Lowell — Cherry Creek Elementary School third-grader Thea Larsen carefully placed green and blue pieces of stained glass around pink pebbles, designing a suncatcher she can hang in her bedroom.
“You can just go about it and you can make it how you want,” said Thea.
The morning spent making the shiny piece was a lesson in glass fusion at Lowell High School’s first-ever Art Camp. Along with the glass pieces. students created a variety of projects using different artistic mediums.
Led by high school art teachers Emma Bandos and Christine Cosgrove and assisted by four high school art students and one recent graduate, the Art Camp brought in more than 40 third- through eighth-graders to have fun making art and become familiar with the district’s art program, Bandos said.
“The goal has been to connect younger students with older students and build an art community,” she said.
Another purpose of the camp was to expose students to different opportunities in art using dye, rocks, clay and other materials. Students created nature collages, treasure maps and painted rocks, and tie-dye bandanas.
Charlee Dalstra, who graduated in May, volunteered at camp because she hopes to become an art teacher.
“I’ve been really interested in working with kids and being with art more,” said Charlee. “It’s really cool working with them and seeing how they enjoy art on their own terms.”
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