Summer Joy Air Dry Clay 7/13-17 Week 4
Explore the fun of creating summer-themed air dry clay projects. Children will paint projects with underglazes and bright summer colors . They will also embellish their clay with fun materials like; shells, beads, glitter, googly eyes, pipe cleaners as well as natural materials like; stones ,acorn caps , sticks, leaves, sand, pinecones and flowers. Little artists will explore all the wonderful techniques of using clay such as ; coiling, hinging, slab rolling, pressing stamps, and using different types of clay tools to make a variety of marks and lines. Some projects will include underwater sea creatures, animals that live in the woods , fields and trees, shaped botanical containers ,coil pots, treasure boxes and luminaries to set on a summer porch. Come roll up your sleeves and join the clay fun!
Creativity Carnival 7/27-31 Week 6
Students will be able to use a large variety of mixed media such as recycled cardboard, corks, wood, clay – and more – to make their own fun fairs! Explore the interaction of colors on the color wheel and ideas of Pop and Op Art to make lively carnivals. Students will be designers, architects and artists while creating their own imaginarium.
Mini Makers Mixed Media Crafts: Session B 7/13-17 Week 4
Young artists can explore the magic of mixing materials like paint, paper, and textured treasures to create playful, one-of-a-kind artworks. A hands-on, imagination-filled class perfect for curious creators!
Handbuilding with Clay: Clay Architects and Sculptors 7/27-31 Week 6
Learn sculpture and 3D skills while you try your hand at clay, cardboard and wood bits. Decorate your structures with pipe cleaners, fabric, wire, and pompoms.
Mini Makers Mixed Media Crafts: Session C 7/20-24 Week 5
Young artists explore the magic of mixing materials like paint, paper, and textured treasures to create playful, one-of-a-kind artworks. A hands-on, imagination-filled class perfect for curious creators!
Native American Beading 7/20-24 Week 5
Learn the rich history of beading in Indigenous culture, including how to make your own traditional beading loom. Also learn how to make bracelets, beaded rings, a pouch with beaded flowers, and more.
Mini Makers Mixed Media Crafts: Session D 7/27-31 Week 6
Young artists explore the magic of mixing materials like paint, paper, and textured treasures to create playful, one-of-a-kind artworks. A hands-on, imagination-filled class perfect for curious creators!
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Tea Party 7/20-24 Week 5
Come to an enchanted tea party with a fairy queen, a king, and imaginary beings of the summer woods! Make and decorate miniature tea sets with pretend food, baskets with fruits, mushrooms and foliage, magic potions and animals that live with their fairy companions Create structures such as treeforts, castles, hammocks,canopies, swimming pools, fountains, pathways and towers for the fairies and magical beings to enjoy. We will explore many different kinds of art-making techniques along the way including; forming clay ,using fabric, 3 dimensional sculpture construction, gluing , painting,sketching and incorporating nature into artwork. Bring your wand and wings because you are invited to the festivities!
Big Cutouts and Collage 6/29-7/2 Week 2
This class is all about the joy of Color, Shapes and Composition. Use scissors to ‘draw’ our own stories and ideas to arrange and rearrange, and glue to hold it together. Just using printed and magazine papers, real and imaginary scenes will appear – the tropics, a shopping trip, a jungle, new clothes, your house, big faces, or our pets! Collage and cut papers develop skills in color and design creativity.
Mixed Media Morning Crafts: Session A 6/22-26 Week 1
Explore creativity by combining paint, collage, drawing, and fun materials to make unique, textured artworks. A playful class for young artists of all skill levels!