Campers who attended Week 2 of Summer Camp “blasted off” into the exciting world of art!
Twenty-seven students ages 6-13 celebrated outer space, learning new skills and techniques in sculpture, painting, and drawing as they created artwork inspired by the beauty of planets, stars, and the solar system.
Week 2 artists with their instructors, Mr. Luke (Sculpture), Ms. Amanda (Painting), & Ms. Jenny (Drawing).
In painting class, campers used oil pastels to create a wax-resist painting inspired by constellations.
In sculpture class, campers created relief sculptures inspired by the moon using paper clay.
Campers used clay to create luminaries, flying cup and saucers, and rockets!
Using scratch boards, campers created drawings of the moon inspired by Picture Map of the Moon by James Nasmyth and James Carpenter.
On Friday before the art show, campers signed each other’s aprons.
Drawing projects on display for the Friday Art Show, including oil pastel drawings of Starry Night and collage masterpieces of imaginary aliens.
Painting projects on display for the Friday Art Show, aurora borealis inspired acrylic paintings and wax resist paintings of constelations!
Moon relief sculptures made out of paper clay on display at the Friday Art Show!
