Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse

This week we are featuring the work of Emmy Girouard, a multidisciplinary artist based in New York. She uses found objects and second-hand stores to source the materials she uses in her collage and fiber arts practice. Read more about her work below:

"My name is Emmy Girouard, and I am a New York City–based interdisciplinary artist and content creator working across visual art, craft, performance, and digital media. My practice focuses on environmental sustainability and reuse, creating work from recycled and repurposed materials sourced from secondhand stores and found objects throughout the city."

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In our online store you can find: traditional art and craft supplies, vintage jewelry, collectibles, instructional books, and...a tiny version of Austin Powers?! Surprising things await you. These items are exclusively available online! Our online store has shipping options available or you can select free curbside pickup and pick it up right at our physical shop location at 214 N Lexington St. in Pittsburgh, PA!

1. Perfume Sprayer - Pocket or Purse - Travel Size - Refillable - Vintage - Used; $19.99
2. Animals and Stripes Pattern Cotton Fabric - Save the Children - Primary Colors - Vintage; $6.75
3. Fire Engine House Hampden #46 HO Scale Building Set - No. 1390 - Model Train Scenery; $9.99
4. Kamakura-bori Lacquerware Plate or Trivet with Carved Floral Design - 6 Inches; $19.99
5. Afghani Tribal Necklace; $89.99
6. Handmade Bear Belt Buckle - Rectangle - Rope Design - Hammered Texture; $24.99

Questions about the online store? Email [email protected]. As a nonprofit, all revenue from the store goes directly back into our mission to keep materials out of the landfill. We take care to research and price all of our materials below retail value. The link to our online store can be found in our bio!

Join us for a free workshop with our Artist in Residence, Sara Jean Ruiz, happening this upcoming Sunday! Learn how to make a quilted memory collage.

In this workshop we will learn how to print childhood images/meaningful memories onto fabric sheets with an inkjet printer. We will use these prints to create a quilted collage onto a vintage handkerchief. No previous sewing experience required!

*When you register, please email any personal photos you'd like to incorporate into your piece to [email protected]. This will speed up the printing process. :) There will be miscellaneous vintage photos provided for those who don't email photos ahead of time.

Sara Jean Ruiz is a textile artist working with words, recycled materials, and the desire to be loved like a baby. Her work focuses on memory and creating tangible expressions of grief, care, and longing as it relates to her experience with complex-PTSD.

Details:
Workshop Title: Quilted Memory Collage
Date: Sunday, June 7th, 6-8pm
Location: In-house at Creative Reuse: 214 N Lexington St.
All ages, free
Registration required: visit the events page of our website to learn more https://pccr.org/events/

We will be closed tomorrow. We will resume our normal hours on Tuesday, May 26 from 11 AM - 5 PM. Our online store is open 24/7! Check it out: https://creativereuse.square.site/