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Monthly Newsletter 30th Anniversary Celebrations, workshops, materials and more! November, 2008 Celebrate SCRAP'S 30th Anniversary this month! Greetings! SCRAP IS 30!  In honor of SCRAP's 30th Anniversary we're having a party!  We want to keep SCRAP (Scroungers' Center for Reusable Art Parts) going strong for another 30 years, promoting the reuse ethic and helping to get perfectly good materials into the hands of teachers, students, artists, and non-profits. The event is taking place on Saturday, November 22nd, from 6:00 to 9:00pm at the Market Street Gallery, 1554 Market Street (between Franklin and Van Ness) San Francisco, CA  94102, in conjunction with the exhibition, Recollections: Celebrating 30 Years of SCRAP.  The exhibition includes work by eighteen artists devoted to the SCRAP tradition of creative reuse and will be in place from November 3 to November 25.  Tickets are $30 (tax deductible) and available at SCRAP (801 Toland St., entrance on Newcomb), or online at http://scrapis30.eventbrite.com. This celebration and fundraiser features works available through both silent and live auction.  Among the items available will be works by artists featured in the exhibition including John Kuzich, Remi Rubel, Claudia Chapline, Jeanine Briggs, Joan von Briesen, Colette Crutcher, Emiko Oye, and Christine Dhein, and works by local artists Aiko Cuneo, Mike Kimball, and Ruth Asawa. We will also have an Artist's Reception on Saturday, November 15th, from 6:00 to 8pm at the Market Street Gallery. I hope you will come out to support SCRAP and I look forward to seeing you at the Show and/or Party. Sincerely, Kenan Shapero Director, SCRAP kshapero@scrap-sf.org in this issue :: Party! :: Save the Dates :: SCRAP Workshop: 2009 - A Calendar All Mine :: Seen at Scrap! :: The San Francisco Public Library in association with SCRAP presents Ring in the Green!. :: SCRAP CONTACT LIST :: DO-IT-YOURSELF CORNER :: Creativity: Practices, Routines and Habits In honor of SCRAP's 30th Anniversary we're having a Party! Join us in our celebration, a fundraiser and silent auction event at Market Street Gallery in conjunction with the exhibition,  Recollections: Celebrating 30 Years of SCRAP.   Donate 30 dollars for 30 years!  Get your tickets at SCRAP  (801 Toland Street) or online at http://scrapis30.eventbrite.com   Saturday November 22nd, 6pm-9pm Market Street Gallery  1554 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94102 ~hors d'oeuvres, drinks, silent and live auction, good company~                          Save the Dates There are quite a few events scheduled this month. See the general listing here with details throughout the newsletter. Anniversary Celebration Events November 3-November 25, Show- Recollections: Celebrating 30 Years of SCRAP at the Market Street Gallery November 15, 6p-8p, Artist Reception, Market Street Gallery November 22,6p-9p, A Party and Silent Auction at the Market Street Gallery Onsite Workshop December 13, 1p-4p, SCRAP Workshop:  2009- A Calendar All Mine Community Event November 30, 10a-5p, Bazaar Bizarre, San Francisco County Fair Bldg., 9th Ave. at Lincoln Way, Golden Gate Park San Francisco Public Library Events November 22, 2p-4p, Parkside Branch Library, Gift Boxes November 15, 2p-4p, Mission Branch Library, Collage Cards-see listing below December 6,2p-4p, Ortega Branch Library, Printed Cards and Wrapping Paper  December 13, 2p-4p, Glen Park Branch Library, Decorated Tin Gift Boxes

