MOTHER NATURE'S MAGNOLIAS

Happy Mother's Day to the wonderful mothers out there who choose our Summer Arts Camp for their children.

These May magnolia blooms, heaven scent and picked from our garden, are for you... compliments of Mother Nature.

You are appreciated!

{If you are interested in registering for Summer Arts Camp 2017, we would love to have you join us!  We have just a couple spots left in our first week and a few more in our second week.  All the FAQs and other information is on the right hand side bar.  Just click!  Or e-mail.  Or call!}

Give the gift of creativity and join us at Summer Arts Camp 2017 in June.

IN AND OUT OF THE GARDEN

Our young Summer Arts Camper Kids put their garden gloves on, grabbed their trowels, and were landscape designers for the day during GARDEN ARTS DAY this June.

With a little inspiration from me and my muse, Matthew, we all created charming fairy and bug houses.

  
Using a collection of petite bird houses as the fairy and bug cottages and Spanish moss, tiny terracotta flower pots, paper flowers, pine bark, mossy twigs, and a garden full of other supplies and critters, the garden homes were embellished and the lovely little landscapes were planted.

Proud builders, designers, and first time home owners!

Ladybugs, bumble bees, dragonflies, and butterflies all seemed to find their way into these sweet imaginary gardens.

When the yard work was finished we then took our plants inside and created miniature terrariums using up-cycled jars and treasures from the garden and elsewhere.

  
The inspiration for the children were these buggy terrariums made with pebbles, moss, twigs, tiny picket fences, artificial flowers {so they would last forever!}, and other natural elements.

Some of the Camper Kids selecting the perfect vessel... 

...and then getting to work!

Each and every glass garden was unique and when they were complete, we wrapped natural raffia around the top of the jars and added garden markers made from punched Kraft paper and Popsicle sticks.

Bird gardens, butterfly palaces, lazy ladybug retreats, flower gardens...precious pieces of Mother Nature.

We loved getting our hands dirty during GARDEN ARTS DAY!

HAPPY MAY DAY!

Doing the happy dance!

Less than one month left of school and...

...excited for Summer Arts Camp in June!

Do you want to create art that will make you do the happy dance?  

These are some of the projects we will be creating during our Garden Arts Day at Summer Arts Camp.

GARDEN ARTS

It's already been three weeks since our last Camper Kid packed up and left our second week of Summer Arts Camp...

...and it's about time I share some of the creations the kids made.

One of our themed art days was Mother Nature's Art and Garden Art Day.  A project that day was Garden Creatures so in between the rain showers we all took a hike in our woods and through our gardens...

 ...collected pine cones, pods, twigs...

...leaves, seeds, and flower petals...

...and created a family of Garden Creatures!

Each Camper Kid made a Woodland Creature, 

a Green Guy, and

a Garden Flower Fairy.  Then I made a photograph of each and printed them out for each of them to add to their portfolio.

These shown above are just a few darling ones.

I am happy to tell you that some of the Camper Kids have e-mailed me recently with photographs of creatures that they have made after Summer Arts Camp while on their summer vacations!  

We have just returned from our vacation at the sea shore and my assistant Matthew and I have a new collection of Beach Buddies we made with sea shells we found on the beach.  {We'll share with you soon!}

Stay tuned for more glimpses of week two's creations.