With a few pieces of art inspiration from my past,
{These charcoal on paper art pieces I made in a required beginning art class in college ~ abstract, Matisse inspired, organic landscapes.}
and channeling Ed Emberley's critter magic,
{These charcoal on paper art pieces I made in a required beginning art class in college ~ abstract, Matisse inspired, organic landscapes.}
and channeling Ed Emberley's critter magic,
using some chunks of organic charcoal left over in our Big Green Egg,
the Camper Kids drew dozens of whimsical creatures and imaginary gardens.
They were fearless and it was hard to get them to put the charcoal down, so that we could work on the next project ~ midnight cityscapes.
Using scraps of wall papers, vintage sheet music, old catalogs and books, buttons, keys, and other found objects, villages were built one by one.
City blocks were planned.
Buildings were constructed.
The stars came out in the night sky to illuminate the tiny towns.
Awesome architects,
who each had a key to their city.
But we were not done yet.
On this very last day of Summer Arts Camp 2015, the Camper Kids were unstoppable!
Our final project was painting with black ink and creating abstract works of art using brushes, string, straws, and other funky objects which were dragged through the paint.
So much fun and imagination!
Then the day was done and we prepared for the Celebration of Our Arts {those photos will come in the next post}.
The littlest Camper Kid was more than happy to help clean up our work space, and she made me this happy owl charcoal drawing before leaving for the summer.
LOVE.
What a great day.
