A BEAUTIFUL MESS!

One of the most fun Summer Arts Camp projects to date is paper marbling which we introduced last year.  

Paper marbling is a method of surface design, which can produce patterns similar to those found in smooth marble or other kinds of stone.

Our technique was very kid friendly and fun, using shaving cream as the solution on which we floated the color.

We dripped watercolor paints onto the smooth, creamy surface of the shaving cream which was in a tray, and then created marbled patterns by gently swirling the colors in the shaving cream.

When the patterns were finished, the Camper Kids carefully pressed watercolor paper - ever so lightly - on top of the goop...

...and then carefully lifted it out.

After each Camper Kid dipped about three sheets of paper, they scraped the solution off of the paper and what you see in the above photos are some of the beautiful results.

Each one a unique monotype.  

The Camper Kids made note cards out of their marbled papers, but long ago these types of papers were used as book covers or writing surfaces for calligraphy.

Clean up time was a kaleidoscope of color and a beautiful mess!

Guaranteed, that we will be doing this project again at Summer Arts Camp 2017.

We hope you will join us in June in our creative and beautiful mess!

SILLY RABBITS & A GOLDEN RABBIT TOO

Can you find the Golden Rabbit?  It's almost as good as finding a Golden Egg.

Come on and help us find him.  Look closely in the nooks and crannies...

...down deep and all around that big white wicker Easter basket.

Cleopatra decided to jump out and look for that elusive Golden Rabbit herself.  Do you see him yet?

Cotton caught a glimpse of that gilded hare too, as she peeked over the giant Easter basket wondering what was going on out there.

Cleo found him and then gave him a warm fuzzy kiss!

If you join us in June, you too may find the Golden Rabbit around our Summer Arts Camp site.  And you may get a chance to pet our silly rabbits, Cotton and Cleopatra, too!

Easter Blessings to All.

DOODLE DAY ARTS ~ PART DEUX {Pronounced "do" as in "doodle!"}

Our second week of Summer Arts Camp could not have been better. 

{Our doodle tools for the day.}

Again, many of our SAC Alumni were with us, as well as our new favorite SAC Camper Kids!   {But you know by now that we love them all, and they are all our favorites!}

It's tradition to begin each Summer Arts Camp week with "Doodle Day Arts" and this year's projects were fabulously wonderful.

Each Camper Kid put their hand prints all over us...

...with LOVE and JOY...

...and watermelons and strawberries!

We doodled on plates with Sharpies and created marvelous monograms, a riot of rainbows, and some serious sports designs.  

We even created a memento with all the Camper Kids' autographs {from both weeks...which we will keep forever!}.

We made "selfies" and had fun getting to know each other.  

I even had a minute to create my own "selfie" on a plate with a black Sharpie.

It was a wildly creative day and great start to our second week of Summer Arts Camp 2015!

THE HOT LIST!

Woo Hoo!  

Summer Arts Camp made NUMBER ONE on the HOT LIST of Summer Camps in the Macon-Warner Robins area on Hulafrog!  

For those of you who do not know what Hulafrog is {and we did not a few weeks ago, until they gave us a thumbs up on our Facebook page}, it is a national organization whose mission is simple: to keep you in the know about local things to do with your kids. It is a fabulous resource for all of us here in Middle Georgia and elsewhere too.  

This was such a wonderful surprise and makes us proud.  Thank you Hulafrog.

If all of you can show us some loving and click on the BIG RED HEART on our Hulafrog page, we will give you some loving back in June!  Click here to give a kiss to our red heart!  {The more loving, the more parents will find out about how fabulous Summer Arts Camp is!}

WHY DOODLING MATTERS

What do you think we are going to be doing our very first day of Summer Arts Camp?

{Image courtesy of PBS.org}

Doodling, of course...because it matters.

But, just wait until you see how we doodle and the art pieces created with our doodles!

33%!

Already!  

In just two weeks since SAC 2015 registration began, Summer Arts Camp 2015 is 33% full!

We are so happy to have many of our SAC alumni join us again this year and excited to meet our new Camper Kids. 

Thank you to all of you who have already sent in your registration.  We truly appreciate your loyalty and confidence in us to give your Camper Kid a wonderful summer arts experience. 

Won't you join us too?

We are busy planning the art projects and promise that we will show you some work soon, but be sure to view our SUMMER ARTS CAMP ~ GALLERY page to see all the work from our past years and clues to what we will be doing this summer.  We post all of our updates here as well, so visit often!  You may "LIKE" our Facebook page too, for SAC news on the go.

MEET OUR NEWEST SPONSORS FOR SAC 2015

A big THANK YOU to our newest SAC 2015 SPONSORS!  

We are happy to introduce ~

 
We appreciate all you do for our wonderful camp.  

If you are interested in becoming a SAC 2015 Sponsor, in any way, please let us know.  We would love to have you be a part of our summer adventure!  

More information is on our "BECOME A SPONSOR" page ~ link on the right hand side bar.

HAPPY EASTER SAC FRIENDS!

Summer Arts Camp registration officially began on April 1st and we already have several SAC alumni signed up for our camp this summer!  We looking forward to seeing our 2013 & 2014 SAC friends and reuniting with them this year, and meeting some new artists too.

We will be bringing back some old favorites with our projects and adding some twists, but of course will be introducing some new and exciting art projects and creations.  

As always, these projects are "kid tested and approved" by Matthew and we will be giving you sneak peeks along the way, so stay tuned.  If you want to see some of our past projects, you may click on our SUMMER ARTS CAMP ~ GALLERY link.  {All of our updates about SAC 2015 are here too.}

SAC FAQs and other information you need to know is located on the right hand side bar ~ including the SAC 2015 REGISTRATION FORM ~ just click the links.  You may also contact us directly by e~mail or telephone.  We'd love to hear from you.

Wishing all of you a very Happy Easter.  

Enjoy the spirit of the day.

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.