Family Craft Time: Halloween Masks with Mariah Reading
Saturday, October 18th, 9:00 AM - 11:00 PM in the Kaleidoscope Studio
Join artist Mariah Reading for a Family Craft Time to create fun, whimsical Halloween masks!
Families will decorate a basic vinyl mask to look like a butterfly, fox, or any other creature you can imagine. We'll provide materials like paper, fabric, ribbon, and paint to help you transform your mask into a wearable work of art.
No experience is needed! This is a simple, fun activity for all ages. All materials and easy instructions are provided.
About the Instructor: Mariah Reading is an eco-artist and strong
advocate for the existence, preservation, and accessibility of the National Parks. She was born and raised in Bangor, Maine where the surrounding landscape gave her a deep appreciation of nature’s beauty that was reinforced by her degree in Visual Arts at Bowdoin College. The 2016 National Park Centennial propelled her Recycled Landscapes, designed to bring attention to the need of preserving and protecting the environment. Having already visited 33 National Parks, she plans to continue her project in all 63 US National Parks. Mariah has dedicated herself to the field of eco-art through Art Residencies at Denali, Zion, Acadia, Guadalupe Mountains National Parks, working as an Arts In the Parks Volunteer at the Guadalupe Mountains National Park, assisting in Yosemite Facelift efforts, developing a K-12 STREAM curriculum with University of California Santa Barbara Oceanography students, and creating conservation workshops with the Channel Islands National Park. She has exhibited work in San Antonio, TX; Seattle, WA; Fort Collins, CO; McKinley Village, AK; Brunswick, ME; and Kamuela, HI; Poughkeepsie, NY; Davis, CA; Rockland, ME; and Portland, ME. From April through September, Reading has worked as an environmental interpreter.
