Have we ever told you who our all-time favorite recycled artist is? American artist Alexander Calder created his circus out of wine corks and fabric scraps and wire and other junk. It is one of Ruby Re-Usable’s favorite pieces of … Continue reading →
This weekend, two art shows with a recycled theme open here in the Pacific Northwest: Gallery Madera in Tacoma presents Re-Art ’08, with Ruby Re-Usable representing Olympia, along with artists from Tacoma, Seattle, and Port Townsend. Read more about this … Continue reading →
Sometimes Ms Re-Usable feels world weary and jaded, but then a simple thing like this Wooster Collective video post of a Rube Goldberg-like contraption that, among other things, repurposes tin cans to create a sense of wonder in the work-a-day … Continue reading →
The Museum of Arts and Design in New York has a show up entitled Second Lives: Remixing the Ordinary, where artists reused masses of plastic utensils and combs, old LPs, dangling eyeglasses, syringes, ladies“™ pumps, pieces of crockery and spools … Continue reading →
Well, it was the fall Arts Walk here in Olympia on Friday, and while the rain did not keep everyone away, it sure did put a damper on the fun! Luckily, most of Ruby Re-Usable’s art work was inside: at … Continue reading →
From our e-mail bag box: Hi Ruby! For the purposes of ODD and your blog I am now considering myself Bil “the Flesterer” Fleming rather than Landfill Bil. The word comes from this Pittsburgh Artist and his website and work. … Continue reading →
Ruby Re-Usable first found the recycled art of Virginia Fleck when she was searching for artists who reuse plastic bags, but Virginia, being a true dumpster diving recycled artist, also uses aluminum pop top pull tabs and other junk to … Continue reading →
Artists use all sorts of junk to make art; today Olympia Dumpster Divers salutes those who reuse tires to create sculptures: American artist Chakaia Booker creates wearable sculptures from discarded materials Her current material of choice is rubber tires, which … Continue reading →
Gallery Madera in Tacoma, WA has a call out for a juried recycled art show (deadline is September 20, 2008) Proceeds will benefit the Tacoma Food Co-op The Weekly Volcano praised Jennifer Kuhn‘s “eye catching” recycled art; read more of … Continue reading →
No, Miz Re-Usable is not going to bore you with the mundane details of her life as an eco-conscious housewife. Suffice to say, Ruby Re-Usable did not spend all of her time diving in dumpsters around Olympia; the highlight of … Continue reading →
