Week 2: Needle Felting: Giving Form to Fiber
June 26 - June 30
Instructor: Stephanie Metz
You probably think of cloth when you hear the ford 'fiber', so you might not know there is a way to work with fiber to make sculpture that doesn't involve sewing. Needle felting is the method for shaping loose, fluffy wool into firm but squishy objects by poking at it with special sharp needles. In this workshop you'll learn how to wield a felting needle tool to make three-dimensional creatures out of fiber, but you'll also learn how to use the Design Thinking Process to create art.
How is making a sculpture a 'problem' to solve? Well, it involves thinking about what you want to make and what tools and materials you'll use, deciding on the characteristics you want it to have, identifying the steps that it may take to achieve that outcome, trying things out, and adapting your approach as needed. Needle felting is a wonderful techique to use for sculpture: unlike working with clay, wool, or stone, felt is endlessly changeable and forgiving.
Please nots: campers will be using sharp needle tools, although great care will be taken to use them safely.
June 26 - June 30
Instructor: Stephanie Metz
You probably think of cloth when you hear the ford 'fiber', so you might not know there is a way to work with fiber to make sculpture that doesn't involve sewing. Needle felting is the method for shaping loose, fluffy wool into firm but squishy objects by poking at it with special sharp needles. In this workshop you'll learn how to wield a felting needle tool to make three-dimensional creatures out of fiber, but you'll also learn how to use the Design Thinking Process to create art.
How is making a sculpture a 'problem' to solve? Well, it involves thinking about what you want to make and what tools and materials you'll use, deciding on the characteristics you want it to have, identifying the steps that it may take to achieve that outcome, trying things out, and adapting your approach as needed. Needle felting is a wonderful techique to use for sculpture: unlike working with clay, wool, or stone, felt is endlessly changeable and forgiving.
Please nots: campers will be using sharp needle tools, although great care will be taken to use them safely.
Monday (June 26th)
9:00am Housekeeping and intros
9:10am Activites
10:15am BREAK
10:30am Activites
11:30am LUNCH
12:15pm Continue morning activity
12:45pm TINKER TIME
2:15pm Snack
2:30pm Review of day and Camper assessment of activities
2:45pm Clean Up
3:00pm Camper Pick Up
9:00am Housekeeping and intros
9:10am Activites
10:15am BREAK
10:30am Activites
11:30am LUNCH
12:15pm Continue morning activity
12:45pm TINKER TIME
2:15pm Snack
2:30pm Review of day and Camper assessment of activities
2:45pm Clean Up
3:00pm Camper Pick Up
Tuesday (June 27th)
9:00am Housekeeping and intros
9:10am Activites
10:15am BREAK
10:30am Activites
11:30am LUNCH
12:15pm Continue morning activity
12:45pm TINKER TIME
2:15pm Snack
2:30pm Review of day and Camper assessment of activities
2:45pm Clean Up
3:00pm Camper Pick Up
Wednesday (June 28th)
9:00am Housekeeping and intros
9:10am Activites
10:15am BREAK
10:30am Activites
11:30am LUNCH
12:15pm Continue morning activity
12:45pm TINKER TIME
2:15pm Snack
2:30pm Review of day and Camper assessment of activities
2:45pm Clean Up
3:00pm Camper Pick Up
Thursday (June 29th)
9:00am Housekeeping and intros
9:10am Activites
10:15am BREAK
10:30am Activites
11:30am LUNCH
12:15pm Continue morning activity
12:45pm TINKER TIME
2:15pm Snack
2:30pm Review of day and Camper assessment of activities
2:45pm Clean Up
3:00pm Camper Pick Up
Friday (June 30th)
9:00am Housekeeping and intros
9:10am Activites
10:15am BREAK
10:30am Activites
11:30am LUNCH
12:15pm Continue morning activity
12:45pm TINKER TIME – ONLY if weekly project is complete
2:30pm Daily Camper Assessment
Weekly Camper Survey
2:45pm Snack
3:00pm Clean Up and Prep for Showcase
3:30pm Student Showcase
4:30pm Camper Pick Up
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