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‘Opala Art in Hawai’i

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on December 28, 2012 by RubyDecember 28, 2012

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 →

Posted in Hawaii, recycled art, recycled art shows, Robin Worley, trash art, trash fashion, Uncategorized | Tagged "haute trash", art, Hawaii, recycle, recycle art, recycled, recycled art, repurpose, reuse, trash fashion, trashion, ukulele, upcycle art | Leave a reply

Landfill Harmonic

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on December 27, 2012 by RubyDecember 27, 2012

Landfill Harmonic film teaser on Vimeo on Vimeo via Landfill Harmonic film teaser on Vimeo. … Continue reading →

Posted in dumpster art, dumpster diving, eco-issues, musical recycled art, Uncategorized | Tagged art, education, empowerment, Landfill Harmonic Documentary, music, musical instruments, Paraguay, recycle, recycled, recycled art, repurpose, reuse, visionary, youth | Leave a reply

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

Happy Recycled Halloween

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on October 31, 2012 by RubyOctober 31, 2012

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 →

Posted in Halloween, holidays, recycled crafts, Uncategorized | Tagged Day of the Dead, Halloween, recycle, recycle art, recycled, recycled art, repurpose, reuse | Leave a reply

Introducing Three Bad Seeds

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on September 21, 2012 by RubySeptember 21, 2012

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 →

Posted in Cast Off Art Lab, fiber arts, Olympia WA, Uncategorized, upcycle | Tagged art, Olympia, recycle art, recycled, recycled art, repurpose, reuse, upcycle art, WA, Washington | Leave a reply

Recycle Art: Bremerton, WA

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on August 30, 2012 by RubyAugust 30, 2012

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 →

Posted in bottle cap art, Bremerton WA, recycled artists, Uncategorized | Tagged art, recycle, recycle art, recycled, recycled art, repurpose, reuse, upcycle art, WA, Washington | Leave a reply

Recycle Art: Marita Dingus and Mar Goman and ODD 6th BD!

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on July 9, 2012 by RubyJuly 9, 2012

The 6th birthday of Olympia Dumpster Divers is this Friday, July 13.  We started the blog as a way to tell the story of “Ephemeral Folks,” Ruby Re-Usable’s HERE TODAY temporary art installation project for the City of Olympia in … Continue reading →

Posted in Mar Goman, Marita Dingus, recycled art, recycled art shows, Seattle, Uncategorized | Tagged art, recycle, recycle art, recycled, recycled art, repurpose, reuse, Seattle, upcycle art, WA, Washington | Leave a 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

Cigar Box Ukuleles

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on December 8, 2011 by RubyOctober 9, 2014

Second-hand Sid and Ruby Re-Usable recently visited Will Eikleberry, a local Olympia luthier who also makes guitars and ukuleles out of cigar boxes.  Ruby has just started to learn how to play the ukulele and wanted a used instrument, so buying … Continue reading →

Posted in musical recycled art, Olympia WA, Uncategorized | Tagged cigar box ukulele, musical instruments, recycled, repurpose, reuse | 7 Replies

Recycled Art in the Pacific NorthWest

Ruby Re-Usable Posted on August 6, 2007 by RubyDecember 26, 2013

Okay, so this is Olympia Dumpster Divers, but there is not much to say about our recycled art activities right now. The Olympia Free Wall, on the other, has been happening, so make sure you check it out. Here in … Continue reading →

Posted in EnviroHouse, Marita Dingus, Nancy Judd, Olympia Free Wall, Portland OR, recycled art shows, recycled artists, trash fashion | Tagged art, education, Olympia, Portland, recycle, recycle art, recycled, recycled art, repurpose, reuse, Seattle, Tacoma, trash fashion

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