ART CAMP: POSTCARDS FROM SUMMER
Rachel Catlett
1 week — MONDAY - THURSDAY 9:00a - noon
July 8, 9, 10 + 11
$160
Boxed and Burlap ART STUDIO —DOWNTOWN—
230 East Walworth Ave Delavan
ages 10 - 17
all skill levels welcome
Basic art supplies are included in the course fee.
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Get ready to embark on a vibrant summer adventure with Postcards from Summer! In this whimsical class, we’ll craft postcard art that captures the essence of the season, explore the fascinating international postcard movement, and even have a chance to keep up on our writing skills in a fun way. From dreamy landscapes to playful illustrations, we’ll unleash our creativity, crafting mini-masterpieces that spread a little something fun through the mail to friends and family, neat and far. Join us for Postcards from Summer and let the creativity soar as we spread summer vibes far and wide!
The class will be tailored to the individual student and their abilities.
Basic art supplies are included in the course fee.
*Students are asked to bring a few school appropriate magazines, collections of papers, labels, scraps and/or ephemera to be used for cutting to create collages. The studio will also have some of these materials available
Please review registration policies prior to finalizing your registration.
ARTIST STATEMENT: RACHEL CATLETT
I am a visual artist and a farmer living on a Wisconsin sheep farm. I make paintings about relationship between the farm and the farmer, the land, and our connection to it. I am motivated by what it means to be a steward. Stewardship of the environment is central to regenerative farming practices. My images are centered on this story. I am most passionate about the work of farmers and ranchers. Farmers steward their land through their physical work. Through their labor, they connect intimately with the land, their animals, and the environment. Their work is inherently good. It is important. It is beautiful. I am infatuated by the sensual quality of oil paint and capturing gesture in brushstrokes. I love the physicality, immediacy, and fluidity of marks for the sake of marks. My aim is to make paintings that create tension and balance between marks that describe and marks that celebrate themselves. I work from life, from notes and photographs and from memories. For me, paintings are visual narratives. I am interested in how we keep our personal histories, how we remember, and how we carry each other both forward and backward, in our stories, from the past and into the future.
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