STAMP! Joyous, Inventive Printmaking (Summer 2013)

Do you love color and pattern and making stuff you can use? This week, we'll experiment with a wide variety of stamps–some we find and some we'll make. Then, we'll use our smorgasbord of stamps to create cool patterns on fabric using colored inks. From this fabric, we'll sew crazily creative banners for our rooms and another project: Perhaps a one of a kind bandana for you or your pet, a pillow cover, a belt or scarf or a project of your own design.

In addition to the beautiful fabric inks we'll use in stamping, we'll also embellish our creations with colorful embroidery floss and buttons. For inspiration, we'll have a blast learning about the important role textile art has played in many cultural traditions (silk textiles of China and Japan, the Star Quilts of the Dakota people, who are wrapped in these on important occasions from birth to death, and the pan dau and story cloths of the Hmong people.) We'll visit the nearby Minneapolis Institute of Arts to experience, in person, the powerful history of textiles.

We'll have a colorful selection of our own creations, stamped with the pattern of history, on display for families during our Friday afternoon exhibition!

Students in this camp must be at least 8 years of age, and no older than 11 years of age, the date of the first class meeting. View our complete policies here.

Morning before-care (8:00-9:00 a.m.) and afternoon after-care (3:00-5:30 p.m.) arranged through the Children's Theatre Company is available to students enrolled in a Studio Kids class. To register, visit the CTC website and click on the "Extended Care Option" tab. Please register in advance of the start of your child's class.

Note: An MCAD Teaching Assistant will escort your child to and from the CTC in between classes and before/after care. Questions about payment, registration, and cancellation can be directed to the CTC.