Kids get crafty at Arts A Blaze summer camp

Children got to try different mediums throughout the week.

  • By Jessica Salmond
  • | 12:10 p.m. June 30, 2016
  • East County
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Getting paint on your hands and clothes is an occupational hazard — especially at summer camp.

Arts A Blaze on Lakewood Ranch Main Street held its annual week-long summer camp for children. Each day, kids got to try a different art medium, such as pottery painting, glass fusing, mosaic making and canvas painting. Nikki Williams, the camp instructor, has been teaching classes during camp for seven years.

"I love working with kids. It's fun to see their imagination and creations, because no one project is the same," she said. 

Nikki Williams has gotten used to having paint on her hands.
Nikki Williams has gotten used to having paint on her hands.
Savannah Davis of Bradenton and Emily Davis of Sarasota share their palate.
Savannah Davis of Bradenton and Emily Davis of Sarasota share their palate.
Cate Kitcher of Bradenton works on a purple fish.
Cate Kitcher of Bradenton works on a purple fish.
Instructor Nikki Williams talks with Reagan Lesser of Bradenton about putting eyes on the fish.
Instructor Nikki Williams talks with Reagan Lesser of Bradenton about putting eyes on the fish.
Emily Davis of Sarasota mixes up her colors to make her fish more unique.
Emily Davis of Sarasota mixes up her colors to make her fish more unique.
Kaia Sarwate of Texas fills in her clownfish.
Kaia Sarwate of Texas fills in her clownfish.
Chaz Campbell studies the sample painting while creating his own.
Chaz Campbell studies the sample painting while creating his own.
Cate Kitcher puts a few spots on her second fish.
Cate Kitcher puts a few spots on her second fish.
Nikki Williams tells the students to put two coats on the fish to make the color brighter and less transparent.
Nikki Williams tells the students to put two coats on the fish to make the color brighter and less transparent.

 

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