MEMORIES FROM SUMMER ARTS CAMP 2014

This delightful collection of photographs in video format of the Summer Arts Camps 2014 Camper Kids is a joy to watch.  It's less than five minutes long and worth every minute.  I hope you will take a moment to enjoy and consider joining us again this year.  

We loved having each and every one of you!

Memories made, friendships not forgotten, and artwork to die for!

For those of you who have not yet experienced the creative fun we have at Summer Arts Camp, please consider camping out with us this June.

For more information and registration details, please click on the page links to the right.

HAPPY FACES, HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Hello Friends!

I created this Andy Warhol inspired collage the other day and may be using it in my space at the Historic Macon Design House next Spring!  

Love these faces and miss them too.

Wishing all of you a very Happy Thanksgiving holiday.

CELEBRATION OF OUR ARTS ~ SUMMER ARTS CAMP 2014

 There is no question, the best art show in town this year was at Summer Arts Camp 2014. 

The SAC 2014 Camper Kids were some of the most creative, imaginative, and energetic children we have had the privilege of teaching.  

It was a joy to have them all with us this summer and see the work they each created...

...each with their very own individual and unique style.

On the last day of each week of Summer Arts Camp, the Camper Kids carved out their own gallery space to showcase their art works.

  
Families and friends gathered and the Camper Kids showed off their work to everyone.

The smiles we saw were infectious!

The pride the Camper Kids had when their shared their work was magical.

Their portfolio of work ranged from self portraits and mixed media to papier machè and sculpture.

And then it was time to say so long.

We hope we will see some of these fabulous Camper Kids here at Summer Arts Camp in 2015.

Your spot in the  SAC tent will be ready for you all!

Until then, have a wonderfully creative year.  We miss you already!

STICKY FINGERS

Who knew...

that we could make fabric machè bowls!

This was a first-time project at Summer Arts Camp and...it was an experiment.  The SAC Team did a trial or two of this project before camp began {as we do with every one}, but we were not quite sure how it would actually turn out with the Camper Kids getting their own hands into the gluey gooey mess.  

Last year we had fun creating papier machè bowls with paper and the Camper Kids loved it.  This year we wanted to try something new using the same concept, but with a different medium.

With a generous donation of designer fabric samples, tailored dress shirts, and scraps from my personal sewing collection, the little artists had some design decisions to make.

Basic supplies of glue, paint brushes, scissors, plastic bowls used for molds, recycled glass jars, and strips of torn textiles...

evolved into a collection of beautifully crafted handmade decorative fabric bowls, vases, and candle holders created by the Camper Kids' sticky fingers.

Vibrant colors, 

cheetah prints, polka dots, traditional tattersall, and plaids were some of the patterns chosen for these creations.

The bowls and jars were wonderful!  And while our sample {the yellow dotty bowl} was made using cut fabric strips rather than the torn strips the Camper Kids made, and the edge of the bowl was a clean cut edge instead of a ragged one, I rather like the organic randomness of the torn fabric and irregular edges of the bowls and jars the Camper Kids created.  Don't you?

It was a challenging, time consuming, thoughtful project, and the Camper Kids did a fabulous job!  

Now you all know what you can do with your old shirts and stuff ~ tear them up, give your child some glue, a paint brush, and a jar, and let them create!

DOODLE DAY, PART DEUX

Our tradition is that the first day of Summer Arts Camp each week is Doodle Day.  

This year our theme for Doodle Day was the Big Face ~ the Camper Kids drew and then watercolored their very own selfies.

The creativity the Camper Kids showed this second week was over the top crazy good.

Their imaginations went wild.

Modern art prevailed.

Abstract self portraits truly resembled the artists who painted them...

...one way or another.

Family portraits were part of the collection too.

Pretty girly girls...

...and silly boys showed their true colors.

Then their fingers were everywhere as they created their own mehndi henna hand prints.

These Camper Kids would not stop!

Fabulous fantasy cityscape pen and ink watercolors on vintage book pages...

...and doodles made into stories were documented with colored markers in their personal journals.

This was one of the BEST days of camp!  Such talent and vision from each and every one.

We could hardly wait to see what these Camper Kids would create next.

SILLY BLOCKHEADS

I have to admit, we had a few blockheads at Summer Arts Camp this year...

Some were clowning around...

Some were brothers...

There was a baby...

And a bearded lady...

And some cats and dogs and happy faces.

All had a crazy time creating with piles of found objects, paint, and wild imaginations.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!

A quick intermission from our art blog posts for a very important and HUGE shout out to our Summer Arts Camp Sponsors!

{Week One SAC Camper Kids}

Your contributions and support made Summer Arts Camp 2014 the best it could be, and for that...

...we all thank all of you!

{Week Two SAC Camper Kids}

Enjoy the rest of your summer and hope to see you again next year!

Love from,

The SAC Camper Kids