Last Exhibition

Since my preschool job started the last week of August, I ended up having to leave camp a week early. As excited as I was (am?) about my new job, it was still kind of a bummer having to miss out on what was probably the most fun week of camp. Thankfully I still had the time to make it back over on Thursday night to watch their last theater performance and to hang up the art work students had done the previous week. It felt great to see how much the kids and counselors had missed having art that week, and to know how much my presence was appreciated there this summer. I don't know if I'll ever be able to make it back there for camp again, but it was definitely an awesome experience! Here are some photos of the self portraits my older campers made during my last week (ps- they are hysterical):

This is what happens when kids mess up the eyes, want to start over and then I tell them we can make it work... sunglasses are the only way... and then they look blind haha

Terrifying. This one looks like a little old lady with scary make up haha

my favorite sneaky faced boy :) he was so apologetic when he saw how it turned out haha

Elephant ears.

Angry pig nose?

SO SAD hahaha

and this one... that actually came out really well!

Exhibition Three

Last night was my third family night at camp, and one of my most successful exhibitions of the campers art! I actually had a parent tell me that her daughter made more interesting projects and had more fun than her other daughter who had gone to camp at the art museum. Then there were a few others who made sure to tell me they we happy to finally have a "real" art program at camp haha. Hearing so many good things from the parents definitely makes all the hard work more worth it... it really has been a great summer. Here are some photos of the things we did this past session:

This week for their theater performance the kids put on a rendition of Titanic, complete with a "sinking" ship. It was completely hysterical.

Camp Art

Last Thursday was our second "family night" since camp started and I was excited to get to showcase all the great things that my campers made during the two week session. The self portrait project that I did with my little campers (ages 3-5) might just be one of my favorite projects I've ever done with a group. They were A LOT of work on my part, but they came out SO cute. Parents were thrilled, which always feels good :) Here are some photos of our "exhibition" hallway:

My elementary groups made stamps, and then printed them

They also got a chance to make and paint clay pots.

We briefly learned about Jackson Pollock and then each group made a collaborative action art piece

They turned out REALLY well, and are actually still hanging up in the hall.

A little detail of their splatter work

Our little camp hall of fame! They painted the portraits, drew the faces on with crayons, then collaged their frames. They all really loved picking out which was theirs to show their parents. So dang cute.

and more...

Lastly, here is just an action shot from earlier in the week of the kiddos making their pollock paintings