We had an amazing first week at our Wild at Art Camp. Our theme was Natural Connections and the campers learned and created art focused on the web that connects plants and animals.
Moment #1: The Caterpillar Lab
Moment #2: Creating marbled paper (sumagashi) and birch tree paintings
Moment #3: Using found materials to build an eight foot wide eagles nest
Moment #4: Collecting natural materials for art
Collecting natural materials for art projects
Collecting natural materials for art projects
Moment #5: Warming up with charcoal before some awesome art projects
Our teaching artist, Katie Buchanan, and camper Cora warming up for the art activity with charcoal
Camper David and Liam having fun drawing with charcoal
Moment #6: Getting up close with dragonflies and other critters in the meadow
Sean Kent, the Wild at Art Camp director, shows camper Janek, Handel, Cooper, and Thomas, a dragonfly from the meadow.
Camper Janek, Cooper, and Thomas catching critters in the meadow
Moment #7: Creating art everywhere, even on the sidewalk
Moment #8: Watercolors using water from our pond full of tadpoles
Moment #9: Going behind the scenes in the art museum and creating Charlie Harper Inspired art based on their up close tour