Creativity Summer Camps (Rising 6th-9th grade)
573 Fairview Rd
Asheville, NC 28803
USA
JUNE 19-23
Art-absorbed: Selfies + the Felting Tradition = Felties!
Rising Grades 6-9
Monday – Friday from 9:30am – 2:00pm
$175, Sibling Discount of $10
*Collaborating Artist Lisa Klakulak
Using a new form of self-portraiture, Selfies, as our reference, students in this week long summer class will learn the ancient tradition of felting wool fiber while replicating their own image in felted wool from the amazing and talented Lisa Klakulak of Strong Felt. Understand the biology of the wool that allows it to mat together in an unwoven textile using only water, soap and the movement of your hands! Using the color wheel and basic math we’ll create recipes for blending colors and values of wool to match those in your Selfie. We’ll learn about the proportions of the human head and how lighting and the shadows created make a 2-D image look 3-D. An opportunity to display the classes finished portraits will be pursued because they are going to be remarkable! There will be some free design time, snack time and outside time if desired by the group. Please bring a lunch and water bottle. All materials included.
JULY 24-28:
Form + Function: Design Thinking In Situ
Rising Grades 6-9
Monday – Friday from 9:30am – 2:00pm
$175, Sibling Discount of $10
*Collaborating Artist Mason Cooley
Join us as we walk through the design thinking process, designing and building a chair from scratch. From understanding how form meets function to engineering strength and support, this project is both an introduction into design-thinking as well as basic wood working skills. The final outcome of this workshop is for each learner to have a fully functional chair and understand the basic design-thinking principles behind it. From the initial drawing design stage to the dry fit assembly, testing and final assembly this workshop encompasses those critical skills like conceptualization of a plan, hands-on motor skills and relational thinking when it comes to the chair’s actual functioning in the real world. There will be free design time, snack time and outside time if desired by the group. Please bring a lunch and water bottle. All materials included.
AUGUST 7-11:
Dreams, Designs and Doodles: Documenting YOUR Story
Rising Grades 6-9
Monday – Friday from 9:30am – 2:00pm
$175, Sibling Discount of $10
Join us as we use the turn drawings into illustrations, create mixed media works using painting and printmaking, and create beautiful books and journals to express our inner voices. Students will have space to discuss meaningful worldly topics as they engage in learning techniques to turn these ideas into something visual. There will be free design time, snack time and outside time if desired by the group. Please bring a lunch and water bottle. All materials included.