2026 4h Projects

This is the project I submitted for the 4h country fair costume design category. This costume is a mythical creature called a Rubix that I made up, inspired from other mythical animals. It has antlers, the wings of a parrot, and a leopard / fox body. The antlers on the mask are real! The mask is made mainly from cardboard, and has a working jaw. I like making costumes, and 2 years ago, I made a costume of Patches, a character from my book, The Smallest Griffin. Here is a shor

This is the project I submitted to the 4h county fair - the 2d paper category. Multi-layered Watercolor Paper Project This project is a multi step process: Pencil sketches of each layer. Go over the pencil with fine tip black sharpie. Paint with watercolor paint. Cut out each layer with scissors and x-acto knife. Stack the layers from the background to front. Cut and paint a frame, and mount the artwork. Here is a short 1 minute timelapse video that shows the drawing, paintin

This is my Koi Dragon that I made for the 4h country fair in the Clay category. Here is a video where I discuss the project. Check my Facebook post for more photos of the Koi Dragon and the inspiration piece, and follow me on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/share/p/14jS6UcRnQt/ Follow me on YouTube for more videos of my artwork and writing process! https://www.youtube.com/@ameliahawk_author Click the following link to see more of my 4h projects.

Watch this video from my YouTube channel for a look at the making of the griffin head including photos taken during the process. I made the griffin head for the 4h county fair - 3d mixed media art category. Follow me on YouTube for more videos of my artwork and writing process! https://www.youtube.com/@ameliahawk_author Click the link below to see my other 4h projects.

(This is the story I submitted to the 4h county fair for Creative Writing.) Sir Abernethy's rare and interesting bird museum had acquired a new acquisition. Sir Abernethy was very happy. The new acquisition was less happy. She was a mandarin duck, and her name was Janet. And she was set on escape. She had one ally, a friend she had made since her arrival: a red kite named Toby, who lived in the cage opposite hers. All day long people would walk down the hallway and peer in