Messy Art Camp

Hey everyone!  These pictures are way overdue but wouldn't cha know my laptop died but lucky for me these were on a flash drive.  Wheeew is all I can say!  This messy camp was held July 24th and 26th.  And I must say I had a blast and I hope all the kids did too!!
The first day we learned about Jackson Pollock, got throwing and splattering paint on canvases as well as make some homemade chalk (tutorial coming soon).
On day two it rained that morning and looked gloomy so we moved messy art inside (messy art inside!!! but we made it work).  We weren't able to do some messy twister but we still got pretty messy!  We created some pendulum painted t-shirts and some awesome melted crayon artwork.

Sorry about the lack of pictures but 12 kids sure did keep me busy and my hands were a mess which is not so great to get on a camera.  I hope to hold another one next summer but for now I am focused on my Wearable Art class coming later this month!! Check info out here!

Messy Art Camp Coming Up!!

And it's still not too late to sign up but I will say it is almost full!

Join us this summer for a 2 day Messy Art Workshop! Students will learn about Jackson Pollock, action art and play paint filled games of twister an much more!

Prepare to get EXTREMELY MESSY! Wear old clothes because paint will be flying!

Students will go home with a slew of projects from t-shirts to canvas work; along with many more activities and fun!!

Superheros!

Black Friday I taught the first Superhero Camp!  And I must say I had a BLAST! And I'm not completely sure but I think the boys enjoyed a it too!  We talked about our favorite Superheros and powers we would love to have!  Mine would be Teleportation!

We thought about what would our hero wear, what gadgets might he use and then designed a logo.  Batman has his Bat sign, Superman, his Super S symbol and our superheros got logos too printed on their very own cape!  We made stencils and screen printed them on red or blue capes.  I offered a T-shirt as well but who wouldn't want a cape?!?

We also started our own comic books staring our Superhero.  And I must say there were some intriguing and action packed stories!  At first it was tough coming up with a story line but once the capes dried and were put on the inspiration flowed!


I can't wait to hold the class again!  Rumor has it it will be offered again during Christmas break: One for younger Elementary and then one for upper Elementary students.  More details coming soon!

Black Friday Classes

Coming Soon to Monkey See Monkey  Do......On Black Friday........
A series of half day workshops not to miss!.....

Miss Brittany Presents:

Discover the hero inside you! Design your own Superhero to battle evil villains, dirty rooms and other nasty problems! Students will learn about the comic book arts, visual storytelling and create their very own super-powered cape and hero!

Do you have lots of old t-shirts? What about sweaters that no longer fit? Well, in this workshop we will explore the refashion possibilities of old shirts and sweaters! Learn about others who recycle and create with items no longer in use, and even those who started their own business creating something from nothing and fashionable goodies! You will create a scarf and a pouch all of your very own and be the most fashionable kid in school!


Sign up at Monkey See Monkey Do....

Beginner Crochet Class

Join us this month for the first ever beginner crochet club!
This month we will be learning how to make a beautiful scarf perfect for the incoming cool weather.

I am so excited for this class!  It will be my first ever crochet class for school aged children, but after tackling the beginner crochet class I held over the summer, I am cool and collected.  No needles in this one, just hooks.  I think what I am looking forward to most is seeing the kids reactions when they finish their scarf and wear it for the first time.  There is something awesome about wearing something you made yourself and I hope to share that sense of accomplishment and inspiration that comes with making homemade in my beginner crocheters!  Beginner Crocheters....has quite a ring doesn't it? 

Brittany Thrun is the owner, artist and instructor behind A Fine Tangle.

Visit her at www.afinetangle.com. Follow her on twitter @afinetangle

Action Jackson

August 13th was my Action Jackson art class at Monkey See...Monkey Do! And I must say I had a blast. We learned about the work of Jackson Pollock, how he recorded movement through his art and listened to funk jazz music to inspire him.

We then turned up the tunes and got to work creating our own artwork on canvas. I loved seeing the different techniques and ways of working each student had. Each chose such fantastic and different color palettes and had such great variety of lines going across their canvases.


Besides the brush flinging and bottle squirting we also ran marbles across the canvas to blend and create a variety of different lines. Look at the texture of the one below!   We learned that sometimes flies and nails would fall on Jackson's large canvas but he would just leave them and paint over it; well her's has some grass and paint globs.

And of course we got quite messy!

Brittany Thrun is the owner, artist and instructor behind A Fine Tangle.
Visit her at www.afinetangle.com. Follow her on twitter @afinetangle

Felicity American Girl Embroidery Class

This Saturday from 10-11am is the Felicity Learns A Lesson Embroidery class!  Travel to colonial times to discover a skill then passed on from generations.  Each "American Girl" will create their own embroidered hoop as they go back in time to the days of Felicity.

Interested?  There's still room!  Sign up at Monkey See...Monkey Do Children's Bookstore!

Brittany Thrun is the owner, artist and instructor behind A Fine Tangle.

Visit her at www.afinetangle.com. Follow her on twitter @afinetangle

A Look At: Inventions in Art

Monday was the last of the Inventions In Art series and the last of my preschool classes until September. I just wanted to share some pictures.

This one was my favorite class. We read some fantastic books about inventing and one of the biggest dreamers of all...Leonardo Da Vinci! Then we created "blueprints" of our own inventions using a super simple printmaking technique called the Monoprint. There were some fantastic ideas! We certainly have some creative little inventors at Monkey See, Monkey Do!

Brittany Thrun is the owner, artist and instructor behind A Fine Tangle.

Visit her at www.afinetangle.com. Follow her on twitter @afinetangle

Call for Volunteers Wednesday!

Monkey See, Monkey Do... plans on participating in Albright Knox's annual Art Alive event and we need volunteers to participate!

Art Alive is an annual event where schools, individuals an groups recreate a work of art using costumes, backdrops and creativity!  It is an incredible event with food, music and fun for all ages.

We are looking for those interested to come to Monkey See, Monkey Do Bookstore at 3:30pm so we can discuss the artwork we will be recreated and to help us build, paint and create our entry!  We will also discuss other meeting times to work on this project that night as well as information for the day of the event. 

The event is June 4th so we don't have much time!  But we can do it! Check out the pictures from last years event, aren't they fantastic?