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Illuminated Fantasy Bestiary
Friday, 6:30 pm
May 1st | Ages 16+

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Inspired by the upcoming Covington Convention event: CONington: A Celebration of Tabletop on APRIL  24th through APRIL 26TH, come join us at Baker Hunt the following weekend for workshops inspired by the themes of the convention!

This entertaining workshop keeps the festivities going from the convention by having attendees create their own Illuminated Manuscript Page, depicting a mythical creature.

This workshop is perfect for an family get together, date night activity, or an event help you relax and craft something unique while spending some quality time with good friends while learning a new skill!

For more information about CONington, click the link below:

https://conington.org/

What You’ll Discover:

Students will learn how to make a faux illuminated manuscript page that includes an illustration of a fantasy creature or animal of their choosing, they will elegantly write a brief description of the creature featuring an illuminated letter, and plenty of imaginative doodles and decorations in the margins!

What You’ll Learn:

You will learn how to make a faux illuminated manuscript page by imitating the drawing style of medieval manuscripts (namely the Aberdeen Bestiary), use colored ink to bring their illustrations to life, and learn to create basic blackletter calligraphy to adorn the first sentence of their Bestiary.

What You’ll Leave With:

Attendees will leave with a unique and custom illuminated manuscript page of their own design, a brief history of the art form, and leave with the skills and knowledge to create art in the specific stylized way of medieval illuminated manuscripts.

Deadline to register: April 27th

Instructor:   Sabrina Almeida

Supply List

(All Supplies Included)

Attendees are encourage, BUT NOT REQUIRED, to bring a reference photo either in person or digitally to help assist in rendering the animal or beast portion of the class. (other drawing tool will be provide to help assist: tracing paper, carbon paper, light boxes, etc.)

 

Superhero Camp
5-Days | July 6th – July 10th
9:00am-3:00pm | Ages 7 to 10

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CAMP Theme:

This camp focuses on everything Superhero, comic book/strip related, and to help increase the campers ability to draw and illustrate and create their own superhero.

What You’ll Discover:

Excelsior! Enter an imaginative world of good superheroes prevailing over evil villains as you create your very own crime fighter on the pages of you comic book and canvas! Learn to illustrate with pro tips to create life within your super illustrations. It is the perfect camp for imaginative youth who love superheroes and love to draw.

What You’ll Create:

In this camp, you will create fun projects such as creating your own superhero. Complete with background story, list of super powers, and archrivals. Mask making, cape making, figure sculpting and posing, comic illustration pencil, markers, and ink, story boards, and so much more!

Before & After-care Available:

Before & After-care provides additional time before and after camp for early drop-offs and late pick-ups. Before-Care starts at 8am, and After-Care ends at 4pm. To enroll, add the Before & After-care “ticket” to your registration.

Deadline to register: May 29, 2026

Camp Instructor: Lynn Arnsperger

Supply List

  • All Supplies Included.

 

Ink & Inspiration Camp
5-Days | June 1st – June 5th
9:00am-3:00pm | Ages 10 to 14

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CAMP Theme:

Focus on 2D media created with pencil, ink, charcoal.

What You’ll Discover:

If your artist is serious about learning, sign up so they can explore these deceptively simple media to build a strong foundation for artistic success! In this week-long camp, youth will work through various individual and group projects to develop an understanding for using pencils, ink, and art-markers to their highest potential. Techniques in drawing the human figure, objects in still-life, perspective drawing and more while learning about the many different types of pencils available to artists. Explore ink as a medium to enhance your drawings, try your hand at calligraphy, and more! Finally, explore the versatility of artist-markers for adding color to drawings.

What You’ll Create:

In this camp, you will create fun projects such as letter making and calligraphy, still life’s, landscapes and out door sketches, speed drawing, blind contour drawing, laying multiple mediums (pen, ink, makers), and so much more!

Before & After-care Available:

Before & After-care provides additional time before and after camp for early drop-offs and late pick-ups. Before-Care starts at 8am, and After-Care ends at 4pm. To enroll, add the Before & After-care “ticket” to your registration.

Deadline to register: May 1, 2026

Supply List

  • All Supplies Included.

 

RAWR! STOMP! RAWR! Camp
5-Days | July 13th – July 17th
9:00am-3:00pm | Ages 7 to 10

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CAMP Theme:

This camp focuses on Dinosaurs, Dinosaur facts & Art, paleontology, and all things prehistoric.

What You’ll Discover:

Venture back in time where the world was young and dinosaurs ruled over the prehistoric world! Learn all about dinosaurs in this fun filled week long class as you create amazing and fun works of art.

What You’ll Create:

In this camp, you will create fun projects such as creating your own dinosaur, art about dinosaur facts, identify dinosaur fossils, make your own dino fossil, and so much more!

Before & After-care Available:

Before & After-care provides additional time before and after camp for early drop-offs and late pick-ups. Before-Care starts at 8am, and After-Care ends at 4pm. To enroll, add the Before & After-care “ticket” to your registration.

Deadline to register: June 5, 2026

Supply List

  • All Supplies Included.