Feather River ~ Adult Arts Camp

Feather River ~ Adult Arts Camp July 18 to 25, 2004

Sponsored by the City of Oakland Parks and Recreation Department

Contact: Registration deadline is June 27. For further information call Karen LeGault (510) 601-1619. E-mail klegault@jps.net

About the Camp

Imagine ~ fully inspired and receptive to the healing powers of nature in the the former home of Maidu Indians, a week of expanding your creativity and making art... You are surrounded by other creative adults giving themselves the gift of time. No shopping, cooking or cleaning to worry about...you may not even get in your car to drive anywhere. Arrive on Sunday afternoon and start with an orientation and group creative exercise after dinner. Wake up and start your day with optional Tai Chi exercises with Karen LeGault before breakfast. After breakfast - art, craft or writing classes meet for 3 hours in daily morning sessions with your teacher¹s group. You meet along the sparkling Spanish Creek or nearby places amidst the fragrance of Oak and Pine trees and a profusion of wildflowers. After lunch the afternoon is free to do or discuss art, write, swim, hike, read, take workshops with other instructors, go into town or kick back and relax - your choice. Interaction with the other disciplines is integral and ongoing. Concurring with Art Camp is Guitar Camp. Professional Guitar teachers are available to learn from and play music with every day. Camp naturalist and treasure, Rex Burress is availble to lead informative walks and answer questions. The week culminates in merry festivities with a Saturday afternoon art exhibit, guitar performance, poetry and story readings.

Camp Details

Duration: July 18 to July 25, 2004

Arrival: Sunday afternoon

Departure: Sunday morning

Instructors

Dedicated professionals, artists and educators in their fields, this group of teachers are committed to joining together to facilitate an uplifting, informative, and memorable experience for the Feather River Art Camp.

Accommodations

Set among the trees along Spanish Creek, lodging includes either cabins or A-frame tents on platforms which are supplied with cots or beds and shelves. (You supply bedding.) Restrooms have hot showers. Coin laundry facilities are available. Three balanced meals each day are served in a common dining hall. Vegetarians will find plenty to choose from.

Other Activities include swimming in the Creek, ropes course, day trips to more spectacular swimming holes along the Feather River, hiking, games and general comraderie with the other Art Campers. The town of Quincy is 2 miles away and offers an Indian Museum, shopping and restaurants.

Family Arrangements

Some Art Campers bring families with whom they join in the afternoons. (Inquire with Feather River Camp for regular family camp pricing. (510) 238-3791. Other Camps share and overlap within the same week the Art Camp takes place, so there are plenty of activities and other people for them to get to know while you are in your class. Children must have another responsible adult from your party available to them while you are in class.

Location

The camp is located approx. 225 miles north-east of Oakland in the Sierra foothills at an elevation of 3400¹ off of Highway 70.

Fees

$525 includes three meals per day, lodging, instruction, camp activities and workshops. Registration deadline is June 27.

Supplies

You bring your own art supplies. Often, the supplies you already have will sufice. Supply lists available upon enrollment and receipt of deposit fees.

Transportation

Transportation to and from camp is available for $50. Please reserve in advance.

Camp Exhibit

The 3rd St. Grind in Oakland will once again host an art exhibit of Art Camp art work. It will open August 31, 2003.

Contact

For further information call Karen LeGault (510) 601-1619. E-mail klegault@jps.net

Classes

Handmade Paper & Mixed Media

Linda Lemon www.lindalemon.com

This class will emphasize the use of handmade paper as a fine arts medium. It will cover papermaking basics, such as sheet formation, pulp handling and processing plant fiber. While working with both the wet pulp and the finished paper, we will mix our media (watercolors & acrylics, found materials) & techniques (painting, collage).

Nature Photography and Sketching

Rex Burress

Explore the natural wonders of the Oakland Camp Region trekking forth with naturalist Rex, who has 37 years experience studying the area, to special pictorial sites for artistic contemplation with camera and sketch pad. Creative possibilities are endless and envelopment in nature priceless.

Burnished Pottery

Blanka Solyts

Using currently revived traditional techniques of the American Southwest Natives, we will create red or black shiny surfaces with matte designs painted or carved with white slip. Basic clay skills and primitive firing techniques will be included. Take home beautiful, finished pieces. For both beginning and advanced clay enthusiasts who want to explore their claytivity.

Let the Crazy Child Write

Clive Matson www.matson-ford.com

Bring lots of paper and the germ of a writing project for a week of inspiration. We'll seduce the Editor and Writer into taking a break and give our Crazy Child - our "creative unconscious" - free reign. Walks, meditations, immersion in nature at the Witch's Cove, plus the appreciative support of "syngenetic" feedback, have given this workshop an astonishing reputation. The quantity and quality of what you write will surprise you, and we'll strut our stuff with a reading for the whole camp on the final night.

Chinese Brush and other Watercolor

Karen LeGault www.karenlegault.com

Drawing and painting from nature, trees, plants, flowers, rocks and water will be our subjects. We'll work in a variety of media, but primarily Chinese Brush painting and watercolor, with ample opportunity for personalized and group exercises including basic skills. Complete beginners welcome. Independent study available for more advanced students.

Transforming the Humble Gourd

Sioux George www.gourdette.com

There will be cleaning, dyeing, cutting, painting, drilling and embellishing. The end results will be vessels, drums, masks, rain sticks, or whatever your art desires. The goal is to have a finished gourd every day. Beware: Gourds have been known to be habit-forming. No experience necessary. Desire to have fun with gourds is required.

The Painter's Journey: Finding your Creative Voice

Michele Theberge

Through journal exercises, relaxation and visualization, we will embark on a creative exploration. We will draw on a variety of sources: our past, present and future, dreams, imagination, and the inspiration of our surroundings. The use of texture mediums, transfers and collage will be demonstrated. Especially for oil, acrylic and mixed media artists who want to take their work to new levels.

Jazz, Classical & Contemporary Guitar

Lawrence Ferrara & Howard Pomerantz

This runs concurrently with but separately from the Adult Arts Camp. Family and other campers may participate without any extra fees. It is open to all campers. Classes are geared to individual needs and cover beginner through advanced levels. Warm-up exercises, familiarization with chords & their symbols, strumming & finger picking techniques, composition & song writing will all be part of the curriculum.

Gourd Resources

California Gourd Society

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Feather River Adult Arts Camp