See -- and Make -- Puppets this Sunday

Looking for an activity to do with the whole family this Mother's Day? Join us at Wit's End Puppets' production of The Amazing and Marvelous Cabinets of Kismet. The show itself is getting rave reviews; following the afternoon performance on Sunday 5/12, SCRAP will help run a workshop so that attendees can make their own puppets. Tickets ($15 for the show; $20 for show + workshop) still remain for this collaborative event, 2-4pm at Flashpoint Gallery, 916 G Street NW.

 Photo by C. Stanley Photography

Last September, we held this same SCRAPpy workshop over at Watkins Nature Center. The results were varied and fun, and participants had an opportunity at the end to have their designs' photos taken from behind the puppet stage. Time permitting, we'll do the same on the Kismet set.

Photos by SCRAP DC

A Guest Blogger Visits SCRAP-DC

Cece, age 8, came to our store/office/studio over Thanksgiving weekend, and made a collage with materials purchased here. Check it out!

Here are her musings on the subject:
I think Scrap-DC is helpful to the earth because they reuse recycled materials that other people wouldn't necessarily know how to use. Karen knows how to reuse the materials in a good and creative way. Scrap-DC makes stuff look cool instead of like an empty soda can lying on the ground.


For my art that I made at Scrap-DC, I used wood, styrofoam, a cork, yarn, glue, plastic tubes, Formica, a cup, a cap, and googley eyes. I felt happy when I was making the art because I knew that I was also helping the environment.


Did y'all know that we stock and sell all of the items above?? And then some! YOU can come in and make something this cool, too, and for very little money. Cece, you really get what we're about and what we're hoping to teach! This collage makes awesome use of some materials that I think you could even reconfigure later if you want to. As it is, the colors and composition make the piece interesting from different points of view (and so, thanks for showing us a couple different angles). I'm so pleased that this beautiful work resulted from your visit to our space, and we hope you'll come back soon!


Love,
Karen