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Make/Do at Washington State History Museum

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on August 20, 2018 by RubyAugust 20, 2018

Second-hand Sid and Ruby Re-Usable drove up to Tacoma last month for the opening of the Washington State History Museum’s exhibit Make/Do: A History of Creative Reuse.  Some of our favorite Washington State artists who work with recycled materials have … Continue reading →

Posted in folk art, Marita Dingus, recycled art, Ross Palmer Beecher, Tacoma WA, Uncategorized, Washington State | Tagged art, Make/Do, Marita Dingus, recycle art, repurpose, reuse, Ross Palmer Beecher, Tacoma, WA, Washington, Washington State History Museum | Leave a reply

More Marita in March

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on March 31, 2017 by RubyMarch 31, 2017

Olympia Dumpster Divers blog was originally started in July 2006 as a way to document Ruby Re-Usable’s HERE TODAY temporary art installation, although lately it seems like all Marita Dingus all the time, but I am sure you don’t mind, because Marita … Continue reading →

Posted in art dolls, Marita Dingus, recycled art, sewing machines, Uncategorized | Tagged African American, art, art dolls, Marita Dingus, recycle art, repurpose, Seattle, upcycle art, Vintage Sewing Machines, Washington | Leave a reply

Truth B Told art exhibit includes Marita Dingus

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on February 10, 2017 by RubyFebruary 10, 2017

Ruby Re-Usable and Jane Junkton attended the opening of this show back in January, but there is still time to view the more than 160 paintings, sculpture, photography, mixed-media, video, and 3-dimensional installations by more than 50 Pacific Northwest artists of … Continue reading →

Posted in Marita Dingus, recycled sculpture, Seattle | Tagged African American, art, Black History Month, Marita Dingus, recycle art, sculpture, Seattle | Leave a reply

Marita Dingus: “Hanging from the Rafters” at BIMA

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on May 31, 2016 by RubyMay 31, 2016

It is always amazing and inspiring to see what Marita Dingus is up to in her studio; last summer, I got a sneak preview of the 27 foot figure she was creating for the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art: Finally got to … Continue reading →

Posted in art dolls, Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Marita Dingus, re-art installations, Uncategorized | Tagged art, art dolls, Marita Dingus, recycle art, Washington | Leave a reply

Recycled Art Sewing Machines

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on January 31, 2016 by RubyFebruary 1, 2016

Well, the year of sewing projects is off to a slow start; here it is, the end of January, and the only project that I have completed is a small quilted box, made from fabric scraps that I dyed and … Continue reading →

Posted in sewing machines, Uncategorized | Tagged recycle art, repurpose, sculpture, Singer sewing machines, Vintage Sewing Machines | Leave a reply

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

Sharing and Searching and Stuff

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on September 30, 2015 by RubySeptember 30, 2015

Sometimes I have a lot to share with the world: look at what I am doing, look at what my friends are doing, look at all the amazing stuff people all over the world are doing in the name of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged art, OlyWA, recycle art, search for meaning | 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

Last Chance to See Two Trashtastic Art Shows

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on May 26, 2015 by RubyMay 26, 2015

There are two excellent group exhibits here in the Pacific Northwest that showcase art from recycled materials, and both are ending soon: Saving the Environment: Sustainable Art exhibit at the Schack Art Center in Everett (April 23 – May 30, 2015) … Continue reading →

Posted in Barbara De Pirro, Everett WA, Lynn Di Nino, Marita Dingus, Pat Tassoni, recycled art, recycled art shows, Ross Palmer Beecher, Stuart Gullstrand, Uncategorized | Tagged art, recycle art, repurpose, reuse, upcycle art | 2 Replies

Upcycled Style Trash Fashion Show at the Schack Art Center

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on May 20, 2015 by RubyMay 25, 2015

We promised you pics from the Upcycled Style Trash Fashion Show at the Schack Art Center in Everett, WA, and we intend to keep our promise! As guest curator/co-producer, Ruby Re-Usable had her hands full and therefore does not have … Continue reading →

Posted in Everett WA, trash fashion, Uncategorized | Tagged "haute trash", art, recycle, recycle art, trash fashion, trashion, unique, upcycle art, WA, Washington | 2 Replies

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