News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
Art campers made Koi-Nobori kites at a four-day “Creative Genius” camp at Sisters Elementary School. photo provided
Each summer for the past four years, Sisters teacher Clay Warburton has been helping local youth get in touch with their inner artist.
His "Creative Genius" art camp at Sisters Elementary School brought together 45 kids - third graders to eighth graders - to make traditional Japanese Koi-Nobori kites.
"They're used today to celebrate National Kids Day," Warburton noted.
Numerous parent volunteers helped the kids put together the kites, which are made of Tyvek, a tough synthetic fiber cloth used to wrap buildings under construction. The colorful designs are painted on the Tyvek with acrylic paint.
Warburton thanked the Roundhouse Foundation for sponsoring five children into the program and paying for supplies. The four-day camp was offered through Sisters Park & Recreation District.
It's just my effort to connect more kids to art," Warburton said.
Jim Cornelius is editor in chief of The Nugget and author of “Warriors of the Wildlands: True Tales of the Frontier Partisans.” A history buff, he explores frontier history across three centuries and several continents on his podcast, The Frontier Partisans. For more information visit www.frontierpartisans.com.
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