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Class size is limited and classes fill up quickly. To register: email workshop@scrap-sf.org or call 415-647-1746. SCRAP is located at 801 Toland Street, SF, *entrance on Newcomb, between Toland and Selby.
June 27th: "Reframe It" -- Joseph Cornell-style sculptures, 1p-4p, artist Francisco Hernandez, $15.00 plus $5 extra materials fee
Reframe It -- Joseph Cornell-style sculptures
Description: Change the context of ordinary objects by placing them within a Joseph Cornell-inspired frame or box. Reshape or resize a frame, or add divisions to a wooden wine box, to use as a base for a three-dimensional assemblage or diorama. No special skills required, but bring your imagination.
About the Artist: Francisco Hernandez is a 5th-grade teacher, boat-builder, sculptor, and frequent SCRAP shopper. His students have created model bridges, buildings, windmills, and dams using SCRAP materials, and he spent a recent weekend building a coop for three rescued chickens.
Beginning Crochet: Learn To Crochet/Crochet Basics
Have you always loved crocheted items and had the thought, "I wish I knew how to do that!" Here is an opportunity to stop wishing and start crocheting! Join Rene McIntyre in this SCRAP workshop and learn how to hold a crochet needle, gauge your work, and follow a crochet pattern to make a cap. With the five basic crochet stitches you learn here, you will be able to crochet almost anything.
We'll provide the yarn and pattern you need to make a cap, and you can bring a size H crochet hook or purchase one from Rene. You will leave this workshop with:
* Knowledge of five basic crochet stitches
About Rene
Rene has created quite a few blankets, baby layettes and hats with crochet, not to mention vests, scarves and bags. She assists crochet students at the SF Public Library-Main Branch once a month on the third Saturday of the month. She loves SCRAP for the variety of materials that are saved from landfill and made available to artists and crafters. She also loves the workshops they make available!
For Questions: contact Rene at rene_mcintyre@yahoo.com
Family Day: Accessorize with Toys
We're very excited to be hosting a special workshop with local artists emiko oye and Shana Astrachan, who will show you how to create jewelry and small sculptures from recycled toy and game parts, as well as other small plastic and metal parts found at SCRAP! You'll learn basic jewelry making techniques; how to use tools such as pliers, cutters, and punches; and how to connect parts using cold connection methods. Bring your own toy/game parts from home that you may want to incorporate into jewelry.
Along with learning these techniques from accomplished artists, you will
be inspired to see everyday objects such as toys, as creative materials to express your individuality. Take home your completed jewelry, such as charm bracelets, brooches, earrings, necklaces, key chains and/or small sculptures.
About the artists
Shana and emiko have been doing this workshop with kids, adults, and families for 4 years, and they say, "every time it's a new experience - it's amazing seeing people's creativity unleashed, especially in young kids. As artists working in alternative materials, it's a great way to introduce people to a new way of looking at common objects, even trash, and repurposing it into something personal."
You can find out more about their work and workshops at the following websites:
Shana: www.shanaastrachan.com
For questions: 
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