SCRAP in a Box

Danielle Hoang believes that art dares us to dream and can fuel confidence in self expression. It helps us develop and understand new ideas, and can be an essential ingredient for social change. She studied at San Francisco State University, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, received her Early Childhood Education Certificate from CCSF and in 2008 she earned her BA in Studio Art with an emphasis in both photography and ceramics from California State University Chico. 

She has taught ceramics and 3D art at local non-profit programs, Mercy High School SF, the Bayview Opera House, YMCA, worked as a Ceramics Lab Technician at the City College of San Francisco and at Ruby’s Clay Studio and continues to teach multiple mediums at Sharon Art Studio, SCRAP, SF Day School and SFUSD. Outside of the classroom, she continues her ceramics practice, is a metal smith and has a small successful jewelry business. She stays immersed in the art world and values the exploration of new materials, ideas and forms of expression. 

Follow her jewelry/ceramics instagram page @brokenpebble_studio.

Petra Schumann has taught art to elementary and middle school students for over a dozen years.  Currently, she is the art instructor at a public elementary school in Pacifica.  Through her carefully designed lessons, Petra’s students experience the joys of creating with a variety of media, from watercolor to ceramics to repurposed materials.  Petra enjoys introducing students to artists from around the world while inspiring them to do their best work.

Petra has been a maker since childhood and currently works primarily in fiber arts.  Born in Germany and raised in New Hampshire, Petra earned her BA from Harvard and an MA from UCLA.

Maya Djiji is a multimedia artist from Los Angeles who has resided in the Bay Area for 6 years and graduated from CCA in 2020. 

Her practice involves using a very saturated color palette and any material she can get her hands on. She has worked in a multitude of art making studios and worked closely with many Bay Area artists. She has a taught a wide range of classes to groups of all ages and is very passionate about sharing her love and knowledge of art making. 

Sebastian Petersen is an Illustration graduate of the California College of the Arts, and a practicing fine artist. He has spent several years working in government programs and private sector groups teaching art to a wide range of students and community members. He lives on the coast with his partner, and his puppy, working on illustrations, and beach combing for art projects. 

Josie Licavoli, a multimedia artist and educator from the Bay Area, explores diverse cultural identities, drawing from her mixed-race heritage. Inspired by San Francisco, the California coast, and various art forms such as music and literature, her work delves into human experiences, merging personal introspection with collective knowledge. Josie's art bridges private and public realms, inviting viewers to engage with the rich tapestry of Filipino and American culture, fostering connection and dialogue.

Her teaching philosophy is centered in community, experimentation and student led projects. 

Josie received her BA in 2022 in Studio Art (painting) and Art Education from Cal Poly Humboldt. She is also the current Filipinx Teaching Fellow at Root Division. 

June Nelson (they/she) is a nonbinary transfemme creator, educator, and organizer based in Oakland, CA. They received a BA in Cognitive Science and Education from UC Berkeley in 2020 and worked as a public school teacher before dedicating themself to creating. A self-taught jeweler, June crafts transdisciplinary bodily adornments through chainmail, metal casting, wire working, and a variety of other mediums, toying with expectations of appearance and material. Their work is deeply inspired by queer bodies and expression, ancestral/traditional craftwork, and our (dis)connection with land and nature. 

Honoring the importance of community in the arts, June stewards communal makerspaces for QT/BIPOC artists, organizes community-based fashion shows and art markets, and teaches various workshops intended to cultivate community and facilitate access to jewelry-making materials and knowledge