This May the SCRAP Board of Directors elected a new slate of officers to guide our organization over the next twelve months.

2014 SCRAP Board of Directors:

Board President-

Michael Bongiorni

Treasurer -  

Cathy Hwang

Secretary -  

Sharon Spain

Vice President -

Joel Puliatti

At large - Kathryn Hyde, Lilly Murphy, Jill Petersen, Larisa Dzwonczyk, Becky Barton

Let's take a moment to recognize those board members that have provided us with leader- ship over the last year; they are moving onto new roles:

-Jack Gold has guided the Governance Committee for the last several years, is leaving our board. Thank you for your work and direction.

-Becky Barton and Larisa Dzwonczyk are continuing on the board but are no longer serving as vice president and secretary. They are devoting more of their time to their new and growing families.

-Michael Shiloh has moved off the SCRAP board to dedicate more time to teaching art.

Would you like to be part of this wonderful team? Please contact

Collage w/ Roxanna Walker 

Saturday, June 14th  1-4pm    fee: $40

Celebrate your innate creativity with an afternoon of collage led by local mixed media artist Roxanna Walker. Collage is an excellent medium for anyone who yearns to create -- no formal art background required! Collage is a no-pressure technique with no mistakes. Roxanna will lead participants as they delve into SCRAP for images and other elements that inspire and speak to  them. Participants will go home with at least one collage and lots of inspiration for your next visit to SCRAP.

About Roxanna

Roxanna Walker is a San Francisco artist who has spent her life exploring creativity, initially with writing before transitioning to collage and mixed media. She has studied with several Bay area artists, shows her art locally, and pursues her passion full-time. www.roxannawalker.com 

Buttonhole Stitch Books w/ C.J. Grossman 

Saturday, June 21st  12-4pm    fee: $45

Join book artist C.J. Grossman and learn how to make this fun book structure that can be used to create a journal or sketchbook that opens flat and can incorporate wonderful cover designs. The name comes from the buttonhole stitch used and sewn on the outside of the journal. Your book can be decorated with beads or buttons and other materials found at SCRAP. A great book for gifts, this is a popular structure that you can recreate at home with ease.

About C.J.  

C.J. Grossman is a mixed media artist and art teacher specializing in Book Arts and unique paper cuts. She exhibits her books, mixed media altars, assemblage and paper cut out books nationally. She has taught thousands of students how to make books, and also teachers educators and parents how to make books with kids. 

3-D Mosaics w/ Jane Schafgans  

Saturday, June 28th  10am-4pm

Sunday, June 29th  10-1pm     fee: $80

Join mosaic artist Jane Schafgans as she  delights and dazzles once again with her mosaic techniques that add color and visual interest enhancing any object or form. In this workshop Jane will show participants how to create mosaics on 3-dimensional surfaces. Participants will be able to use materials from SCRAP or bring their own 3-dimensional objects to work on. It should be small enough to complete the first day. The second day participants will choose their grout color and finish the piece.

Saturday, July 12th 10 - 4pm   fee: $60

In this full-day workshop participants will create a mixed media assemblage using the myriad materials of SCRAP. Endless stories can be told. Come and materialize your story. Put an intention into your artwork and play with mixed media, glass and collage.

 

About Reddy
For over 30 years Reddy Lieb has been working with glass and recycled materials to create both conceptual and functional work. She was Artist-in-Residence at Recology San Francisco, aka the garbage dump. And received her MFA from the California College of Art. Reddy loves inspiring the creative process in people and has been doing so for over 20 years.

 

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