summer camps registration is open!

Camps are set at the studio and registration is open. I could not be more excited for everything I have planned to do with the kids and thought I would share with you a few of the fun ideas.

All the camps run from 9-12pm and hold a maximum of eight children, so I can ensure quality one on one time with each of them. They are appropriate for ages 5 and up and each cost $125.00. The fees include all materials. If a camp proves to be extremely popular with a waitlist, I will look at opening an afternoon session for that week.

ARTISTIC NATURE CAMP, July 4th-10th

This has to be one of the most popular camps I have ever run at the studio and am so lucky Lynn Canyon Trail is a very short walk from here. Last year the kids spent the first day of camp in the woods sketching and having fun.

They then took their sketches back to the studio and used them to create art for the rest of the week. The kids loved drawing in the woods so much that this summer I want to make sure they spend more time in them and so we will actually do some plein air painting in both acrylic and watercolor while in the woods on multiple days. They'll also have a chance to create some great rock sculptures to leave behind for others to discover and enjoy.

Throughout the week, they'll also make their own inks to use for artwork from natural materials while also trying out printmaking and other interesting techniques in studio inspired by walks in the woods.

Pets-n-Art, July 11th-15th

In the past children's pets have been a common theme in their artwork, so it seemed natural to create a week's camp inspired by them. Those children who do not have a pet at home can either use for inspiration a pet they hope to one day own, a favorite "pet" stuffed animal, or the studio's very own pet bird, ParaPete the Parakeet!

 

Children will create artwork inspired by their pets on plaster and in clay. They will do watercolors and acrylics, even printmaking. We'll finish the week creating an artwork on silk, always a big hit in the studio!

Having watched how excited kids get creating all sorts of art on their pets, I have no doubt a whole week of projects inspired by these beloved creatures will be a lots of fun for everyone.

Birds of a Feather, July 25th-29th

Kids have created A LOT of birds with me over the years and nine times out of ten, if I ask them what they want to draw, it will be a bird. And so planning a week around our fine feathered friends was not a stretch. 

 

Along with acrylics and pastels, children will have a chance to create birds inspired by First Nation artists, cute little watercolor birdhouses, gelatin monoprints, pastels, mixed media, and so much more.

It was hard editing down pictures to share there are so many fun things the kids will get to try during the week inspired by birds.

Storybook Wonders, August 15th-19th

I have been wanting to run this camp for quite some time and am so excited to finally offer it. Kids always like seeing how art can be applied to "grown up jobs".  I know kids will be fascinated to discover they have been admiring working artist since they were infants while reading picture books. So many times we feel like we have to go to museums to look at "real art" and it's exciting to realize real art has been within easy reach all along within the pages of storybooks.

The kids will spend a morning submerged in a "paper factory", creating their own mass of papers in a variety of colors and textures to share the next day to create Eric Carle inspired collages. We'll look at illustrators of modern day storybooks and the classics to inspire our many works of art in printmaking, watercolor, pastel, and acrylic. 

The kids will even have the opportunity to take one of Dr. Seuss's nonsensical descriptive passages to create their own imaginative tizzled-topped tufted Mazurkas. I have no doubt this week is going to be a lot of fun!

There are several other camps I will be offering this summer and you can find more information about at KudzuStudio.com  

Fairies, animals, and puppets are also going to be explored throughout the months of July and August, so there is lots to choose from. 

In the past due to the camps small sizes, I have found they fill up quickly and will do my best to accommodate each family. All the camps are rooted in fine art principles and are fused with contemporary trends. However the main focus is on children having fun, trying new things, and leaving the studio feeling confident and proud in their abilities to share with others their own unique visual expressions of the world around them.

Look forward to seeing all of you this summer!!