Fall Workshop 2011
Camp Wa-Wa-Sum
377 Wa-Wa-Sum Drive, Grayling Michigan 49738		  
     
  Full Workshop August 26-30 or either session below  
 

August 26-28, 2011 (first session) August 28 - 30, 2011 (second session)

  
 


You can contact Rod at his studio at 9320 M-72 South East, Kalkaska, Michigan  49646.  231.258.4724  Or you can send an email by clicking on the following:

Full workshop cost is $420 (August 26-30, 2011)
First session cost is $240 (August 26-28, 2011)
Second session cost is $240 (August 28-30, 2011)
 (US Funds VISA & MC accepted.)

 

  
 

Wa-Wa Sum is a Michigan State University research facility in Fisheries, Wildlife and Forestry studies located on the Au Sable River, six miles east of Grayling, Michigan. The name Wa-Wa-Sum means "Plain View" in the Chippewa Indian language and was given to the camp in 1905 by Chief David Shoppenagon, an Au Sable guide and outdoorsman. The first building was constructed of red pine and tamarack logs in 1897-98 by Rubin Babbit, an Au Sable woodsman who later become Michigan’s first wildlife officer.

Currently, Wa-Wa-Sum is used as a natural resources research facility and as an education center. Forestry research focuses on the relative survival ability of several kinds of trees in the dry Grayling sand soil. It has been found that red pine does best under these conditions, and seedlings that die are replaced by this native tree.

Fisheries research projects based at Wa-Wa-Sum are concerned with the population dynamics, habitat manipulations and management of inland fish resources.

The rustic surroundings and the beautiful Au Sable River provide a pleasant setting for the many meetings and retreats held at Wa-Wa-Sum.  To see pictures from the past Fall Workshop, click on the group photo on the Arts Workshop page ( use your browser "back" button or click on "up" at the bottom of this page.)

  
   
  Bedroom (three and four beds per room), each room
has a sink, shared bathroom in hall of each wing.		  
     
  A Weekend Workshop
for Artists of All Stages		 Instruction in Multimedia
Painting & More		  
  The program is for beginners and professionals - and anyone in between. This is a very informal and relaxed workshop. The workshop will be limited to about 15 people, which makes for a better situation for individual learning and instruction.

Friday: Registration is from 5-7 p.m., an evening session will be at 7:30

Saturday: Our usual plans are painting with one-on-one instruction.  There will be group critiques and discussions as well.

Sunday: Instruction and painting continue. The workshop will conclude around 2:00 p.m.

Accommodations: Workshop participants will be working and staying at Wa-Wa-Sum. As mentioned above, this is a very old and very rustic log facility.  Bedrooms and bathrooms are located in the main lodge, right off each side of the work room.  Rooms will be at least double occupancy, in some cases there may be three or four artists to a room.  (Ear plugs are optional!) You must bring your own sheets or sleeping bag, pillow or pillow case, and towels. The bath and shower are located in a separate room in each of the two hallways. Each room does have a sink and mirror.  Meals will be in the separate kitchen building.

Workshops are a great way to meet and share with other artists. They provide a time and place to concentrate on your art and a chance to get away and let your creative juices flow. Plan to make the weekend a mini-vacation. Stay with us at the camp, even if you are nearby, so you will not miss any of the programs and discussions.

I encourage participants to bring any work for critique, finished or unfinished, wildlife, landscape, or other. It is a good way to see your work and get everyone to become better acquainted through their art.

The Workshop Package: Friday evening until Sunday afternoon, includes Saturday and Sunday breakfast and lunch, and Saturday supper. Snacks and refreshments will be readily available throughout the weekend. Hiking and canoeing activities are also available. This is a rustic log cabin setting and it should be relaxed, casual and fun experience. Dress extremely casually. There will be some outside walking between sleeping cabins, dinning rooms, and the work area. Prepare for a variety of weather. The total cost for lodging, food, and instruction is listed on the form below. Optional - two day extension to August 25.  The extension will include Monday and Tuesday breakfast and lunch, (and Sunday and Monday supper.)

 
     
  TO GUARANTEE YOUR SPOT IN THE 2011 FALL WORKSHOP
you must send the following information along with a $50.00 deposit.  Please print the following and fill out the necessary information.  Send this and your payment to Rod Lawrence, 9320 M-72 South East, Kalkaska, MI 49646 (231-258-4724)		  
     
  TO REGISTER: click on the following link for a pdf registration form you can download.  
     
  Register as soon as possibly as class size is limited. Reservations are accepted in order received and must be accompanied by a $50.00 tuition deposit. Cancellations received four weeks before the workshop will receive a full refund, minus a $20.00 service fee. Cancellations during the last four weeks will be refunded if your place is filled (less the service fee.)  
     
  Registered Artists will receive more information and a detailed map approximately two weeks prior to the workshop.  Please bring all the materials that you wish to work with, or would normally work with.  I do suggest that you bring pencils, sketch paper and tracing paper.  
     
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