SCRAP Workshop: 2009 - A Calendar All Mine  Workshop Presenter: Susan Lorraine Madonich When: Saturday, December 13, 1 pm - 4 pm At long last - the chance to make that calendar you've always wanted.  A perfect gift for your best friend (if you can bear parting with it) or the bright, colorful way to watch 2009 go flying by! Make a collage of text & images - both of which are so accessible & plentiful at SCRAP - or go for a more three dimensional effect with mixed media assemblage, dates that stand up on a page or a shiny yellow curtain that opens up to the month of May. If the calendar will be a gift, personalize each month for that person.  Let rubber stamps, dried flowers, satin ribbon & colorful beads carry you into a fun, crazy, happy calendar-making time at SCRAP. Artist Bio: Susan Lorraine Madonich is a Book Artist, Writer & Photographer who can drive to SCRAP with her eyes closed.  Susan teaches digital arts & book making at her live/work studio in the outer Sunset.  Seen at Scrap! There is lots of fabric in stock for sewing, quilting, and collage. This particular piece will find its way into a decoupaged floor quilt.  Check the next "How-to" column for instructions. In order to be creative you have to know how to prepare to be creative. ~Twyla Tharp The San Francisco Public Library in association with SCRAP  presents Ring in the Green! Eco-Friendly Projects For the Holidays Adults and teens can spend Saturday afternoons using reusable art parts to make "new" and beautiful holiday projects! When:  Saturday November 15, 2008             2p-4p             Mission Bay Branch Library             960 Fourth Street (at Berry)             Collaged Cards                Saturday November 22, 2008             2p-4p             Parkside Branch Library             1200 Taraval Street (at 22nd)             Gift boxes made out of paper                 and card stock             Saturday December 6, 2008             2p-4p             Ortega Branch Library             3223 Ortega Street (at 39th Ave)             Printed cards and wrapping             paper             Saturday December 13, 2008             Glen Park Branch Library             2825 Diamond Street (near             Bosworth)             Gift boxes: decorating tins with                           recycled materials   All programs at the Library are free. Supported by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library   SCRAP CONTACT LIST   Have ideas for new potential donors or have a donation?  Contact our Outreach Coordinator, Rachel, at outreach@scrap-sf.org Have a general question or want to volunteer? Contact Jenny at jmorningstar@scrap-sf.org Have a workshop question or idea for a workshop? Contact Vivian at workshop@scrap-sf.org

