When I stopped by the first session of Lisa Spreaker and Paula Rey’s Art@Zen camp a few weeks ago I was honestly quite jealous. The projects they were working on all looked really interesting and a lot more fun than the meeting where I was headed. (Sigh…I wish I was a kid again, so I could spend my summers in art camp. I mean does the age limit really have to be 8 – 13?)

I just happened to know one of the campers, my cousin’s daughter Christina (pictured below with her projects), so I was able to satisfy my curiosity with a few questions.

Christina and her art

Maren: “Did you enjoy the camp?”

Christina: “Yes.”

Maren: “What was your favorite project?”

Christina: “The fish.”

Maren: “How did you make the fish?”

Christina: “We drew the outline for our fish on a big piece of paper. Then we transferred that image to a piece of wood. Lisa and Paula cut out the wood shapes at home and then brought them back to camp the next day. Then we painted them and when they were dry we decorated the fish with beach glass and mirror pieces.”

Maren: “What was your favorite part of camp”

Christina: “That I knew some of the other girls in the camp.”  (It is always more fun to have a few friendly faces in the room.)

Admittedly, I couldn’t write very quickly while we were talking, so the above conversation is  about what we each said on the phone yesterday.

So what’s up next for Christina’s summer? Well soccer camp starts soon, but besides that I’m sure she’s figuring out ways to torment her brother Matthew and hopefully thinking up her own art projects.

Lisa and Paula’s next art camp starts July 20th. If you are interested in registering or more info contact Michelle at 425-257-8380.