Check out this video recap of the delivery of our holiday cards printmaking project, made with love by our talented PA students! The background music is an instrumental rendition of the ever-popular “Let it Snow”, and our wish for at least one proper snow day this school year!!
The prints are printed, cut and mounted on colorful card stock, the names of the recipient carefully penned and decorated. We will be delivering these cards to the Oakton Library and those in our community (Oakton Shopping Center) early next week, before the start of the Winter Solstice (the shortest day of the year) and the start of winter break! We will also be passing the cards out to all PA teachers and staff members during this time as well.
If we don’t have an opportunity to check back before the break, have a fun-filled holiday season with your family and friends!
Today was certainly a day of nonstop painting action for both camps. It also marked the halfway point for our weeklong painting courses and the last week of camp. Time flies when you are having fun…
This morning, we discovered yet another way to use paint: the art of printmaking! Many of our campers commented that it’s like making a big stamp and putting ink on it! We made 2 different prints: one using a larger, rectangular piece of foam board in which we narrated a picture and the other using a smaller, trading card size where we focused on detail. Some of us even printed in more than one color! (think almost Pop Art, Andy Warhol Style)
We also started making ice cream collages using painted watercolor paper, glitter and aluminum foil for the bowls and spoons. These were wonderful renditions of our favorite tasty summer treat and we can’t wait to finish them tomorrow.
The older guys had a busy afternoon as well. We finished our prints on canvas project with our second layer of color and some were surprised that certain designs didn’t match up unless they were symmetrical. No worries there, however, as the canvases turned out nicely. The campers also did an awesome job with their projects and put a great deal of effort into emulating the work of the contemporary woodblock print artist we learned about yesterday.
We also learned about contemporary abstract expressionist meets minimalism artist Frank Stella and looked at his collage which is on display at the University of Virginia Art Museum. Many of Stella’s works are 3D and focus more on the concept of color, structure and shape vs. representation. Our campers had a challenging yet creative session this afternoon gluing cardboard paper towel rolls and aluminum foil (choice medium of the day) and using colorful strips of watercolor paper and acrylics to decorate their cardboard painted collage masterpieces.
**ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR BOTH CAMPS:
Painting for Beginners – Please let Ms. Laura know ASAP if you can bring a drink, snacks or fruit plate to our Art Show reception on Friday, July 29, 2011 at 11:15AM. We have 11 campers and are expecting around 15 parents, staff members and siblings to show up.
Painting: We will be having an ice cream party (featuring gelato and sorbet – for those of us who can’t have dairy products) on Friday, July 29, 2011 BEFORE the Art Show at 2:15PM. Please have your child bring $3/each to cover the cost of the gelato. We are expecting a smaller crowd for the reception at the Art Show due to the size of the camp, but food/drink contributions are certainly welcome.
Thanks and happy hump day! See you all tomorrow!
ART is {FREE}DOM 