More of Art Camp

Texture week is always so exciting. We provided the artists with fabric for tapestries and yarn along with some beads for a splash of embellishment. We ended up with mountains made from denim and flying fish in the sky...that was just one piece.

For the other projects they worked with yarn, felt, some wire and canvas pillows and messenger bags.

The best thing about this week was the look on their faces when they saw their finished pieces. Some of them worked on their project for 3 to 4 days! Keep in mind some of this artists were 4 to 5 years old.

Next week, my favorite: SCULPTURE!

Summer Camp

I am so behind with our studio blogging and we are already in our second week of Summer Camp!

We knocked out our nature week with a very impressive bunch of artists. Making dream catchers out of beans and vases out of sticks, we talked about the world around us and what we like the best. Some favorites were: bird watching, fishing, crafting with sticks (loved that one), playing at the beach, planting flowers and...drum roll please...RECYCLING!!! Yes, these kids live in Oak Park! Just wait until our last week of camp, we are going to recycle their little hearts out :-)

Here are a few pictures of the busy artists at work.