Limited to 20 participants. Please pre-register online. Please register each child individually so I have an accurate head count. 

Questions? Please email me at btobin@pa.gov

Bucks County artist, Edward Hicks painted vivid stories of old Pennsylvania.  In this afternoon of stories, history and art, students will travel back to an older Bucks County.  Hear some of those stories as you spend the afternoon creating art inspired by Edward Hicks and his Pennsylvania friends.  Be inspired by actual works of art created by Pennsylvania children, plus images of Bucks County by Edward Hicks. Leave with works of art, new ways to express your creativity and a new understanding of your local community.

We will be creating with paint, ink, wool and fabric.  Please dress comfirtably in something that may get a little messy.  

 Meet our instructor:

Cassandra Gunkel earned her PhD in Folklore and Folklife from the University of Pennsylvania. She specializes in women’s art & material culture and cultures & traditions of Pennsylvania.

Cassandra is a both a shepherd (Bucks County heritage Lincoln Longwool and Shetland sheep) and a fiber artist whose work has been exhibited throughout SE PA.  She has also organized numerous exhibits of women’s art in the region (Bucks County Historical Society, African American Museum, and others).