Northwind Art

Wearable Art is beyond fashion — it is sculpture on the body. This camp encourages creativity and imagination. First a drawing, and then using the wide variety of materials and techniques to make it a reality! Expert teaching artists Margie and Michele will cover vision, design and construction and performance.Wearable art campers also learn skills that consider movement and safety. Using a sewing awl on cardboard, hot glue, staplers and duct tape, we will make a sturdy construction that students can use again and again. We will talk about presentation, movement, and how to incorporate surprise elements. A variety of materials like paper, fabric, wire, streamers, foil, plastic, vinyl, sticks, string, ribbons, foam, vegetable net bags, plastic odds and ends, paper mache and more will be available in the classroom, while students are welcome to bring additional materials.

Campers can use the sewing machine if they’re interested, and they will have a chance to finish their pieces using acrylic paint techniques and other enhancements. These five days are an adventure of imagination and construction — no previous art experience necessary.

The week will finish up with a wearable art show.

SUPPLY INFORMATION

All required art supplies are provided.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS

Fiber artist Margie McDonald is a founder of Port Townsend Wearable Art Show and has shown her work at WOW New Zealand, the biggest wearable show in the world. Margie is a sculptor and wearable art artist and teacher, she is a costume and set designer at Key City Public Theater. Port Townsend, New Zealand and Hollywood have seen Margie's wearable art creations on the runway. She has taught wearable art construction from her native Newfoundland to most teaching venues in Port Townsend.

Artist website: Margie McDonald, @margiem_art

The horse pasture was Michele Soderstrom's grand studio as a child. Self taught, for hours she sat sketching her horse as it grazed. Michele has a BA in Visual Arts Teaching, minor in Studio Art, through Central Washington University, and is an award-winning artist with her equine art. She has taught creativity through art since 2008. Today she paints and sells work professionally. Michele enjoys watching the process of her high school students as they gain art-making skills and find their place within personal creativity.

Artist website: Michele Soderstrom, @horsepainter9