camp wapameo (for birds)
A group of little birds attended Camp Wapameo on the shores of beautiful Echo Lake in Rhode Island (thanks bettyann) over the July 4th holiday. The weather was disappointing and I suffered unimaginable insults from insects ( and vice versa I suppose), got poison ivy, accidentally rolled in goose shit repeatedly and had a fabulous time. You can see some of the highlights below (click the pictures for a larger view) or if you prefer to view your birds at summer camp photos in slide show format you can do that here.
The campers are ( from left to right):
rex, finn, minter, liney, ashley, jane, betsy, flora, and georgie.
July 13th, 2008 at 11:18 am
oh what fun they are having….i want to join them camping too!
July 13th, 2008 at 11:28 am
Brilliant! Love the shot of them all with their bedrolls on especially.
July 13th, 2008 at 11:56 am
absolutely adorable. i would pay big money to attend said camp
July 13th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Hi Ann,
Oh, these are just too adorable and so very brilliant! Are you going to sell this set in your shop? I , for one, would love to buy it!
xo
Melissa
July 13th, 2008 at 6:06 pm
I popped over to say that I think you MUST sell these photos as a card set, and see that Melissa beat me to it. They make me smile–especially the marshmallow one.
July 13th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
These birds are off-the-hook. i like the sexy french campers.
July 13th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
These pictures are too much!
Brilliant work Ann, love it
July 13th, 2008 at 10:48 pm
Ann, count me in for the next bird camp!! hehe, full of fun!! You could print those photos as postcards!!
July 14th, 2008 at 2:36 am
These pictures are so delightful! You must have had so much fun sending your “peeps” to camp. Thanks for sharing.
July 14th, 2008 at 3:25 am
This post hurts… it’s so cute! Spunky little birds… I’m obsessed.
July 14th, 2008 at 3:26 am
Hello,
We are opening a big store in south of France and would be interested in selling some of your creations. Could you please cotnact me via my email ?
Many thanks
Brigitte
July 14th, 2008 at 9:26 am
Please please please make these postcards available for purchase! I want to put one in every room of my house to make me smile
July 14th, 2008 at 11:29 am
Oh, my God are they adorable. I laughed so hard! I especially love the birdies in the swim rings. Too precious. What a sense of fun you have. Thanks for the smiles.
July 15th, 2008 at 1:18 am
What a creative master you are! I love these camp images. Looks like they love it! You really should offer these as postcard sets! I adore your wonderful work!
~Emily
July 15th, 2008 at 6:33 am
A book! A children’s picture book! Yes, that’s it. Perfect.
July 15th, 2008 at 9:45 am
these are TOO cute! where did you find little inner tubes?
July 15th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
OMG. *Loving* the mini-innies (inner tubes). did you *make* those? and the sweet saiboat is amazing. curious: does wapameo mean anything?
and that mushroom is funghally amazing.
July 15th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
Such cute photos! The little inner tubes are brilliant!
July 15th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
Wonderful, wonderful photos! I really love your site!
July 16th, 2008 at 10:00 am
that’s gorgeous!! what a great idea…
I love this camp and your little birds too, the old tent and the charming boat are really cute.
I’ll tell all the birdies in my neighborhood about this paradise, maybe for next summer…
wish I was there….
(I’ve post it in my blog, hope you don’t mind.)
thank you for this gift!!!
July 16th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
Oh these couldn’t possibly be cuter!!!
July 16th, 2008 at 9:13 pm
Flockin’ adorable!
July 17th, 2008 at 10:48 am
oh boy! it looks like the birds had a grand time - the inner tubes so great. postcard would be awesome!
July 18th, 2008 at 12:22 am
Ann,
As a very proud caretaker for several of your charming birds, I am a long time lurker on your blog. I nominated you for a Brilliante Weblog award and if you are interested, please see my blog (bellstjournal.blogspot.com) for the rules.
Can’t wait to see more of your ships!
All the best,
Michele Unger
July 18th, 2008 at 12:34 am
I am so in love… I have declared to my family… I want a bird soooooooo bad… you are amazingly telented and your birds are so “alive”… So cute… soooo cute… Amazingly cute…
July 18th, 2008 at 6:55 am
I just saw these on the twigs and honey blog — and fell in love. They are so cute. Love the card idea. I’d buy some.
July 19th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Tous ces petits oiseaux sont trop mignons ! La mise en scène est vraiment superbe et poétique… J’adore !!!
