Touchstone

August 2013

This year, we went to Touchstone Center for Crafts, an arts camp in Farmington, PA, just across the West Virginia border. The kids took classes in folk art and Brian soaked up the atmosphere and manned the tent. That's right ... we spent the whole week in the tent, including an 18-hour downpour which left lakes galore. Jen got some serious sewing and upholstery work done in Pittsburgh and then joined us for the last two days of enjoying nature, art, and new friends.


A far shot of the kids' studio, with the gang playing outside during lunchtime


Daddy, pleaaaaaase can I go play with them???


The sign says it all


Ms. Mayak teaching the kids about folk art


Pillows the kids hand-sewed


Tent sweet tent


A shot of the tent and our hammock


Inside the tent we stayed in for four nights


Brother and sister bonding in nature


Another one of the kiddos


This time with me


We found a baby bird just hanging out


Sadie's "crazy quilt" she drew and painted herself


Hand-made "face jugs"


Micah poses with the yarn dolls he made


A menagerie of cardboard animals


Sadie made a giant carboard fish


Micah had some extra time and made some designs using a compass


We even stayed in the tent during a torrential downpour -- Here are the kids basically "swimming"


Micah got a henna tattoo that says "friendship" in Chinese


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