April seems to be one of the busiest months for Olympia Dumpster Divers. We, of course, believe that every day is Earth Day, but it is still nice to have special events that celebrate reducing, reusing, recycling, et al. The … Continue reading →
Artists use a myriad of materials from a variety of sources, including, of course, dumpsters. Check out this booklet by Ries Niemi, which he made for the Chamber Music exhibit at the Frye Art Museum: … the book is actually not … Continue reading →
One of the recycled materials that we don’t post about very often is food/food scraps. According to American Wasteland author Jonathan Bloom, Americans waste more than 40 percent of the food we produce for consumption. Composting is one way to … Continue reading →
Just discovered Khalil Chishtee‘s compelling plastic bag sculptures: Khalil Chishtee is a Pakistani artist that uses trash bags to form and mold life. The sculpture“™s poses of emotions release and brings out a connecting value that together allows our souls … Continue reading →
Aloha! While on vacation on the Big Island of Hawai’i, Ruby Re-Usable saw some art made from ‘opala (Hawaiian for trash): We went to Studio 7 Fine Arts Gallery and got a tour of Donkey Mill Art Center in Holualoa, … Continue reading →
Landfill Harmonic film teaser on Vimeo on Vimeo via Landfill Harmonic film teaser on Vimeo. … Continue reading →
Ruby Re-Usable has reused Wonder Bread bags in her mixed recycled media dolls and sculptures since 2000, when her then ten year old son, who was raised on whole wheat and tofu, demanded red meat and white bread. While her … Continue reading →
We here at Olympia Dumpster Divers have always loved Halloween for the creativity that it brings out in everyone: A steampunk raven for Halloween or any other occasion (via design float blog) Ruby has been learning how to play the … Continue reading →
We here at Olympia Dumpster Divers are excited to introduce another ODD: Amanda Weiss/Three Bad Seeds, who is now sharing Cast Off Art Lab with Ruby Re-Usable. Amanda upcycles old wool sweaters and wool blanket scraps into sweet little stuffies … Continue reading →
Olympia Dumpster Divers Ruby Re-Usable, Second-hand Sid, and Pat Trashoni went on a junk-finding excursion to Bremerton, WA on Wednesday, looking for potential art supplies and stuff at various thrift stores (we particularly love the St Vinnie’s on Callow). We … Continue reading →
