((PKG)) CREATIVE RE-USE CENTER
((Banner: Creative Re-Use))
((Reporter: Faiza ElMasry))
((Camera: Adam Greenbaum))
((Map: Paeonian Springs, Virginia))
((Main characters: 1 female))
((Sub characters: 2 females))
((NATS: Jess walking, opening door and coming in store))
((Jess Griffin, Artist, NOVA Reuse Center Owner))
It is a nonprofit dedicated to encouraging re-use in our
community, providing affordable materials to artists and
teachers and all creative minds in the area.
((Jess Griffin, Artist, NOVA Reuse Center Owner))
I learned about creative re-use centers over a decade ago
and they really sparked something in me because I’d always
been a creative re-use artist, but I didn’t know there was a
name for it really and there is a community for it.
((NATS: Jess Old Project))
When I was a lot younger, one of the first inspirations that I
had was someone was throwing away this baking tin. And I
was like, ‘Don’t throw that away. I could do something with
that.’ I didn’t know what, but we drove the hole in the middle
and turned it into a clock. I called it my cupcake clock.
((NATS: CD Art Piece))
I like to do a lot of CD mosaics. I did a series of all of the
local colleges that people seem to really like and it’s on an
old pantry door that got discarded.
((NATS: Ripping paper out of map))
And I also make tiny little earrings out of paper like maps,
music paper, old books, things like that.
((NATS: Car driving by))
((Jess Griffin, Artist, NOVA Reuse Center Owner))
We’re just outside of Leesburg, Virginia which is kind of the
keystone of Loudoun County. And it’s a wonderful
community that embraces arts and small businesses.
((NATS: Unpacking donations))
((Jess Griffin, Artist, NOVA Reuse Center Owner))
Donations come in very willingly, all kinds of things, fabrics,
sewing nations, paper, office supplies, lots of creative things
that kids like to use like pompoms and buttons and pipe
cleaners.
((NATS: Cutting paper))
((Jess Griffin, Artist, NOVA Reuse Center Owner))
All kinds of materials that might otherwise go to the waste,
we take in and we try to find a new home for them.
((Jess Griffin, Artist, NOVA Reuse Center Owner))
Our center attracts a wide range of people, ages and coming
for all types of reasons.
((NATS: Sonia & Jess))
Jess: Alright, Sonia, so what have you made today?
Sonia: I made a house like with flowers and apples and
cookies.
Jess: Is that where the house would go?
Sonia: Yeah, but it is a little big.
((Jess laughing))
Jess: I think it is awesome. I love the colors you used and
how you used some of the flowers to decorate and the plastic
bags to the windows. It looks great!
((Karishma, High School Student))
I found out about this place through Girl Scouts and with my
mom finding it. And she’s like, ‘Hey, this is a good way to get
stuff for Girl Scout projects at a lower price and also saving
the environment at the same time by not using brand new
stuff.’
((Karishma, High School Student))
You create like little designs. Like, you can make them in
key chains or if you want them really long, you can make
them into this chain for a necklace or whatever. And you use
craft lace and you like do a bunch of different knots and you
create this.
((Jess Griffin, Artist, NOVA Reuse Center Owner))
So many things in such a small space that it could take you
hours to see every little thing and I think that excites people.
((NATS: Sorting buttons in a drawer))
((Banner: Creative Re-Use))
((Reporter: Faiza ElMasry))
((Camera: Adam Greenbaum))
((Map: Paeonian Springs, Virginia))
((Main characters: 1 female))
((Sub characters: 2 females))
((NATS: Jess walking, opening door and coming in store))
((Jess Griffin, Artist, NOVA Reuse Center Owner))
It is a nonprofit dedicated to encouraging re-use in our
community, providing affordable materials to artists and
teachers and all creative minds in the area.
((Jess Griffin, Artist, NOVA Reuse Center Owner))
I learned about creative re-use centers over a decade ago
and they really sparked something in me because I’d always
been a creative re-use artist, but I didn’t know there was a
name for it really and there is a community for it.
((NATS: Jess Old Project))
When I was a lot younger, one of the first inspirations that I
had was someone was throwing away this baking tin. And I
was like, ‘Don’t throw that away. I could do something with
that.’ I didn’t know what, but we drove the hole in the middle
and turned it into a clock. I called it my cupcake clock.
((NATS: CD Art Piece))
I like to do a lot of CD mosaics. I did a series of all of the
local colleges that people seem to really like and it’s on an
old pantry door that got discarded.
((NATS: Ripping paper out of map))
And I also make tiny little earrings out of paper like maps,
music paper, old books, things like that.
((NATS: Car driving by))
((Jess Griffin, Artist, NOVA Reuse Center Owner))
We’re just outside of Leesburg, Virginia which is kind of the
keystone of Loudoun County. And it’s a wonderful
community that embraces arts and small businesses.
((NATS: Unpacking donations))
((Jess Griffin, Artist, NOVA Reuse Center Owner))
Donations come in very willingly, all kinds of things, fabrics,
sewing nations, paper, office supplies, lots of creative things
that kids like to use like pompoms and buttons and pipe
cleaners.
((NATS: Cutting paper))
((Jess Griffin, Artist, NOVA Reuse Center Owner))
All kinds of materials that might otherwise go to the waste,
we take in and we try to find a new home for them.
((Jess Griffin, Artist, NOVA Reuse Center Owner))
Our center attracts a wide range of people, ages and coming
for all types of reasons.
((NATS: Sonia & Jess))
Jess: Alright, Sonia, so what have you made today?
Sonia: I made a house like with flowers and apples and
cookies.
Jess: Is that where the house would go?
Sonia: Yeah, but it is a little big.
((Jess laughing))
Jess: I think it is awesome. I love the colors you used and
how you used some of the flowers to decorate and the plastic
bags to the windows. It looks great!
((Karishma, High School Student))
I found out about this place through Girl Scouts and with my
mom finding it. And she’s like, ‘Hey, this is a good way to get
stuff for Girl Scout projects at a lower price and also saving
the environment at the same time by not using brand new
stuff.’
((Karishma, High School Student))
You create like little designs. Like, you can make them in
key chains or if you want them really long, you can make
them into this chain for a necklace or whatever. And you use
craft lace and you like do a bunch of different knots and you
create this.
((Jess Griffin, Artist, NOVA Reuse Center Owner))
So many things in such a small space that it could take you
hours to see every little thing and I think that excites people.
((NATS: Sorting buttons in a drawer))
