Clay & Earth Pigments - Young Learners (Age 4-8) - July 31 - August 3

***  THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL BUT YOU CAN ENTER OUR WAITLIST HERE**** 

This week's camp is one of the three weeks of Creative Seed Art Block taught by Artist JiuYu Xiao.  During this session - Hands & Heart - we start with the material of clay as a creative medium and as a means to to ground the body into the space and cultivate a sense of safety and anchoring.

Sample Schedule:

9 - 9:30 drop off

9:30 - 10:00 movement/game/circle

10:00 - 10:30 snack

10:30 - 11:00 transition/walk to outside space

11:00 - 12:00 tale/art-play/relaxation and integration

TIME: JULY 31 - AUGUST 3 (Monday - Thursday), 9:00am - 12:00pm

VENUE:  South Whidbey Community Center

CLASS SIZE: min 5, max 9 students

NOTE:  Ticket already includes $20 for buying materials

ABOUT CREATIVE SEED (3-hour block for age group 4-8)

Creative Seed is designed for young children who are in the introductory stages to art materials. During this stage of life, children innately have a sense of curiosity and openness to creativity, which means the curriculum is designed to protect that and plant seeds of inspiration. A typical block starts with movement, exploration walk, and moves into circle/tale, art-play, and ends with game/relaxing integration.

THE CREATIVE SEED ART BLOCK IS TAUGHT OVER 3 WEEKS. YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR ONE OR ALL OF THESE WEEKS.

Week I - Hands and Earth (July 31- August 3)

Medium: Clay and Earth Pigments

In the first week, we start with the material of clay to ground the body into the space and cultivate a sense of safety and anchoring.

Week II - Color in Nature (August 7-10).

Medium: Natural Dye and Organic Cotton

In the second week, we move into the fluidity of the water and nature pigments through natural dye. We will explore the whole process of preparing the cloth, sewing, dying, drying, and using the dyed patterns to tell stories.

Week III - Nature Stencil/Kingdom Building (August 14-17)

Medium: Found objects, Paper, rovings etc.

In the last week, we will gather nature materials to build a fairytale land. We will explore building and making structures with paper, rovings, and a variety of found objects.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Jiuyu Xiao is an Integrated Creative Art Instructor with backgrounds in various medium. Her art follows an integrated approach combining Body-based Arts, Buddhism, Taoism, Yoga, and Waldorf Education. A Chinese native born to a Buddhist family, Jiuyu spent her childhood and teenage years traveling and living around the globe, where she found her passion for nature, community building, meditation and contemplative art-making. In teaching art, Jiuyu uses elements of movement, storytelling, meditation, art-making, and weaves together multiple aspects of the creative being.

Jiuyu graduated from the School of the Arts Institute of Chicago. She has experience in teaching both young children and adults.  She believes that for young children especially, art is one of their primary languages of communicating with the outside world. Through art, children can process emotions and soften their approach to the world.  They build capacity for reverence,and learn to express love in a non-linear way.