by Russell Maier | Oct 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
Nora counts the straws that make up her woven house mat while her grand daughter looks down from her back. This amazing mat took the family a year to make using purely recycled straws that their relatives in neighboring villages collected and sent them. We’ll be...
by Russell Maier | Oct 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
Well, it’s official. I feel like a total failure. It is October 8th. I’ve been trying to return to Canada for a year to be at my little brother’s wedding. And, I am here in Sagada. I havent been able to pay one 400$ bill and get my visa right. People...
by Russell Maier | Oct 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
by Russell Maier | Oct 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
Here in the village I’ve been working with the women who, in their spare time, make the most amazing things with the plastic trash that is other wise burned or flushed into the ecosystem. My friend Karen poses here with a stunning mat woven from used drinking...
by Russell Maier | Oct 13, 2011 | Uncategorized
First post from Sagada! Here’s a closeup of a woven drinking-straw mat.
by Russell Maier | Sep 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
A massive typhoon has just passed over the Northern Philippines. It hit here really hard. The winds and rain have knocked out the power, the cell service, trees and more. But, the folks here are used to such things! Already things are returning to normal. Alas,...
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