded library books as her primary medium to create sculptures and installations that explore the life cycle of ideas. Bur by Holly Senn 2008 Senn’s studio will be … Continue reading →
Trashion Fashion: Project Runway Recycles
Tomorrow is Halloween, and Ruby still has not finished her costume; instead, she is watching Project Runway and wishing that the weather here in the Pacific Northwest was conducive to wearing dresses made from newspapers (dream on, and stick to … Continue reading →
October Recycle Art Rabbit: Sweet
Pink Rabbit by Loran Scruggs In the spirit of the season, this month’s recycled art rabbit references an Halloween treat: candy! But not just any candy; Loran Scruggs made her Pink Rabbit out of a recycled Brown and Haley Almond … Continue reading →
Who’s Your Dada? Recycled Art Dolls – The Book
Ruby Re-Usable has a plastic bag baby doll included in the beautiful new book Who’s Your Dada? redefining the doll through mixed media by Linda and Opie O’Brien, check it out, get inspired, and learn how to make your own … Continue reading →
Olympia Fall Arts Walk 2009
Tonight is the biannual Arts Walk here in Olympia, when downtown becomes a party with art and music and street performances. And of course, the Olympia Dumpster Divers will be there, with art work on display at various venues, including … Continue reading →