by russs.net | Dec 4, 2012 | Trashure
One thing that I am quite proud of about our Trashure bags is the tags. Our tags are each handmade and customized to each bag. Because each bag is its own labour of love, and little miracle of recycling we can share its story by employing more folks to handwrite its...
by russs.net | Nov 12, 2012 | - Milstein Modules, Charger, Trashure
Wouldn’t it be awesome if you could use readily available trash to make electricity? Now that would be green energy! As an artist I’ve learned that one of the best amplifiers of creativity is limitation. The more you’re limited the more...
by russs.net | Sep 27, 2012 | - Bottle Building, - Milstein Modules, Trashure
Wow. Yesterday was a lot of fun. We worked with teams of boys from San Alfonso High School to construct with our arsenal of bottle bricks. Together we’re constructing a segregation centre as designed by the students, Niklaus and I. These are the same bottle...
by russs.net | Sep 26, 2012 | Trashure
Hurray! After three months of work our growing coalition of trash-warrior-weaving-mothers have completed our order for a FairTrade store in Germany. The order is comprised of 20 Chocowen clutches, 20 Gilbraltor wallets and 10 purses. The ladies and I have managed...
by Russell Maier | Jul 21, 2012 | - Mandalas, art, Trashure
I’ve wanted to make a permanent mandala with cement and grout for a long time. Last week while hiking I came across a decidedly ugly pile of broken tiles along side the beautiful river. I put as many as I could carry into my backpack and headed home. The...
Russell is a regenerative artist, inventor and philosopher based in Bali, Indonesia. He is one of the principals of global the Ecobrick. His regenerative theories are inspired by his time amongst the Igorot people, his journey with plastic and his work mandalas. Russell is currently working on a new theory of Earthen Ethics and Plastic Sequestration. You can follow him on Facebook