ALL MIXED UP- collaborative portraits

Yesterday was a FUN Camp Day...we finished all our projects for the Day and then moved onto our Collaborative Draw time... I love working with the kids on this as they get to use their imagination and bounce ideas around with others in the class.
Before we drew anything I asked them (and I participated too) to section off their paper into 6 sections...and number them.
Then in section one and 2 draw the outline of a head...and in section one draw eyes...

When everyone had finished we switched places...and drew a nose on section one...eyes on 2 and a new head on 3....and so on and so on...until all of the sketches were complete...

Once complete they were allowed to colour them...no one wanted to other than Miss A and me...so we sat and detailed these MIXED UP collaborative portraits!

SO much fun, and I am really happy about the results...oh, mine are the top 3 and Miss A's is the one under that, I think photo#4.

Today is my last Summer Camp day until next year...

WOW...time has flown by this Summer...but it has been wonderful.
Thanks to my wonderful husband for getting the studio finished on time!

Have a great weekend all of you...
We have a long weekend here in Canada...

HUGS

Char.x

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I feel so blessed to be able to share with you all and have such heartfelt comments in return...thank you for visiting,reading and following our Summer Art Camp...and ofcourse our Blog.

We were so fortunate as well to have had just 1  rainy camp day...but were still able to sneak a 20 minute walk in!

I have learnt so much this Summer and now know that my Campers need to LOVE Art to participate in our Camp...it's not just a daycare...if you know what I mean.

Also, I am increasing the minimum age to 7 next year. 5 is WAY too young...even though Miss J could do everything,she really surprised me in a good way.

Some days were a challenge...but we got through them...and there were FAR more great days than not so great ones.

I'm setting up Saturday classes...and they will be drawing and painting classes...not a daycare drop off so that parents can get chores done!BUT I'm sure it would be a BONUS if their kids loved Art and would want to enroll them.

We have 2 more days of Art Camp...then a lovely long weekend...and Tuesday is School for our beauties.

I'll probably post a few more pictures of today's classes. Then it'll be back to "Char's" work...which I have to catch up on!

So...how was your Summer overall?

Have a fabulous Thursday and HAPPY SEPTEMBER!

I'll be back with a "Craft it Forward" which I saw on Kerry's Blog this morning but didn't get in on it...so I'm doing my own!

HUGS

Char.x

working on...

AIR-DRY Das clay beads with Art Camp this week....this week they're NOT getting stuck on the wooden skewer as they dry(this happened 2 weeks ago...not funny, half of them cracked)...you really do learn what to do and what not to do through trial and error...lol.


I love working with clay...any readers out there know of a good Pottery class to go to anywhere East of Toronto?


Off to visit YOUR Worlds.
Have a lovely evening.
HUGS
Char.x

sunny Monday...

GOOD MORNING my friends...wishing you all a SUNNY MONDAY!
These are our skies at the moment, which makes for a beautiful day...
I hope you're all keeping safe on the east coast of America...Hurricane Irene certainly has been making it's mark...hopefully it dies down very soon.


This is my last week of ART Camp...then the girls start school next week.
I'll be running Saturday classes too starting in October which I am excited about.


What have you been up to this weekend?


We took the girls camping for the first time ever...I think they enjoyed it...but we weren't completely in the wild...it was a warm up to the outdoors at night...next year we'll go portaging...
Have you ever been portaging?


Well...campers will arrive very soon.
Have a wonderful week...I'll be posting Camp pictures and I have 2 new projects to work on in September so you'll get a sneak peek at the preliminary sketches.
Until then...


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Char.x

Wordless Wednesday...this week so far.

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Last week's ART Campers and chalk drawings...love them!

My ART Campers at the top...what a wonderful group of kids!

I again asked them to sit for 2 minutes whilst I sketched them.

The above chalk drawings are fun as we saw them each day when we went up to the school...

And BELOW is a portrait by our Mr. W who is 7 years old...it's of his sister.He improved so much throughout the week, at the beginning he kept all his drawings very small...so when he turned this one out...I was impressed!

Thank you for stopping by.

Have a great weekend...we're off to visit friends in Ohio this coming week.

I'll try and post from there..but if not...see you on my return.

HUGS

Char.x

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