April Vacation Workshops

This year we tried something new. Instead of holding a theatre production week over April vacation, we decided to offer a series of visual arts workshops to keep kids thinking creatively.
Tuesday Morning: Drawing From Scratch

Students practicing observational drawing and enjoying the beautiful day.

Students made a small sketch book and made several sketches of things on the ground, at eye level and overhead.

Working hard.

Describing observations to train the eyes and hone focus.

Sketching is essential for improving drawing skills. Like playing sports or a musical instrument, drawing requires practice. Your eyes, hands and brain need to be trained to observe, process and translate 3D images to 2D. Drawing is definitely a fantastic workout for your brain!

Gesture sketching of an object. Notice her pencil doesn't leave the paper and her eyes remain focused on the object.

Tuesday Afternoon: Enter the World of Sculpey

Learning to sculpt food from Sculpey clay.

Learning to use different tools for molding clay.

Sculpey pens

Sculpting a slice of cake!

Fun with Sculpey!

Coming up next: Wednesday workshops!