Ornament & Card Making Workshop Is This Thursday
It’s a wrap! Holiday beginnings at Explore Ecology – Time to get COZY and make things!
Don’t you wish it would snow in Santa Barbara? Or even get a little cold? Well – you can pretend this Thursday, December 4th, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm, by joining us at Art From Scrap for an Ornament and Card Making Workshop. We’ll be using everyday cold-weather inspired actions such as wrapping things in yarn and fabric, coating and covering… scrunching and knotting, tying and fastening like you would be doing to yourself if you were on a snowy street somewhere else.
In this workshop, you might make wooly snowballs, knotted garlands, beautiful wrapped sticks that become fantastical miniature trees, and tiny houses for tiny creatures in or around your tree. You can create cork people and little rockets, or winter flowers and stars. For a start.
You may need invitations for friends, cards and tags for presents – so we have some Holiday Card ideas for you, too. One card design that can be many things: posted to overseas friends, a gift tag on a present and then hung on the tree for decoration, or for the children to find and play a game with. Each card is also a tiny pocket in which to hide or tuck a note, small treasure, or set of clues that point your children on a treasure hunt around the house. Your imagination is the limit, our materials are there for your creative first few steps.
No reservations are required. Don’t miss this Art From Scrap Workshop on Thursday, December 4th, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm. This workshop is part of our Homespun Holiday First Thursday Celebration, which includes an Art Opening & Jewelry Show, music by DJ Ted Coe of KCSB FM and wine by Santa Barbara Winery.
Josh was born and raised in Santa Barbara, where his passion and curiosity for the environment began and has continued to grow. During his undergraduate studies, Josh pursued this interest at the University of California at Santa Cruz, receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Studies.
Melissa Dodos developed her passion for creative reuse as a mother of four and elementary educator over the past 25 years. She loves to inspire creativity by connecting people with resources and ideas.
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.
Stephanie began her journey as an educator over twenty years ago working as a preschool teacher in Washington state for a cooperative preschool program affiliated with Whatcom Community College. She loved observing the wonder and curiosity of the children and bringing them out into nature to explore the natural world. She continued her love for learning and got her teaching license and then her Montessori certification and worked as an elementary teacher in Tribal, Public, and Montessori schools. She collaborated to create a school garden and her students loved it so much that it became a special place where they could garden, read, explore, play, and it provided a safe sanctuary for students to calm down and reset when they were having difficult moments.
Morgan’s mermaid soul is always seeking adventure—swimming a relay across the Santa Barbara Channel and taking the first photo of a newborn orca off Anacapa Island being standout experiences close to home.
Lindsay Johnson