by Russell Maier | Aug 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
I am finally getting the hang of being a Jedi. It’s easy actually. It’s all about flowing with the force. You flow, the force does the rest.In this way I showed up to the Gag’gad’dumpay Youth conference on the Environment with Irene and several...
by Russell Maier | Aug 26, 2011 | Uncategorized
I was in Paracelis last week for the Gag-gag-Dumpay youth Conference. Here with 150 youth at the environmental summit, we began a mosaic mandala– out of trash! Here it is unfolding, piece by piece of colorful-cut-up-sachets at-a-time. I am as surprised as you...
by Russell Maier | Aug 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
I’ve been making mandalas from a crazy remote and challenged school in the mountains of Paracelis, Philipinnes. The school serves the isolated Ga’dan tribe. The teachers make a 2 hour commute over rough road, then stay the week in the two room...
by Russell Maier | Aug 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
I am very proud of this.Last week, the weaving women and I finished off all of prototype pieces. With the help of framers, carpenters and friends, I was able to make it to Baguio with the art pieces for the show.It was a great example of existential determinism...
by Russell Maier | Aug 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
“One man’s trash is anothers Treasure.” So the saying goes. But perhaps we can make that a little more relevant… “One man’s trash is a women’s treasure.”Here in the Northern aphilippines, the older women use a splendid...
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