July 19th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Oh my Gosh….i can imagine the fun you had photographing their excursions—-and pride in the fact that they are all so unbelievably cute and you made them…even better! Thanks for showing us.
July 19th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
I smiled at everything you had to get through to take these wonderful photos - I hope that doesn’t make me seem too cruel.
July 19th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
Grâce à Sylvie (zeste céleste), je découvre de magnifiques créations mises en scène dans un décor naturel ! c’est splendide !
July 19th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
These photos are amazing! You are a master.
July 20th, 2008 at 8:23 am
Goose shit? Yep that’s what happens when you go out in the countryside- you encounter Nature in all her glory!!
The pictures are just inspired- I can dig it
July 22nd, 2008 at 11:55 pm
I absolutely LOVE these! Great job.
July 23rd, 2008 at 11:21 am
I hadn’t visited your website in a little while (so busy) and was just so happily surprised by these pictures. Absolutely so adorable! What a wonderful imagination you have! I felt like I was camping with the most charming characters! So cute! You might like to see what’s new on my blog, too! My husband and I have two wonderful movies available now about our Fairy Treehouse and little furniture!! We’re so excited!! I’ll visit your blog more often…..it’s wonderful!!
July 23rd, 2008 at 11:50 am
I can’t STAND this!! This is TOO GOOD.
July 24th, 2008 at 12:03 am
I have just discovered your blog and birds…sensational…love them
July 25th, 2008 at 3:27 am
Sooo nice!!!!! I love your Photos!!!
July 25th, 2008 at 10:58 am
I love love love the birds. I love the picture with the tubes. I would love to purchase a set of birds….is that possible?
July 26th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
you are killin me with those!
July 26th, 2008 at 10:39 pm
AHHHHHHHHH! Could these be ANY CUTER!?!??!
July 27th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
SOOOO cute! I love these little birds…I can’t wrap my brain around how you make there little bodies….so sweet!
July 29th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
What an amazing editorial for the fashionable birds! Seriously, could you be any cooler?
July 29th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Love your little birds!
What a wonderful life they have!
Swimming with innertubes
and making s’mores.
What could be better?
So…*tweet!*
Cheryl
July 30th, 2008 at 11:43 am
Beautiful beautiful work! Made my day brighter!
July 31st, 2008 at 1:00 pm
How adorable!
August 1st, 2008 at 10:14 am
What a fun idea! These pictures are fantastic, and the birds are super adorable. Nice work!
August 1st, 2008 at 11:59 am
OMG - these are the cutest! I just made my daughter stop what she’s doing to come see the darling little birds camping - the swimming floaties, the roasting of the marshmallows! I love it! It’s totally made me smile real big today!
August 1st, 2008 at 12:29 pm
Completely adorable! They remind me of my first camp experience.
August 1st, 2008 at 5:36 pm
hi,
i saw your project ib craft and wanted to let you know that i’ve written about it in my blogs (english and hebrew version of the same):
http://ellanovak.com/?p=204
http://ellanovak.com/ivrit/?p=39
please let me know if you have any reservations.
i wish i could send my son to camp wapameo. i’m sure he would have enjoyed it as much as your birds did.
August 2nd, 2008 at 12:15 am
Oh my goodness. I LOVE them!
August 4th, 2008 at 10:43 am
Beautiful!! Do they fly over Spain? I would love see them! Keep on working so great!
August 4th, 2008 at 10:39 pm
So, I subscribe to craftzine blog in google reader. When they posted this 4 days ago, I fell in love with the pictures. The birds are so gorgeous. The setting… absolutely perfect. Anyway, I haven’t had the heart to unmark this particular post from craftzine. I just like looking at it. I decided to go ahead and click on and look at your blog because, well, this is just too cute. Thank you for the inspiring photo. I can’t wait to look around and see what else you have here!
August 25th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
i liked…….
como diz aqui no brazil isso tudo é lindo demais
vc é muito talentosa
parabens
August 25th, 2008 at 8:19 pm
Oh how fun this must be…I echo all of the above sentiments.
Thanks!
August 26th, 2008 at 7:22 am
What a hoot! (No pun intended!) The photos and birds are wonderful….over-the-top cuteness! One cannot help but smile at these whimsical birds!
August 27th, 2008 at 9:01 am
Just adorable! I just love your work…….Great job!
August 28th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
I LOVE these photos! The ones of the birds with their tent are my favourites.