Scrap Musings: An Update From Tara, Our Creative ReUse Director
New Pricing:
A couple of months ago , the Art From Scrap Creative ReUse Store opened up more floor space to increase our Bulk Section. What that means is more cool stuff at fantastically affordable Art From Scrap prices. From party supplies to collage materials, candle holders to burlap coffee sacks, fine jewelry to a mecca of fabric and sewing supplies, retro/vintage/antique- Art From Scrap has just the thing you need! Patrick, Carol, our new employee KC, and I are here to help you find what you are looking for! Open shop hours: Thursday and Friday 11-6, Saturday and Sunday 10-4.
News:
New staff member, KC! Welcome!
KC is back in California after living in Boston as a professional photographer for over a decade. She is super creative, warm-hearted, fun, and overall a lovely person- a great addition to the AFS shop team! Check out her Etsy creations and photography website:
Donation Update:
Thank you so much for donating to our Creative ReUse Store! We love accepting items from you and keeping materials out of the landfill.
Items we are not accepting as donations: plain tile, picture frame glass, unlabeled art supplies, housewares, and fabric scraps that are smaller than a half yard. Please check our list of items that we do and don’t receive on the Art From Scrap page of the Explore Ecology website. We have a very thorough list to check out!
Also, if you own a business, or know someone who does, and you think they may have a business donation for Art From Scrap, please let me know by emailing me at: Tara (at) ExploreEcology.org.
Fun: We love this kid!
“This place is fancy!” -6 year old Art From Scrap shopper.
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