We stole recycled the title of this post from Regina Hackett, who blogged about plastic bags in art on Art to Go; we were so disappointed that RH did not mention Ruby Re-Usable’s plastic bag sculptures (sigh). Ruby will debut … Continue reading →
Our friend Kim Groff-Harrington is sending out a call for recycled art submissions: One More Time! will run from October 11 – November 7, 2008 at Lowell Art Works in Everett, WA, USA ps Ruby Re-Usable was thrilled to receive … Continue reading →
Jenifer Kuhns of Cosmic Blue Monkey Designs writes: Hi Ruby! The thing on my mind right now is cupboard doors. I’m working part time for a building supply company and we deal in cabinets (among other things). Periodically, they change … Continue reading →
“… but always remember, Dante: do not play the game of happiness only for yourself: help the weak who cry out for help, help the persecuted and the victimized because they are your best friends; they are the comrades who … Continue reading →
Here are two calls for art from recycled materials, let us know if you get accepted to these or any other recycled art shows: Nothing New: Fiber Art from Recycled Materials is a juried international mixed media exhibition at the … Continue reading →
Our own Olympia Dumpster Diver Bil “Landfill” Fleming did his Here Today Performance Dishwashing at the Olympia Farmers Market on Friday, and Ruby Re-Usable was there to admire Bil’s zero-waste zeal and his commitment to embracing the community through entertainment, … Continue reading →
As promised, here is a pic of the piece that Marita Dingus gave Re-Usable for her birthday, along with an original Marita embellished shirt to wear during artist-in-the-school gigs. Ruby presented Marita with a plastic bag baby, a SkeletonKrewe can, … Continue reading →
Now you don’t have to wait till Halloween to dress up your yard waste in orange jack-o’-lantern plastic bags. Artists in Manhattan are decorating the streets of NYC by gift wrapping garbage in polka dotted trash bags. TRASH is a … Continue reading →
In this episode of This Re-Usable Life, we head two hours south to Portland, home of Hippo Hardware. Ruby Re-Usable does not get to PDX as often as she would like, considering it is not that far from Olympia. But … Continue reading →
The City of 0 kicks off Here Today 2008 in downtown Olympia on Saturday, August 2 at the Olympia Farmers Market with public participation plate decorating by Olympia Dumpster Diver Bil Fleming from 10 a.m. to noon; plates will be … Continue reading →