November 2008/DO-IT-YOURSELF CORNER By Vivian Walz HARDCOVER BOOK When I was studying art education at San Francisco State University, a visiting artist/educator presented a single session of bookmaking for kids.  Although I've perused many bookmaking books since then for ideas, I always come back to the tiny single-sheet book, the magical unfolding book, and the beautifully bound hardcover book, from among the dozen or so techniques I learned that one afternoon. While the single-sheet book is useful for dazzling preschoolers, and the unfolding book is handy for entertaining elementary ages, it is the easy but lovely hardcover book that has proven to be the most versatile in my teaching.  It can be used as a journal, an illustrated book, a poetry book.  It can be filled with pressed flowers, photos, or recipes.  In nearly every summer camp I have taught, we have made these books to use as sketchbooks on fieldtrips, capturing the likeness of a giraffe at the zoo, taking notes on local wildlife in Golden Gate Park, counting the examples of dragons at the Asian Art Museum, or copying the patterns in an African mask at the de Young.    It's a book for adults, too.  When I showed my husband the sample from this month's "how-to" column, he couldn't believe I'd made it in under an hour.  Now he wants me to make one for his mother as a Christmas gift, covered with holiday paper, to use as an album for pictures of the kids with Santa over the years.  Although you never know what you'll find at SCRAP, you are always sure to find all the materials you need to make some version of this book.  You may need to adjust the size depending on the paper or mat board available when you shop, but it's easy to improvise with this. Materials:  6 to 8 sheets of filler paper (in the example I used 8 1/2 x 13" paper that was in abundant supply the day I was shopping, folded in half to 6 1/2 x 8 1/2") 2 rectangles of mat board for the front and back covers (7 x 9 1/2" in example) 2 rectangles of decorative, wrapping or other lightweight paper to wrap the cover (9 x 11 1/2" in example) 1 strip of contrasting decorative paper for the spine (3 x 25" in example) 1 sheet of heavy paper for the inner cover (9 x 13 1/2", folded in half to 6 3/4 x 9") About 3' embroidery thread glue stick Supplies: X-acto knife, metal ruler, scissors, needle, cutting mat (I use an Olfa rotary mat that I found at SCRAP many months ago.  As I always say, shop often, you never know what you'll find.) For complete instructions, click the link here Hard Cover Book Instructions. Creativity:  Practices, Routines and Habits. Creativity is an essential part of all of our lives everyday.  It is vital to our growth and evolution in a myriad of ways.  For those of you reading this newsletter, creativity must be an important personal value, something vital to a deeper, more fulfilled life.  However, our essential creativity is often something that is hard to stay connected to and requires regular attention and commitment from us, if we truly want to have more creativity in our lives. One of the corner stones for cultivating greater creativity is regularity.  It sounds simple, but in practice, not so simple, unless you have built in structures that support greater creative thinking, doing and being.  This is where creative habits, practices and routines come in.  This area of our lives is really about preparation and planning.  It is also about support, efficiency and change. A painting professor of mine said that one of the most important studio habits he had developed was his clean up practice.  When he was cleaning up he imagined he was an apprentice to a Master Painter.  He cleaned and prepared his workspace, readying for the next session, with care and respect.  He said this practice created efficiency in his work time and deeply facilitated the quality of his attention during his painting sessions. If you introduced one positive creative habit in your life, that would be life changing over time, what would that be?  Think about where you are now and what would be different in your life one year from now by developing a new creative habit, practice or routine. If you are uncertain, start having conversations with people about their creative habits, practices and routines. You can start the process today by simply naming, in one phrase, the specific type of experience in your life that reliably affords your greatest satisfaction.  Now imagine the ways you might change your life to put everything you do in service of that satisfaction. I'm guessing right now that sentence might have thrown up some resistance.  However, just by using this naming exercise to reframe this part of your life, what has been stirred up?  What habits, practices or routines might be required to support this part of your life? It does not have to be big and dramatic -- small and doable will be more successful and more satisfying.  It will also take into consideration where you are now.  What practices, habits and routines would support greater efficiency and creativity in your day-to-day life?  What would the impact be? Please feel free to drop me a note at ruth@meristemcoaching.com about habits or routines that work for you, as it would be great to include some reader contributions in next month's newsletter! Resources:  The Everyday Work of Art, Awakening the Extraordinary in Your Daily Life, by Eric Booth  The Creative Habit, Learn it and Use it For Life, by Twyla Tharp Ruth Oprean Cardillo, CPCC Newsletter Editor ruth@meristemcoaching.com Join Our Mailing List!

Thank you for your time!  We hope you enjoyed the November issue of the SCRAP Monthly Newsletter. This is a very busy month!  Please consider supporting the work of SCRAP through a donation or joining in on an upcoming event. Sincerely,   Kenan Shapero SCRAP, Inc. Ruth Oprean Cardillo,CPCC Newsletter Editor ruth@meristemcoaching.com

Visit SCRAP for Holiday Decorating and Gifts! SCRAP is a great place to get decorations for the Holiday seasons as well as create special handmade gifts and cards.  There are some great table decorations available at SCRAP now, including baskets, candles and dried flowers for Thanksgivng festivities.

SCRAP is a creative reuse center, store and workshop space founded in 1976 in San Francisco, California. Donations of high quality, low cost, re-usable materials such as textiles, paper, jewelry findings, wood, buttons and plastics are collected from businesses, institutions and individuals then sorted, displayed and distributed by SCRAP for artists, educational and community groups. Free materials and art activities are provided through our community outreach service.

By breathing new life into old objects, SCRAP reduces the amount of waste going to crowded landfills. By offering low cost art and re-use workshops and providing schools and organizations with badly needed art supplies, SCRAP stimulates creativity and environmental awareness. Nourished by so many wonderful SCRAP treasures, Children and adults learn how to "REDUCE, RE-USE AND RECYCLE."

Manufacturers save money on their disposal costs and receive tax benefits. Artists, museums, senior groups, summer camps, children's centers and theater groups transform SCRAP materials into sculptures, paintings, and other masterpieces. Anyone can contribute by purchasing or donating high quality, clean, reusable materials that might otherwise be thrown away.