Summer Art Camp
2014 Summer Kid's Camp:
Summer Kid’s Art Camp
Paper making, print-making, book binding, and sculpture. A week of exploring the muddier, messier forms of artistic endeavours. Students will collect natural leaves and flowers for paper making. A variety of print making techniques will be explored, and we will make portfolios for our work. We will dabble in book binding to make a beautiful hard covered book, using classic Japanese stitch patterns. Sculpting with cob will round out the week. On the last day, there will be a celebratory pizza lunch in our outdoor adobe oven.
Dates: August 11-15, 2014
Time: 9:00am - 3:30pm
Location: 638 Fieldville Road, Low, Quebec
For more information, call: 819-422-2552
or e-mail
Camp fees: $175/child
Camp provides: Potable drinking water, paper and art supplies
Students bring: Lunch, snacks, juices, sun hats, painting smocks, and a positive attitude
Instructors:
Tina Therrien: Former teacher-turned natural builder, Tina puts her love of teaching and the natural world into the work that she does. She has been building straw homes for 15 years, and while she doesn’t consider herself an artist, she is a facilitator of the arts for children. She has had extensive training in the arts, combined with lots of experience with kids! Author and plasterer, Tina loves inspiring others.
Jericho Sanderson Knight: With two artists as parents, Jericho is emerging as her own artist- a trumpet player, a dabbler in the arts, Jericho is an enthusiastic person to have around.
Denis Drouin: Train dispatcher-turned timber framer, Denis is a talented wood worker and designer. A creative and enthusiastic artist, Denis is the perfect person to round out this team of instructors.
This art camp will be hosted at a homestead just outside of Low, Quebec. There are 113 acres of property at the farm, and groomed trails will be part of the experience for participants as we search for natural materials for paper making and print-making.
Hosts:
Shelter by Hand, Inc is a timber frame/straw bale company specialising in artistic timber frame elements, natural plasters, and natural wall systems. Tina Therrien and Denis Drouin form this team of natural builders, and live at their homestead in Fieldville, Quebec.