The Green Museum has an extensive list of art events happening in honor of Earth Day. The one that caught my eye was Recycle Ryoanji : Hundreds of hands have sewn thousands of white shopping bags to craft ReCycle Ryoanji, … Continue reading →
I was in Salem, OR on Saturday, and from a distance, this tree looked really fascinating, made me think about large scale artwork, incorporating the natural and the unnatural, plotting about more temporary public art installation possibilities. I saw this … Continue reading →
I use plastic bottles to make dolls. Plastic bottles were not included as part of the municipal recycling pick up when I first started; and plastic bags, which I use for clothing, were not being collected by stores for recycling, … Continue reading →
I found out the name and artist of the above wheat paste on the Raccoon Collective Blog: “A Different Sort of Utility” by Freeplay. And it is not a rubbing; he applies paint to the manhole covers, and then places … Continue reading →
The Olympia Free Wall is in the alley on Washington St between 4th and 5th Ave, which is the north side of the Capitol Theatre Building; my studio is on the west side of the buidling, so I check it … Continue reading →
I incorporate used plastic bags into my art work; I started using Wonderbread bags in 2000, when my then ten year old son demanded the stuff. The Wonderbread bags are quite colorful, very pop art, and Max loved the bread; … Continue reading →
I like those juicywallet coin purses made from recycled juice containers. I also like this 1950’s outfit knitted from plastic grocery bags. Check out Treehugger for Haute Trash: Fashion from Rubbish (on the left is an outfit created by Rayona … Continue reading →
Both Wooster and Everyday Trash have posted about the Trash People, so I am just keeping up! I first read about these compelling sculptures a few years ago in Smithsonian magazine; I hope I can see them in person someday. … Continue reading →
Mark Jenkins has been making hilarous street installation tape sculptures and planting them in various places around the world since 2003. How did Ms. Re-Usable get into using plastic wrap and tape as an art medium? It all started back in the fall of 2005: … Continue reading →
Challenging perception and creating new ways to look at the world is what artists do. Recycled artists do this not only by their choice of subject matter but through their deliberate choice of unconventional materials, forcing the viewer to reconsider … Continue reading →
