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Jacob’s Ladder from reclaimed materials at the Spark Museum

February 15, 2012

Bill Englander is an out-of-the-box tinkerer. His most recent project was building a Jacob’s Ladder for the newly rebranded Spark Museum in Bellingham. We will just let Bill tell you in his own words below the video… As a boy, I had two grandfathers who each taught me the fine art of tinkering and repair.  [...]

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Call for Recycled Art & Design – Due 3/2/2012

December 16, 2011

The RE Store is welcoming submissions for the 2012 11th Annual Recycled Arts Show, to be be held in April of 2012. Galleries in Seattle and Bellingham, Washington will host month-long exhibitions of art and functional design pieces. All pieces must be made from a minimum of 75% reclaimed materials. Submissions are limited to residents [...]

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String Theory – a Salvaged Chandelier

December 7, 2011

As an interior designer and artist, Elizabeth Joy Clements follows the philosophy of biophilia, and is constantly thinking about ways to create with a healthy tomorrow in mind.  “I believe the space we inhabit has the power to create illusions, expose the truth and question and change reality.” Clements says.  These notions informed her work [...]

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The RE Store enters – and wins – a pumpkin carving contest!

October 28, 2011

Carve for a Cause is a pumpkin carving contest event and fundraiser put on by Architects Without Borders -  Seattle (AWB-S), a nonprofit whose mission is to provide ecologically sensitive and culturally appropriate design assistance to communities in need.  This annual affair held at Design Within Reach in downtown Seattle calls upon design, contractor and [...]

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Salvage Materials Transformed into Fun Garden Art at The Purple Bench

August 19, 2011

When Lynn Cushway built the little out building on her Oak Harbor property in 2002, she had no idea that it would eventually become The Purple Bench – Antiques & Gardens shop.  But as this creative lady retired last year, she realized that all her years of collecting antiques, recycling materials and creating beautiful landscapes [...]

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Reclaimed Wood + Old Hardware + Vintage Ads = Cabin Art

June 23, 2011

While living out on Camano Island, Mike Scarce has perfected his hobby of making what he calls “Cabin Art”. These pieces fit into any rustic hideaway’s art collection. His materials include: reclaimed wood, salvaged wood boxes, used cabinet doors, old address numbers and letters, old wire, fasteners and nails, and ads that are collected from [...]

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Ruby Re-Usable and the recycled art movement

June 10, 2011

Diane Kurzyna aka Ruby Re-Usable is one of our heroes. She has been an integral member of The RE Store’s annual Recycled Arts & Fashion Show for close to a decade. She has served for years as a jurist, promoter, networker, and a designer of pieces for the Trash Fashion Shows. Her network of artists [...]

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Arts Shows wind down – but Arts Workshops still to come!

April 27, 2011

  The end of April is near, and that means The RE Store’s Recycled Arts & Fashion shows are coming to a close as well.  We’ve had a tremendous time – so many great art and functional art pieces and trash fashions were made – and we hope you were inspired and entertained too!  If [...]

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Recycled Arts Gallery Opening – artist’s point of view

April 11, 2011

A successful and fun Seattle Recycled Arts Gallery Opening happened this past weekend at Blowing Sands Studio.  The artwork was creatively hung by Marybeth Barr, and melodic sounds came from our resident RE Store DJ, Tim O’Neil.  Many of the artists were on hand to celebrate and answer questions.  For one artist’s point of view, [...]

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Illuminating recycled art and design with style

April 9, 2011

Guest post by Alana Coleman, artist, designer and bright shining light I have always loved the old gas outdoor street lamps the kind you see in Europe. But I didn’t have a yard so I decided to create one I could use inside my home. I found some old style light fixtures in an antique shop and went home [...]

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