by russs.net | May 7, 2013 | - Reflections
I live in one of the poorest parts of the world. It is beset by the “problems” of poverty, overpopulation, corporate exploitation and pollution. The circumstances here are the same for the majority of people on the planet– be they in Africa, South...
by russs.net | Apr 26, 2013 | - Milstein Modules, Charger
We are now at version 0.9 of the Uninhibited Solar Charger. I am now working with a select group of talented guys in Bontoc, on readying the design for community manufacture. In the Philippines, there are all these little stores where you can get your cellphones and...
by russs.net | Mar 31, 2013 | - Bottle Building, - Milstein Modules
What is Garbology exactly? Well, my friend Joel and I came up with the term for the title of a lecture at Xijen College, where he is president. It was just for fun at first, but now the term seems to have stuck. Pi, our intrepid film maker friend put together this...
by russs.net | Mar 11, 2013 | - Bottle Building, - Milstein Modules
Dozens and dozens of parents joined us to lay the leveling foundation for the inspiration center on Friday. It was truly an amazing event of mandalic collaboration– the whole village coming together to help make something happen. In this case, we...
by russs.net | Feb 2, 2013 | - Bottle Building, - Mandalas, - Milstein Modules, - Reflections, 1Mandala
“We envision building inspiration centers with schools throughout the Cordilleras to empower the upcoming generations to meet the challenges of our times. Inspiration Centers will be open spaces that allow the youth to cultivate creativity, self-learning, and...
by russs.net | Jan 27, 2013 | - Bottle Building, - Milstein Modules
I am excited! Our technique for building with trash bottle bricks has taken a giant serendipituous leap forward. This past weekend I met Zelli and his wife Joany who are seasoned cob builders living in the Philippines. Against the odds, they have been pioneering...
by russs.net | Dec 18, 2012 | - Mandalas, Paintings
Talk about Fun! One of the professor’s from a local college here in Mountain Province was in need of help for the art component of his curriculum. He invited me to come and do a painting workshop. It just so happened that I had three very adventurous and...
by russs.net | Dec 13, 2012 | - Mandalas, 1Actions
Here are three of the amazing letters that the grade 6’s of Guina’ang Elementary crafted for the children in the orphanage in Siem Peap Cambodia. Thanks to David for leading the creativity session in letter writing and envelope making. The students were...
by Russell Maier | Dec 12, 2012 | - Mandalas, 1Mandala
Guina’ang is a small and humble mountain village in the Northern Philippines. It takes 12 hours to get there from Manila and another two by rough road from Bontoc. I’ve been working with Guina’ang for the last two years after getting lost hiking...
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...
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