by Russell Maier | Jul 23, 2012 | - Bottle Building, - Milstein Modules, co-creation, Paintings, Trashure
This is the unfolding of a trash wall built by the village youth and I this month. It is built from bottle bricks stuffed with trash that we salvaged from the river. The humble (yet beautiful!) wall is a community showcase of the potential of this...
by Russell Maier | Jul 22, 2012 | - Bottle Building, - Milstein Modules, co-creation, Trashure
I’ve been surveying the different techniques going on around the world to buy using bottles. The technique of layering bottles in cement and building with them as bricks makes some amazing structures and can be a great way to deal with garbage. In Central...
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...
by Russell Maier | Jul 19, 2012 | - Mandalas, art
In getting my new blog and art site up and operational, one key priority is to featured some of the projects and co-creations that I am most proud of. This page is now up and operational! It features my awesomest mandala creations going back to the first one at...
by Russell Maier | Jul 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
I am very excited to report that we are juuuusst now completing our first bottle construction project here in Sabangan. Working with the local youth we’ve put together a modest, yet beautiful, entrance wall and sitting area to a public picnic area in 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