Gleaning at the City Dump #118

Called Back To Service!

The glean artists all got a "call back to service" about a week ago!  The Cracked Pots organization (the local recycling group that sponsors us, etc.) was making their own video, and needed us to return to the city dump for some "action shots" in the trash.  They brought in their own videographer for the event.

This was scheduled for yesterday at noon (Friday...a work day for most) at the Transfer Station, so I was the only artist able to show up.  This completed video will be posted online sometime in the near future...I'll add the link here when it's ready.

I decided that I was going to make it another gleaning day, and showed up earlier in the morning before the video folks arrived.  Yes, I've got more photos of the treasures that I found and brought home with me:

Some local printing company drove into the bay unloading "tons" of interesting printed materials.

There were large sheets of heavy paper...each of them having a plastic colored overlay that could be peeled off.

Once the plastic is peeled off, they look like large colored transparencies.  I took several pounds of this material for myself...these will work well with some collage and assemblage work. 


I also found these three vintage wooden drawers (possibly from some old library card catalog).  These were really my BIG finds for the day...they are in super condition, with vintage hardware...and will make fantastic boxes.

I will also be able to use this fantastic old book of Oregon forest maps:

And...a few things that I left at the dump:

Office chairs...lots of them...in great condition (almost new)...thrown away!  What a waste.  I didn't take any of these for myself.

Rolls of new upholstery fabric...it will all go to the landfill, unfortunately.  

One frozen turkey!

A quick final update on our show at Disjecta Gallery...I sold these nine pieces:

This piece ended up being "banned" from the show at the last minute...Metro (Portland's regional government body...and also one of our sponsors) doesn't allow any kinds of public displays of religious icons.  I'm actually kind of glad that I got to keep it...it's one of my favorite pieces.  

Amy, our glean administrator, has put in a request that the five artists be allowed to go back to the Metro Transfer Station to  glean informally even though  the program for this year is now over.  I may (or may not) go back another time or two to find additional materials that I can work into my projects.