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Tag Archives: plastic

Trashoween 2015

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on October 30, 2015 by RubyOctober 30, 2015

This is my latest self-portrait, made from discarded coat hanger wire, thrift store stuff, a popsicle stick, fabric scrap, paper bag, cardboard, and plaster gauze: I started doing these Day of the Dead inspired skeletons in 2009, when my younger son … Continue reading →

Posted in Green Halloween, Halloween, Marita Dingus, plastic, Uncategorized | Tagged art, Halloween, Marita Dingus, plastic, recycle art | Leave a reply

Plastic Bottles, Caps, and Bags: Recycle Art Installations of Barbara De Pirro

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on August 30, 2015 by RubyAugust 30, 2015

Our friend Barbara De Pirro has been busy working on her labor-intensive recycle art installations all over the Pacific Northwest. The amount of plastic bottles, plastic caps, and plastic bags that she crochets, weaves, staples, and strings together to create … Continue reading →

Posted in Barbara De Pirro, plastic, plastic bag art, plastic bottles, re-art installations, Uncategorized | Tagged art, plastic, recycle art, sculpture, Washington | Leave a reply

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Repair

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on June 18, 2013 by RubyJune 19, 2013

Ruby Re-Usable has been reusing plastic bags in her art work since 1999 (Wonder Bread bags since 2000).  In 2004 she was commissioned by the City of Olympia to create a piece of art that would be used as the … Continue reading →

Posted in art dolls, eco-issues, folk art, Olympia Arts Walk, Olympia WA, plastic bag art, Uncategorized | Tagged art, art dolls, Olympia, plastic, plastic bags, protest art, recycle, recycle art, recycled, recycled art, repurpose, reuse, upcycle art, WA, Washington, Wonder Bread | Leave a reply

Mavericks with Magnificent Marita

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on May 24, 2013 by RubyMay 24, 2013

Marita Dingus and Ruby Re-Usable worked with all of the 7th graders  at McClure Middle School in Seattle for 3 days (5/15 – 5/17/2013) to create “mavericks” (the school mascot) out of discarded plastic stuff which they attached with telephone … Continue reading →

Posted in Marita Dingus, plastic, recycled art ed, Seattle, Uncategorized | Tagged art, art in the schools, education, environmental education, Marita Dingus, plastic, recycle, recycle art, recycled, recycled art, reuse, Seattle, WA, Washington | 2 Replies

Khalil Chishtee

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on January 27, 2013 by RubyJanuary 27, 2013

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 →

Posted in plastic bag art, recycled sculpture, sculptors, Uncategorized | Tagged art, plastic, plastic bag art, plastic bags, protest art, recycle, recycle art, recycled, recycled art, repurpose, trash bag art | 2 Replies

Wonder Bread Bag Art

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on November 28, 2012 by RubyNovember 28, 2012

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 →

Posted in art dolls, plastic bag art, Uncategorized | Tagged art, plastic, plastic bags, recycle art, recycled, recycled art, repurpose, reuse, trash fashion, unique, upcycle art, Wonder Bread | 1 Reply

Trash Fashion Futures

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on June 12, 2012 by RubyJuly 22, 2015

Ruby Re-Usable and Lana Landfill (aka Stuart Gullstrand) were part of an outrageous trash fashion event in Seattle:  Trash Fashion Futures was a two evening showcase of the very best of the west coast trash fashion movement, where trashionistas were … Continue reading →

Posted in plastic, plastic bag art, Seattle, Stuart Gullstrand, trash fashion, Uncategorized | Tagged "haute trash", "Trash Fashion Futures", art, dumpster, fashion, plastic, recycle, recycle art, recycled, recycled art, repurpose, reuse, Seattle, trash fashion, trashion, unique, WA, Washington | 1 Reply

Art from Scrap

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on February 12, 2012 by RubyFebruary 13, 2012

Last month we told you all about the art heist at Matter Gallery; unfortunately,  we have no updates to report as of yet.  This month we are posting about Matter Gallery again:  forty of Matter’s artists have work in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bil Fleming, Olympia WA, recycled art shows, Uncategorized | Tagged art, Matter Gallery, Olympia, plastic, plastic bags, protest art, recycle art, Washington | 1 Reply

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