The 2014 Salem Art Fair and Festival has concluded, but I was lucky enough to be invited to lead an activity in the kids area on Saturday. The activity was painting and decorating a 16″ muslin Bendi doll. I led this workshop for the Salem Art Association back in October, 2013; here’s a link to that post: I’m Nuts For Art. Both art doll sessions were sponsored and generously funded by the Bush Barn Gallery Guides.
I’ve done lots of planning over the past couple of months in preparation for yesterday, with the most important being rounding up 60 dolls!
I got all of the supplies to the Salem Art Association and then on Saturday, arrived early enough to get everything ready.
Kids purchased tickets for the various activities . . . . .
We immediately had kids ready to make a creature and for the next four hours, there was a steady stream of activity. (PS We even had some adults creating dolls, some under the guise of helping their child and others blatantly creating!)
It was a wildly fun and successful day. But boy, was I tired that night.
