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July 2019
Good Vibes and Peace Signs Stained Glass Sun Catcher Workshop
Join Chelsea Brewer of Brewer & Marr Glassworks for an evening of creating stained glass Peace Signs at Art From Scrap You’ll get to choose from a variety of colorful glass in your own color combo and be guided through the basics of the copper foil stained glass method to produce your very own beautiful peace sign shaped sun catcher! Walk away with the knowledge & appreciation of the stained glass craft and a beautiful art piece - hand made by you!…
Find out more »October 2019
Marking Memories: Reflecting on Loss with Squire AIR Joan Giroux
Clamshell box making workshop with Squire AIR Joan Giroux and Lisa Marie Kaftori Throughout our lives we experience moments of loss, reflection, and critical moments of change. In this workshop, you are invited to create a memory box to hold small objects, texts, and ephemera that harbor personal significance to you, your history, or your environment. Alongside the boxes, we will make small paper and clay items as memory objects to support the sharing of your thoughts, stories, and experiences.…
Find out more »December 2019
Felted Holiday Decorations
Join Art From Scrap for a night of felting! Create holiday decorations in this two hour workshop with guest artist Laura Denny. Learn the art of needle felting to decorate a pre-formed felt ball. Your finished creations will make great ornaments or decorations that can be used for essential oil diffusion. Laura will also give you tips on ways to recreate the process at home using items you may already have in your kitchen. Your $30 ticket includes a glass…
Find out more »January 2020
Block Printing Workshop
Block printing can be used to print onto cards, notebooks, and so much more. Join us as we explore the art of relief or block printing. We will carve original designs on rubber blocks and create single color prints. In this class we will focus on single color relief prints using rubber blocks. Students will be given all the materials they need to carve, proof, and print their designs. Our Guest Artist and Art From Scrap Art Coordinator Rachel Palmer…
Find out more »March 2020
Creating Transformational Spaces
Let's envision our future by creating the ecovillage of our dreams in this experiential art workshop at Art From Scrap. We'll make to-scale models of an imaginary, but possible transformational community. Guest Instructor Nicky LaFleur of Lucidity will lead us in envisioning how to infuse soul in a communal environment and then build a self-sustaining magical miniature community by working with the forms of reuse materials. Join us for this exploration in using our imaginations to construct temporary worlds of…
Find out more »POSTPONED Sea Glass Bracelet Making Workshop
This workshop has been postponed. A new date is to be decided. We will continue to monitor current events and make decisions based on what seems best for our visitors, artists, volunteers, and staff. If you have any questions or concerns please contact our art coordinator Rachel via email rachel@exploreecology.org Learn how to turn your favorite sea glass treasures into charms for a one of a kind handmade bracelet. Guest artist and Art From Scrap Creative Reuse Store superstar…
Find out more »November 2020
Introduction to Zentangle
The Zentangle Method is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful abstract images by drawing structured patterns. No experience with art is required- if you can write your name- you can create a small Zentangle masterpiece, one stroke at a time! It increases focus and creativity, provides artistic satisfaction along with an increased sense of personal well-being. The Zentangle Method of art meditation is enjoyed all over the world, across a wide range of skills, interests and ages.…
Find out more »August 2022
Tiny Books / Poetry Tending
Join us for this two hour workshop with guest artists Nika Cavat all materials will be provided for you to create a tiny book. Tiny Books / Poetry Tending: The practice of writing poetry not only allows access to the unconscious, where all the really good stuff dwells, but teaches the importance of compassionate self-examination. The first half of this two hour workshop will guide you through a series of simple writing exercises to draw out your own personal poetry. The…
Find out more »February 2023
Typewriter Valentines
Join us for a Valentines making workshop at Art From Scrap. Create handmade cards, and postcards in this fun Art From Scrap workshop for adults with Simon Keifer and Rebecca Zendejas. Learn how to collage found materials to make original designs. Then type your greetings on vintage typewriters to add personal messages to your creations. Your ticket includes all materials for the workshops and two hours of instruction. Instead of buying new, make original cards out of reuse materials. Learn skills to create…
Find out more »March 2023
Block Printing Workshop
Learn the basics of block printing in this hands on workshop for adults at Art From Scrap. Join us as we explore the art of relief or block printing. We will carve original designs on rubber blocks and create single color prints. In this class we'll focus on single color relief prints using rubber blocks. Students will be given all the materials they need to carve, proof, and print their designs. Art From Scrap Art Coordinator Rachel Palmer will introduce different block…
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Emma Serr is an artist and a student studying Studio Art at SBCC. Emma has a background in art and customer service, having worked as a camp counselor at sewing camp and assistant for sewing events and classes, and display manager and cashier in previous positions, and was recently a nanny to several young children. Emma first found us as a customer who loved what Art From Scrap represents!
Veronica grew up in San Diego and spent her last four years in San Luis Obispo studying Animal Science at Cal Poly. As an undergrad she learned lots about livestock, agriculture, and wildlife. Veronica is very passionate about conservation and sustainable agricultural practices. Veronica has spent many summers working in environmental education at various zoos and museums and loves introducing kids to the plants and animals that coexist with us. In her free time, she likes to sit at the beach and read, take dance classes, roller skate, and walk around fancy neighborhoods to look at the houses.
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. Lu is thrilled to be teaching budding scientists about the Earth and why it’s important for us to protect and preserve the environment. 
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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.
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