Happy Belated Earth Day! You know we have been thinking about Earth Day all month, just never got around to posting about it … well, better late than never … here is Haute Trash Hilo’s BIG TRASH/small world Earth Day … Continue reading →
Tin can artist Bobby Hansson, who passed away on March 5, 2015, demonstrating how to reuse trash materials to make fun things like masks and “canjos.” … Continue reading →
Marita Dingus‘ latest art exhibit, The Girls, is at Traver Gallery until March 28. Marita continues her fearless exploration of recycled materials in this fierce display of female figures of the African Diaspora that range in size from 6 1/2 … Continue reading →
Examples of Trash Fashion for men can be elusive, so imagine our excitement when we discovered Jason Hemperly of Dennison, Ohio, who went to his prom wearing a suit made from Mountain Dew packaging! Fashion tip: a pop of color … Continue reading →
Matter Gallery is closing at the end of the month. Matter has been part of the recycle art scene since September 2009, featuring art work made from repurposed, upcycled, and/or sustainable materials created by artists up and down the west … Continue reading →
From the man who waxed rhapsodic about thrift shops — Mackelmore extolling the joys of trash: … Continue reading →
A catchy little theme song for all of us on the Ban the Bag Wagon: Drastic Plastic – YouTube. … Continue reading →
So as this is an end-of-the-year post, we thought we would reflect on this past year while looking forward to the next. For me, Ruby Re-Usable, the thing that stands out the most is Trash Fashion. I am eagerly anticipating … Continue reading →
Since 1997, Michelle Reader has been working to make recycled materials into sculptures, often incorporating mechanical elements such as the working parts of toys and clocks. Her materials come from city dumps, roadsides, and thrift shops, and include both household and industrial … Continue reading →
Recycled Tin Monsters: Trash Fashion Zombies: Trash Fashion Skeletons, too: and the Recycled Beer Capped Crusader: Happy Trashoween 2014 from Olympia Dumpster Divers! (more ODD Halloween posts HERE) … Continue reading →
