Happy Holidays and Retail Store Hours at Art From Scrap
We love what we do and look forward to bringing you more in 2014! Next year, we’ll be offering you exciting Art Events, Openings, Workshops, Environmental Education Programming (for both [...]
Best Blog Posts of 2013
As the year comes to an end we re-visit our most popular blog posts of 2013. 1.) Transforming Marine Debris Into Art In Plastic Planet: Plastic Planet was an environmentally-themed art […]
Yvon Chouinard Cuts Kelp Ribbon at Mural Dedication in Santa Barbara
On Saturday, December 14th, at 6:00 pm Yvon Chouinard will officiate a Kelp “Ribbon” Cutting Ceremony at Explore Ecology’s Mural Dedication and Holiday Party. The mural, a [...]
Celebrate The Season at the Explore Ecology Holiday Party
What happens when 300 schoolchildren get together with an environmental education nonprofit and a mixed media artist? Pure Magic… and an 18 foot long Mural! Come and see for yourself […]
Don’t Miss Art From Scrap’s Sale, Weekend Workshops and Holiday Open House
The holidays are here and Art From Scrap has an action-packed weekend of fun planned for the Santa Barbara community! It all starts on Friday, December 6th from 6pm – […]
Eva grew up in Berkeley, CA and is a recent graduate of UCSB, where she studied Aquatic Biology and German Language. During her undergrad, Eva worked as an aquarist at UCSB’s Research Experience and Education Facility (the REEF), where she managed the aquarium facility and found a love for science communication and conservation.
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Nicole is a mixed media artist and vintage goods specialist who has been managing Art from Scrap since 2020.
Veronica grew up in San Diego and spent four years in San Luis Obispo studying Animal Science at Cal Poly. As an undergrad she learned lots about livestock, agriculture, and wildlife.
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Jenny joined Explore Ecology first as an Environmental Educator, then as a Program Coordinator, and most recently moved into the newly created Programs, People & Culture position. Prior to Explore Ecology Jenny worked in science research and consulting, however her passion has always been science education and outreach. Jenny loves all things related to the ocean, especially free diving, and enjoying the beauty and wonder that is the underwater world. Her greatest life passion is traveling, which she hopes to do more of again soon.
Lu’s love of all things Earth began at James Madison University in Virginia, where they got their Bachelor’s degree in Biology. Lu has a Master’s degree in Spatial Ecology- the study of how creatures interact across landscapes- from East Carolina University, where they studied rock pools along a river and the critters that dwell in them.