Fiddleheads Forest & Art Camp

08/13/2024

Our summer camp sessions came to a close today with a little still life drawing and watercolor lesson and it was delightful.

Fiddlehead Forest and Art Camp will have a couple of offerings coming this fall and we will offer sessions again next summer.

We are grateful to all who partook. 💐

More soon!

08/02/2024

Hello folks!

Thank you for your interest in our Forest & Art Camps that we are offering this year. This being out blueprint year, we are quite happy with how things have been going and what we are learning so that we may continue to offer this program in 2025.

Monday begins our Fourth Session for our Weave and Wander camp which explores how to make natural plant dyes and how to dye fabric with them as well as basic weaving and sewing skills.

Each day we set our for a hike, gather at our chosen sit spot where Tara leads nature observation exercises and fun games, then we hike some more, eat our snack, then finish with an art class.

We would warmly welcome new students at this time so please know that it is not too late to register for this session beginning on Monday, August 5th from 8:30-11:30 am.

Just follow this link: https://annarborforestschool.com/artcamp/ to become acquainted with the enrollment procedure and your kiddo can join us for this last bit of summer skill building!

If you have already enrolled you child and are reading this, we look forward to seeing your kiddo on Monday for Weave and Wander!

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06/26/2024

Hello!

Next Monday we begin our Session Two: Stamp and Stomp camp where we will learn how to make and use all kinds of stamps.

Our guest artist for the Lino Cut segment is local culture jammer and talented printmaker Amanda May Moore of Ypsi Bloom, a studio and gallery on Michigan Ave. in downtown Ypsilanti run in partnership with Alexandria Daniels.

Amanda and Alexandria teach classes and host events at Ypsi Bloom Gallery and Studio.
Here are links to both the studio and Amanda's website for her wonderful work.

Check out what they have offered this summer and take a class or two to learn a new skill, brush up on one and enrich your day to day experience.

https://www.ypsibloom.com/about

Check out Amanda's shop of art prints and wearables!

https://www.amandamaymoore.com

We are so happy to welcome her to Fiddlehead Forest & Art Camp for a stamp making session!

06/22/2024

We had a great first week at our Session 1: Clay and Play camp!

Here's a little view into our texture tiles process that we explored this past Tuesday in preparation for our guest artist, Miranda Hitzemann, who visited us on Wednesday to show us how to put these tiles together to make a texture house.

The final piece is the last photo.

We are looking forward to welcoming our new group on Monday, July 1st for our Session 2: Stamp and Stomp class where we learn how to make two kinds of stamps, how to print on fabric and how to create together with what we made as we embark on a mural project called 'Community Stamp!'

The art classes take place for the last hour of the camp after Miss T takes us on a hike through the trails where we learn nature games and share in observations and discussions about our experiences. We hike and play, have lunch, and then settle in to explore art skills and mediums.

There are still a few spots left in our Stamp and Stomp class!
To find out more about our program, follow this link:

https://annarborforestschool.com/artcamp/

Come join us!

06/15/2024

Introducing the 2024 Fiddleheads Forest & Art Summer Camp Series Session 1: Clay and Play guest artist Miranda Hitzeman!

Miranda Hitzeman majored in architecture at Mass Art and studied with ceramicist Katherine Houston there then went on to received her masters at the University of Pennsylvania in urban spatial analytics of arts and culture.

Miranda became legally blind and has been studying how her disability informs her expression, process and work.

Miranda draws inspiration from expression that is as beautifully designed as it is functional - clay being a forgiving and boundless medium for this balance.

Miranda now lives in Ann Arbor, MI with her husband and her ten year old son.

Fiddleheads Forest & Art Camp welcomes Miranda as our Clay & Play guest artist this Wednesday, on June 16th!

05/30/2024