June Jewels: Jewelry Repair & Transformation with Vega Vosbek

June Jewels: A Jewelry Making Workshop Series

SCRAP will be partnering with our neighbors at Bayview's Cafe Alma to host this new and exciting series.

Workshop Location: Cafe Alma: 888 Ines Ave, SF, CA- 94124

Workshop Description

Learn basic repair skills such as resizing, cleaning, polishing, and fixing/replacing clasps, chains, and earring backs.

We will also explore upcycling, transforming broken or underutilized pieces into something fabulous for your wardrobe. Tools and materials will be provided, but bring any jewelry or accessories you want to repair or turn into something new!

Ticket Cost

Please note we have a sliding scale for tickets for this event! The break down is as follows:

• General Admission #1: Covers the cost of workshop and materials
• General Admission #2: Covers cost of workshop, materials, and supports the instructor
• General Admission #3: Covers cost of workshop, materials, supports the instructor, and helps keep our workshops more accessible

All ages welcome. Participants under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a ticket-holding adult.

About the Artist

Vega Vosbek (she/her) is a transdisciplinary creator, educator, and organizer based in Huichin (Oakland, CA). She received a BA in Cognitive Science and Education from UC Berkeley in 2020 and worked as a public school teacher before dedicating herself to art. Vega primarily works in jewelry and metal arts, but enjoys combining diverse mediums including textiles, clay, light, sound, and water into deeply elemental creations. She creates from a place of ritual, imagining spaces between antiquity and futurism that call for us to remember our connection to the natural world. Since beginning her first jewelry brand JEMINIII in 2023, Vega has sold hundreds of unique adornments, displayed metalwork in shows across the country, produced art events centering queer/trans expression, and is currently teaching jewelry courses at Studio One, Oakland.

About SCRAP

We at SCRAP breathe new life into old arts & crafts supplies and reduce waste by diverting over 200 tons of materials heading to landfill every year. To learn more about SCRAP and our mission to make art materials & education more accessible to all, please visit our website at www.scrap-sf.org

About Cafe Alma

Café Alma was created to provide the India Basin and Bayview community with a delicious, unique and health conscience gourmet food hub that utilizes the incredible resources of the neighborhood. Located in a community centric environment, we are more than just a restaurant- we are an active arts space offering classes in various mediums including ceramics and screen printing. We host rotating shows from local artists. In addition, we are also an incubator for local small businesses, a community gathering space with options for private and public events and a place to relax, work, experience live music & workshops and play! Learn more at www.cafealmasf.com