Scrappy Little Spot.

This weekend my good friend, artist Leigh Wells introduced me to Scrap. I'd heard her speak of Scrap so many times, a place where she rummages through their gritty, packed to the gills warehouse for reusable materials for her artwork. Paper, old photographs, paints, old books - it's all there at Scrap for the taking, or at least, at dirt cheap prices. It's a scrounger's paradise for reusable art parts. And by bringing new life to these old objects, Scrap reduces the huge amount of waste headed to our city's already crowded landfills.

Scrap is an old warehouse full of donated cast-offs from all kinds of people, businesses, and local artists who have all contributed to Scrap's stockpile of goods. There's old frames, fabric remnants, paper, yarn, buttons, cards and envelopes, old letters, candles (I swooped up a bunch of votives). We even saw old teeth molds (Leigh was strangely drawn to these, but she resisted, gosh darn it!).

Kids love it, too, and there were a bunch of them in Scrap this weekend, exercising their imaginations, and finding recycled goods to make their own art projects. So, if you are an artist, or crafty person in seek of inexpensive, reusable materials, you should most definitely check out Scrap. And if you have items you'd like to donate, check out Scrap's website to find out about drop offs, or in some cases, arrange for a pick up.





Scrap
801 Toland Street
San Francisco 94124
Open Tues thru Saturday 9a - 5p
415.647.1746