Kentucky Library and Museum - Summer Day Camps 2006

Camp Kentucky \| Paint Like \| Clay Camp \| Archaeology Week
Work, Fun? Camp Kentucky led by Eileen Starr and Amy McCray Participants at Camp Kentucky agree a day spent in the 1815 Felts Log House as part of the Felts family working as children did in 1810 was fun. Other activities included a Victorian Tea Party in a Victorian home, a sand box archeology dig, and a sock hop. Camp Kentucky was led by Eileen Starr and Amy McCray. Click on thumbnails to view larger images.





Paint Like Camp led by Alice Gatewood Waddell Campers were introduced to the techniques and styles of five modern artist, Romare Bearden, Jackson Pollock, Georgia O’Keeffe, Pablo Picasso, and Andy Warhol. Campers experimented with splattering, pouring, and brushing acrylic paint, watercolors, and collage. Click on thumbnails to view larger images.





Hand Building with Clay taught by Rachel Anderson Campers spent five busy days learning hand building clay techniques that included pinch pots, coiling, and slab work with drapes and moulds. The campers also spent a day visiting the WKU ceramic studio where they tried their hands at a pottery wheel. They ended the week eating ice cream sundaes from ceramic bowls made at the ceramic studio. Click on thumbnails to view larger images.





A Week of Archeology with Amy McCray Archeology basics where campers learned about prehistoric Kentucky was the theme during Archeology Week. Campers experienced a mock dig, identified prehistoric artifacts, painted on a simulated rock shelter, and made pottery in prehistoric Kentucky style. These were just some of the fun activities campers practiced while studying Kentucky’s past. Click on thumbnails to view larger images.