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March 2019
Earring Making Workshop
Learn how to hand make your own Sterling Silver Hoop earrings! This is a course suitable for beginner-intermediate silversmiths, no experience necessary. Price includes Sterling Silver materials and tool rental. We will learn and practice various techniques including hammering, forging,work, filing, sanding and polishing. You will go home with two pairs of earrings. Limited spots available. Alix first began making jewelry 14 years ago as a sophomore in high school. Working with the torch and metal felt familiar and mesmerizing.…
Find out more »April 2019
Leather Coasters and Wine Charms
Allison is back with another upcycle leather project that is sure to add some style to your home. In this two hour workshop attendees with create custom leather coasters and wine charms. Allison has taught previous workshops at Art From Scrap on leather earrings, and wall hangings. You can see her leather creations at markets in town as well as in the Youth Interactive store. Join us and create something one of a kind. Tickets include all materials necessary for…
Find out more »June 2019
Our Medicine Grows Plant Walk & Medicine Making Journey
Join herbalist Lindsay Kolasa for a day in the field at our Plant Walk and Medicine Making Workshop. We will sniff, sample, and sip our way through the plant world. Learn about the basics of how plants affect the body through taste and get ready to chew on some botanical terms and deep soul stories. By the end of the workshop, we'll be making medicine to take home! Guest Instructor Lindsay Kolasa is a Community Herbalist, Traditional Food Ways Educator, and Soul-worker with…
Find out more »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.…
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