Unleash Your Eco-Artist at Art From Scrap
If you want to make Recycled Cards and Wrapping Paper, Artsy Animals or Elegant Ornaments, the Art From Scrap Art Center is the place for you! Art From Scrap, a program of Explore Ecology, offers weekly art workshops every Saturday from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. The workshops are open to artists of all ages and abilities and take place in the AFS Art Center located upstairs from the Art From Scrap Reuse Store. All of the art materials in the workshops are AFS Reuse objects donated by local businesses and individuals. By making art out of discarded materials (which otherwise would head to the landfill) resources are saved and imaginations stoked. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Have Fun at an Art From Scrap Workshop.
Guest Instructors of the Saturday workshops include many well known Santa Barbara artists: Jason Summers, Judy Nilsen, Bill O’Malley, Mary Price, Marilee Krause, Dug Uyesaka, and Beth Amine. Workshops cost $8.00 per person. Children aged five and under must have adult supervision.
To take a look at our current Art Workshop Schedule click here
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