by russs.net | Nov 26, 2012 | Charger, Trashure
It is a CRAZY idea… but I am going for it! IMAGINE: A bag made from trash that is powered by green energy to charge your phone or tablet. I have had the realization: we can actually manufacturer these here in the villages, cheaper by half than the Chinese...
by russs.net | Nov 26, 2012 | Trashure
This weekend a Japanese art fair came to Sabangan. They were showcasing all these great eco-arts workshops they have been doing for the past month or two. We were invited to showcase our eco artwork also. So what to do? Our art is our house and home! I have...
by russs.net | Nov 25, 2012 | Trashure
Hi guys, you’ve been following my blogs on our play with combining solar and wind energy with trash. After all this play I see the destination! Here’s the vision: creating one of our handy clutch bags with a built in solar panel, battery and...
by russs.net | Nov 24, 2012 | - Reflections
Oh boy have I failed. And you know what? I can now say this… I am proud of it. I live in a remote village in the Philippines. How did I get here? Well, let me lay it out bare. I decided to follow my dream to have a studio in Berlin, so I sold all my...
by russs.net | Nov 22, 2012 | - Milstein Modules, Charger, Trashure
The concept of the bottle charger is evolving. I realized that I might be trying to do a little too much with my first trash charger by making it both wind and solar. Far wiser, I have realized is to do one right, then move on to integrating the other. So, solar...
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 | Nov 7, 2012 | - Reflections, Relationships
Echarte Tolle writes that. He talks about how Love works in relationships and how it means pure acceptance. Loving somebody, means loving every part of them– the good and the bad. But wait. That’s exactly the issue. Love doesn’t even see...
by russs.net | Nov 5, 2012 | - Reflections, Relationships
I just came across a brilliant lecture series on non-violent communication. WOW. Fantastic stuff. For those of you who haven’t heard of this approach to consciously using our language to make interactions life enriching, I highly suggest checking it out. The...
by russs.net | Oct 23, 2012 | - Bottle Building, - Milstein Modules, -Ecobricks
A while ago, this great article came out on our work here in Sabangan with the local San Alfonso High School students. Christa had the great idea that we should get the students to write about the process and interview folks during the day. This newspaper article,...
by russs.net | Oct 19, 2012 | - Bottle Building, - Milstein Modules
The other day, I teamed up with Kelsie, a U.S. Peace Core worker who is stationed in a neighbouring village. Together we taught the highschool staff and 170 students of Bila National High School how to make bottle bricks. Nothing went as expected– yet, it was...
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