The Creativity Center, Inc. offers unique Kids Program

Art Quilter, Valarie Jean Bailey offers contemporary art quilting experience for children.

Clayton, Summer 2003 - Renowned art quilter, Valarie Jean Bailey will instruct Quilt-A-Story Summer Camp, a hands-on 6-week day camp for children ages 8 and up at the Creativity Center in downtown Clayton.

The camp offers children the opportunity to create a quilt based on storyboard sketches they design together. Children will also learn basic sewing skills, the theory behind quilt making, and gain insight into the basics of contemporary art quilting.

Contemporary art quilters often work with hand-dyed fabrics, special threads, beads, and paint. Using these nontraditional fabrics and embellishments help artists form a very unique piece of collectable art. The differences between contemporary and traditional quilts are very noticeable when comparing the two styles. The traditional quilt patterns, used most often as bedspreads, are made with patterns handed down over many years. The unique and creative art quilts we see on museum and gallery walls are a true expression of an artists creativity.

For more information on contemporary art quilting, visit the Contemporary Quilt Art Association at http://www.contemporaryquiltart.com or the online gallery of work at Quiltart http://www.quiltart.com/gallery.html. This unique camp is highly interactive, educational and fun. Cost of the camp is $400 per student. Due to the inclement weather over the winter, the camp dates will adjust to the Johnston County schools summer schedule. Camp is tentatively scheduled to begin June 9th and run through July 17th. For more information, or to register for the camp, please contact The Creativity Center at 919-553-8451, or visit the website at www.centerofcreativity.com. The Creativity Center is located at 190 Clayton Commerce Center, just behind the Clayton Post Office parking lot. The Creativity Center provides a wide variety of exciting onsite and offsite programs and activities for children and adults.

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For more information, press only:
Lise Richards, 919-553-8451,
director@centerofcreativity.com
Cheryl McCardle, 919-553-8451
Cherylm@centerofcreativity.com

For more information on The Creativity Center, Inc: http://www.centerofcreativity.com