Your Favorite Book Characters 7/7-11 Week 3
Think of the books you love. Who are the best characters? You can make them out of clay. What do they like to do and where does all the action happen? You can paint a cardboard mural of where they live, and the places they go. What are the vehicles, buildings and machines of their magic worlds? We have all the materials for all the fun.
Take a Look Through a Picture Book 8/18-22 Week 9
Created with lots of fun in mind, this class will introduce the art of the picture book through the work of a variety of world-renowned picture book writers/artists such as Eric Carle, Faith Ringold, Tomie dePaola, Maurice Sendak, Mo Willems and more. New books/authors will be introduced each day as students engage in mixed media projects inspired by the themes, characters and images found in these literary wonders.
Summer Gnome & Fairy Art 8/18-22
Make fairy houses, tree forts, and mini water and land scenes incorporating Gnomes, Fairies, dragons, garden critters and magical creatures of all kinds. Make wonderful habitats with clay, wood, flowers, moss, natural and mixed media materials.
Splish, Splash, Splatter 6/23-27 Week 1
Explore the magical world of color and form as we create abstract works of art using liquid watercolors and mixed media. We will engage in a variety of painting techniques such as splatter, finger, dot, sponge painting and everyone’s favorite shaving cream and watercolor process. Projects will include paper mâché masks, tie dye t-shirts, windsocks, paper wall hangings and more.
Mixed Media Forest Creatures 6/30-7/3 Week 2
Step into the enchanted forest! Kids will explore painting, collage, and other mixed media techniques to create whimsical woodland animals and lush forest scenes. Perfect for young artists who love nature. Please note: NO class on Friday 7/4
Mini Masterpieces: An Artist a Day 7/21-25 Week 5
Students will discover a new master artist each day and explore their unique style through hands-on mixed media projects. From painting to collage, students will experiment with different techniques while learning art history!
Summer Beach & Woods Nature Crafts: Session A 6/23-27 Week 1
Incorporate natural material like shells, sand, stones, sea glass, petals and driftwood into various artworks like sculptures, fairy houses, and treasure boxes.
Painting, Drawing & More 8/4-8 Week 7
In this class we will be making lots of different projects – sculpture, paintings, drawings, a mobile. We’ll also be using many different materials – scratch-off paper, markers, both watercolor and acrylic paints, colored pencils and more! Come and join us for this fun and imaginative class.
Monster Party 8/11-15 Week 8
Make monster costumes (masks and hand coverings) using fibers and mixed
media. This will include learning how to make wire armatures and do wool felting techniques.
Students will also be able to watch (and try) how to process raw fleece (washing, carding,
dying). Finally, we will work on incorporating found objects into our sculptural costumes. In
between art-making sessions there will be lots of time to play and practice our monster dance
moves, growls, and roars!
Summer Explorer Mixed Media Arts 7/28-8/1 Week 6
Make summer- themed art from a variety of materials using yarn, fabric, paint, ink, stamps, clay, etc. Kids will create projects such as "stained glass", wooden frames, wall hangings, and mandalas.
