Fabulous Friday: and I am back...

I know I didn't announce that I wouldn't be able to blog for a bit but really it just came and went the past two weeks. Running a camp was quite a task and I'm just so happy I made it through without scars and only smiles. The past couple hours I have just been reflecting on the whole thing and going through it again in pictures. I am sad but it feels so good to live in that moment. Seeing kids smile really gets me excited and even though at the time I wondered if I could make it through... I did.

Newspaper!

So I am back in action and happy to have had a break from internet for a bit! I got some cool new ideas for diy blog posts on my mind, some new fun items to be listed in the shop, and FESTIVALS! I love my festivals and can't wait to see how we improve from last year!

I'm really sick of the skeeters and heat though and ready for cool fall so I can walk my crazy pup and maybe ride the bike. Also fingers crossed my car will be up and running again. I worked hard this summer and can't wait to use the money to get a new lap top and pay off some bills!

Have the best weekend!

a paper crane one of the cute little campers gave me... when given a crane it means hope :)

I am going to the fair!







:)

ART CAMP: DRIP SPLATTER AND PAINT

Camp has started with a SPLAT this week and I mean that in a good way! A college friend of mine who teaches art in a different county came all the way to the little town of Berea to share an awesome experience with these kids. She was wonderful to have and a ease to work with. Mostly because when it comes to making art we think alike! So here are some picture of the first two days of camp that I took. So far so good... many more pictures to come and the rest of this week along with one more week of camp!

Manic Monday: Art Camp

I am super busy with camps... again. Who would have thought you could make money working for a camp?
This week I will be working in Frankfort again for 2 classes a 3D class for younger kids and a Comic Hero class for older kids.

The 2 weeks after that I will be running a art camp in my home town for our Art's Council. It's my first time directing a camp which is nerve wrecking and exciting at the same time. I have spent the past couple of months finding instructors, planning schedules and classes. This week I will be running around like a crazy person buying supplies with a budget, making signs, emailing instructors, planning snacks and making sure everything runs smoothly.

I am happy about the experience because one day I hope to run my own little art studio for kids and have camps or other fun events. So it is a learning experience I just hope I make the council proud.

I will be taking lots of pictures so you will get to see everything that went down those two weeks. We have each day which is devoted to a different type of art. Clay, Photography, Art in Nature Field trip, Painting, Acting and all sorts of other fun classes will be taking place in those 2 weeks.

I can say that not having a car and complete access to a phone have made it hard to communicate but if I can make it through July I know good things will come my way!

Manic Monday: Artyfact

Last weeks camp kept me busy and wore me out but I really enjoyed it. I always enjoy working with camps in the summer because it's always laid back and fun. Camp turned out really well, so much this week I was invited back to teach another class.

The kids are what I enjoy the most with Camp Artyfact. Their cute faces, little hands and big imaginations make me super happy. I had kids from age 4- 13 of all different cultures and backgrounds. I even had one child who didn't speak any English.

I have a lot of pictures but these are the pictures I decided to show you. Even though I have permission to post pictures of their faces I tried to put up ones that didn't reveal their full face just because I feel that kids need to be protected.

All the kids were super sweet and smart. I did a class called dream big for the younger group. We built amusement parks from paper, learning how to make 2D shapes into 3D forms. We built cars of the future from clay. We experimented with building skyscrapers using straws, marshmallows and toothpicks. We also drew large blueprints of our future dream homes. 

This was a fun scribble warm up game that the kids really enjoyed. 

The older group was a Painting and Drawing class. We experimented with charcoal, made sketchbooks and portfolios, drew self portraits, painted on canvas with acrylics, and did a pen and ink picture with watercolor. I packed this class pretty full of stuff so we barely finished our last masterpiece but it all went well.

So that was my week in a nutshell along with my older sister turning 27 and my dog chewing up everything including my papal debit card and wallet. I will be excited for my Faces and Family class this week and then I will be ready for a photo shoot with a good friend this weekend. Then I get a break for the week of the fourth. Can you believe it will already be the fourth of July? Crazy! After that I will have 3 more weeks of camp and that should be it for my summer. 


My computer is just barely kicking and shuts off when it wants to sooooo... I am hoping that I will get a check from my 1st week of camp to get a new computer and fingers crossed my car will be fixed. Then I can refocus on my blog. 

How is your week going? Any plans for the 4th?