Flowers + Eco Art
Summer Camp at
Alchemy Farm
Monday to Thursday,
August 14 to 17 for Ages 8 to 12
Explore Art and Nature with an Award-Winning Environmental Artist, Teacher and Co-Creator of Alchemy Farm
Campers will explore Alchemy Farm with, Ingrid learning about our inter-connectedness with flowers, plants, insects, trees and water. They will be guided in creating art through various mediums including drawing, painting, sculpture, design and working with flowers and nature.
Their explorations will include working with microscopes, collecting and wild crafting natural materials to use in art making, working with flowers to create flower crowns and jewellery as well as flower arrangements.
Your child will bring a new piece of art home with them everyday!
Ways of Exploring and Understanding Nature: What Your Child Will Learn
Each day Ingrid will lead a walk through the gardens, forest and fields at Alchemy Farm. Campers will be given their own sketch book to make notes along the way. Your children will learn different ways of moving through the landscape and how to use these captured moments on their journey to create site specific art
Flower Arrangements
Ingrid will lead a demonstration on creating a Mason Jar Posy arrangement. Campers will then build on the skills already learned in harvesting wild greenery and flowers from the gardens to harvest their own flowers and ingredients to create a Mason Jar Posy to take home.
Site Specific Ephemeral Art
Ingrid will share the history of environmental art and ways of working in the land. She will lead the campers on an exploration of Alchemy Farm and together will create a series of site specific ephemeral works in response to nature and their surroundings.
Nature Inspired Mixed Media Drawing + Painting
Each camper will have a sketch book to take with them as we explore the farm and gardens everyday. They will use this sketch book and their notes along with natural materials they've collected to create a mixed media artwork to hang in their home!
Flowers Crowns
We'll begin the day with exploring the farm and gardens and learning about the different types of indigenous plants and flowers planted at the farm. Children will learn ways to harvest flowers and greenery to make their own flower crown to wear home!
Nature Dyes
After a foraging trek through the farm and gardens Ingrid will lead a demonstration on making dyes with natural plant materials. Each child will make their own dye and create a piece to bring home with them.
What Day and Time is the Summer Camp?
Monday to Thursday from 10 am to 3 pm — August 14th to 18th
How Much Is It?
$275 due at registration
Where?
181 Furness Road—we’ll meet at the Farm Stand Parking at 10 am—pickup is at 3 pm
What Is Included?
A sketch book and all art supplies, vases and tools to work with are supplied
What Do You Need to Bring?
Each day please bring:
• a lunch, two snacks and juice and water
• a sun hat and/or sunscreen
• runners or hiking boots, please no open-toed sandals or flip flops
• sweater or rain gear and boots (if raining)
• backpack or bag for collecting natural materials
Who is the Teacher and Artist?
Ingrid has many years experience teaching environmental art to both children and adults. She’s a former professor of fine art at Langara College and for many years an artist-in-residence with the Vancouver School Board. She’s also led workshops at the Salt Spring Library during spring break camps.
Ingrid has also taught workshops to all ages in conjunction with her many art exhibitions locally, nationally and internationally. Her work has been featured on CBC-TV as well as many publications, books and podcasts. She is the co-creator of Alchemy Farm, a bee and pollinator haven. She loves teaching and sharing about environmental art. She also offers flower and art workshops for adults at the farm.