Monday, May 18, 2015

get ready for summer!

It's almost June, and our fantastic and creative artists are working their hearts out getting ready for the Summer Sale at Camp Cactus.


I hope you'll join us the first weekend in June to shop for some unique, handmade art and beautiful crafts, stroll in the garden, and soak up some warm summer air!


Sunday, May 3, 2015

Summer Classes at Camp Cactus

Collage + Mixed-Media Camp
We'll work with paper, found objects, glue, wire, paint, and junk to create amazing two and three dimensional works of art.
Students will build a 3D mixed-media diorama, mixed-media collage paintings, and a paper collage on canvas during this four day workshop.
All materials provided.

Four 3-hour sessions 
Tuesday-Friday,  June 16th - 19th         1 - 4 pm          cost: $140
Ages 7- adult  • Class size is limited to 8 students  •  Preregistration required
Sorry, registration for this class is closed.


3-D Mixed-Media Robots!
We'll take all sorts of junk and figure out how to put it together to make robot sculptures.
This class is great for visualization, planning and creative problem solving. Also, tons of fun!
ages 7-adult
Friday, June 26th          1 - 4 pm          cost: $35
Ages 7- adult  • Class size is limited to 8 students  •  Preregistration required

Sorry, registration for this class is closed.




Open Drawing Studios
An open studio where kids and adults ages 5 and up can come and draw to their heart's content in a supportive, non-critical environment.
Artists are free to choose from a variety of materials such as charcoal, graphite, ink, crayon, pastels, markers and colored pencils; and draw from imagination or various visual sources such as photographs and still life. All materials provided.

Saturday, June 27th    1-3 pm         cost: $25   Class Closed
or
Saturday, July 18th    1-3 pm          cost: $25   Class Closed
or
Friday, August 7th    1-3 pm           cost: $25   Class Closed
Ages 5-adult  •  Class size is limited  •  Preregistration required


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Drawing and Painting Camp
This four-session workshop will cover some of the fundamentals that all artists will find useful.
We'll take things step by step, learning the importance of sketching, developing a drawing, and translating our ideas to canvas.
Students will paint a simple still life, and progress to a plein air painting of the neighborhood.
Sketchbooks, paint and canvases will be provided.

Four 3-hour sessions 
Tuesday-Friday, July 7th - 10th        1 - 4 pm          cost: $140
Ages 7- adult  • Class size is limited to 6 students  •  Preregistration required

Sorry, this class has been cancelled.


Just added! 
3D Mixed Media Shadowbox Dioramas
For those who missed registration for the Mixed Media camp, we've added two individual classes that incorporate some of the same projects and methods in the longer 4 day workshop. In this class, we'll learn the art of visual storytelling by making cool shadowboxes from recycled materials, paint, photos,
glue and imagination. All materials provided.

Thursday, July 16th          1 - 4 pm          cost: $35
Ages 6- adult  • Class size is limited to 8 students  •  Preregistration required

Class Closed


NEW! Mixed Media Wax Encaustic
Make paintings using paints, photos and drawings on wood, then seal them with wax as an introduction to the wax encaustic process.
All materials provided.

Friday, July 17th          1 - 3 pm          cost: $35
Ages 7- adult  • Class size is limited to 6 students  •  Preregistration required

Class Closed
 

Printmaking and Fiber Art Camp
We'll begin the workshop by making our own handmade paper, then learn the art of block printing, mono printing and finally bind our art into a finished, handmade book.
All materials provided.

Four 3-hour sessions 
Tuesday-Friday, July 21st - 24th          1 - 4 pm          cost: $140
Ages 6- adult  • Class size is limited to 8 students  •  Preregistration required

Class Closed 

Just added! 
Mixed Media Collage + Paint on Canvas
For those who missed registration for the Mixed Media camp, we've added individual classes that incorporate some of the same projects and methods in the longer 4 day workshop. In this class, we'll be using papers, paints, and glue to design an urban cityscape or rural landscape on canvas.
All materials provided. Please note: There was a typo on some of the printed class schedules. The correct date is Friday, July 31st.

Friday, July 31st          1 - 4 pm          cost: $35
Ages 5- adult  • Class size is limited to 8 students  •  Preregistration required

Class Closed

Fourth Annual Hollywood Fairy House Tour
It's almost time for the fourth annual Hollywood Fairy House Tour! Join us Thursday, August 13th, from 1-3 in the afternoon. We'll meet at Camp Cactus Studio and take a guided tour around the neighborhood to see a number of magical structures built by the local Fairies…
These are maps from years past…I'll be drawing this year's map as soon as I discover all the new houses in the neighborhood!

Here's a photo of a house on last year's tour. The tour is open to ages 6 and up, but you must be able to walk a fair distance (about a mile in all). Children under six are free with an accompanying (paying) adult.
I hope you can join us for this very special and magical event. If we're lucky, we may even see a Fairy or two!

Thursday, August 13th   1-3pm                    $25   Tour Closed
or
Saturday, August 22nd   10am-noon            $25   (discount for multiple attendees!)
All ages.  Please note: Children under 6 are free, but must be accompanied by a paying adult. 

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Fantastical Fairy Architecture
Along with our imagination, we'll use natural, recycled and found materials to design and build tiny dwellings for those magical beings who live all around us. Feel free to bring materials from your own garden, such as pine cones, acorns or seed pods.
We'll provide ample building materials for everyone.
This three-hour class is open to everyone ages 7-107.

Friday, August 14th     1-4 pm    $35
Ages 7-107 • class size is limited • Preregistration required

Class Closed 

Space still available!
Papier Mache Sculpture
A fun introduction to the art of papier mache, we'll use paint, paper and glue to create cool sculptures.
All materials provided. Please note: There was a typo on some of the printed class schedules. Correction: This class is two sessions, and times are 1-3 pm.
Two 2-hour sessions:
Friday, August 21st          1 - 3 pm          cost: $35
and
Monday, August 24th       1 - 3 pm
Ages 7- adult  • Class size is limited to 8 students  •  Preregistration required



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