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Rebel Craft Rumble!!!

dkcaselton — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 05:55:02 +0000

SCRAP Presents…

Rebel Craft Rumble 2011
Wednesday, June 15, 7 – 9 p.m.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Clinton Street Theater
2522 SE Clinton St.

With pinking shears drawn and glue guns locked and loaded, a fierce group of competitors will battle for crafting supremacy at Rebel Craft Rumble. See what kick-ass crafts they’ll whip up and if they can seam-rip the title of “Craft Master” from Craft Zine’s editor-in-chief and last year’s winner, Sister Diane Gilleland. All bouts will be judged by local celebs.

Must be 21 or older to attend.
General admission is $8 in advance, $10 at the door.
Tickets available at SCRAP or online
Admission includes a beer ticket for more rowdy fun!
Featuring the funky DJ Sacrilicious on turntables!

Contact: Kelley Carmichael Casey at SCRAP, 503-294-0769 x3, kelley@scrapaction.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 19, 2011

ARMED AND DANGEROUSLY CREATIVE

Portland crafters get ready to square off at SCRAP’s Rebel Craft Rumble, June 15

PORTLAND, Ore. – Armed with scissors, glue and plenty of sass, some of Portland ’s best crafters are ready to go head-to-head in the ultimate SCRAP smack-down.

Local crafters who believe they’ve got enough game to earn the title of Portland ’s Craft Master will square off and put their talents to the test in front of a live audience at SCRAP’s annual Rebel Craft Rumble, June 15.

At Rebel Craft Rumble, four pre-qualified contestants will compete against one another for who can come up with the best craft creations under dramatic timed “bouts,” using only the materials selected for them. To make it even more challenging, audience members also can bid on craft items that contestants must use as part of their designs.

“It’s a true test of wits and strategy played out on ultimate crafting stage. Talent, time and tenaciousness will all come into play. The rowdiness of the audience may certainly be a factor as well,” said Kelley Carmichael Casey, executive director of SCRAP.

The contestants’ creations will be judged by Julie Sabatier of Destination DIY, Lindsey Newkirk of Junk to Funk Trashion Collective and Jen Neitzel and Richard Fox of DIY Lounge. The best competitor will participate in the ultimate challenge against reigning champ and Craft Master, Sister Diane Gilleland, editor-in-chief of CRAFT.

Rebel Craft Rumble will be held at the Clinton Street Theater, 2522 SE Clinton, in Portland . Tickets are available at www.scrapaction.org/events/rebel-craft-rumble. General admission is $8 in advance, $10 at the door (admission includes 1 beer ticket). Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and proceeds will benefit SCRAP. This rowdy event is 21+.

As Portland ’s favorite place for creative inspiration, SCRAP provides an environmentally sound solution for individuals, families and businesses to donate reusable material and discover affordable, interesting arts and crafts supplies. At SCRAP, being creative means being kind to the environment – SCRAP diverts more than 103 tons of materials annually from the waste stream. Located at 2915 N.E. MLK Blvd. , in Portland , SCRAP also can be found online atwww.scrapaction.org.

SCRAP thanks its hardcore sponsors for this event: ReDirect Guide, Mid-America Overseas, Inc, MacTarnahan’s Brewing, Chinook Book and The Workshop.

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“Old School Crafty” Audition

dkcaselton — Fri, 27 May 2011 05:28:34 +0000

Yesterday, I auditioned with Actual Industries for “Old School Crafty”! It was a blast. I interviewed in their really cool offices and the lovely ladies greeted me. After my interview with Jean and Tiffany, I was handed a brown paper bag full of “SCRAPpy goodies.” I get 15 minutes on camera to create a piece of wearable art. I quickly cut out some flowers shapes out of some fabulous fabric samples, grab the hot glue gun, and start gluing together my pieces. Then I discover pieces of wire! I start adding wire between petals and leaves and give it some depth. I add a safety pin to the back and now have a colorful, fun flower pin to wear! I don’t get to keep it though. So, even if I don’t get to be involved, I had a great time and met some great people!

Here’s the ad for the audition:

You might have heard the term, “Keep Portland Weird.” Well, there’s a reason we say that here. Portlanders tend to look at things a little differently. Where one might see junk, others see opportunity. The people in this area value the “Do It Yourself” spirit. Maybe it’s that pioneer backbone that’s still lingering from our trailblazing forefathers. You may not have grown up knowing how to build your own bike, brew your own beer, or make your own clothes, but if you live in the Northwest, you’re bound to meet others who do, and will gladly show you how. That is what “Old School Crafty” is all about. Embracing that sense of community and artistic ability inherent in all of us.

In these tight economic times, we are all trying to be resourceful and come up with alternative ways to make unique homemade items. Not only is it good for the community to use re-purposed materials, but it also shows how one can think outside of the box and find new uses for items deemed trash. This is where the “Old School” craftiness really kicks in. Generations before us had to make do with what they had at their disposal. In the society that we live in now, our options are endless. We are only limited as far as our imagination can take us.

If you think you have what it takes to get crafty with Actual, then contact Tiffany or Jean at crafty @ actualindustries.com today. We cannot wait to see who our first crafty MVP will be…

“Pop Art” Sold

dkcaselton — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 21:42:06 +0000

No sooner did I hang this piece at SCRAP that it sold to a couple that are writing a book about creative artists using reused materials.

“Next Please”

dkcaselton — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 21:45:00 +0000

Art auctioned off

dkcaselton — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 21:34:41 +0000

SCRAP’s benefit, Incognito had a theme of a masquerade and I donated the following artwork.

Check it out! My artwork appears in SCRAP story on KPTV’s Better Portland

dkcaselton — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 22:27:18 +0000

View Video Here

Final Piece for Fun-A-Day 2010

dkcaselton — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:33:46 +0000

fun-a-day Portland

dkcaselton — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:40:42 +0000

This January The artclash collective (www.artclash.com) is holding their sixth annual Fun-A-Day Project! Guidelines for entry are simple. Create your own project and produce one piece of artwork each day for the entire month of January. Then submit your 31 pieces by early February to be included in the show.

Fun-A-Day Portland
February 13, 2010 , 7 to 11p.m. at St. David’s Episcopal Church
2800 SE Harrison Street, Portland, OR 97214-5699

I am doing a piece a day that will be combined into one big piece like a huge calendar.

New artwork showing at SCRAP

dkcaselton — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:50:06 +0000

I just had some of my artwork (3 pieces) showing at Colored Pencils at City Hall on December 3, 2009. I had great responses from folks. Especially on the larger piece with almost 120 miniature collages framed in seed beads. Now, the same three pieces are showing on the walls of SCRAP’s Creative Reuse Center at 2915 NE MLK Blvd, Portland, Oregon.

so many ideas, so little time

dkcaselton — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:03:12 +0000

I have started several projects at the studio and have not finished any of them. There are so many things that I want to do and to try, but do not have the time!

I own a book by Claudine Helmuth that I browse all the time for inspiration. It is called Collage Discovery Workshop. I love the style that she uses. I recently purchased a more recent book by Claudine called Collage Discovery Workshop: Expect the Unexpected. This book has all kinds of different methods of collage that involve techniques to create different surfaces, backgrounds, etc. Oh…so exciting!

I am working on so many things right now outside of crafting that I do not seem to have enough time to do the crafts and new ideas that I want to do!