Collage is an amazingly versatile art form with no limit when it comes to techniques and materials. In this beginner-level course, learn about tools, adhesives, materials, and appropriate bases for supporting a collage.
Explore the basis of abstraction by studying color, line, and shape as they relate to composition. Learn to create exciting, innovative works of art, using a series of drawing and painting exercises designed to examine nontraditional ways of handling traditional materials and subject matter.
Students are introduced to the materials, tools, and technologies used in collage and assemblage, finding inspiration in artists who worked in collage, including Joseph Cornell, Romare Bearden, and Gertrude Greene.
Art warmups enable students to jump right into their projects knowing there are no wrong answers. Students work with positive and negative space, do quick sketches, go beyond the color wheel, and use mixed-media techniques to build layers and texture.
Breathe new life into your unfinished or "failed" collages or paintings. Find ways to infuse interest and create a variety of compositions to change the look and feel of your pieces.
Create an indoor garden to keep your home colorful during the winter season. Craft a crimson amaryllis’s stamen, petals, leaves, and bulb using crepe paper. Leave class ready to complete several more realistic amaryllis plants out of delicate paper.
This year, send friends and family bespoke holiday cards. Learn tips and see demonstrations of techniques for creating simply elegant, unique cards that will be keepsakes long after the season ends.
Create four different fancy-fold cards sure to impress any recipient. Fancy folds look challenging, but this workshop walks you through all the steps. Detailed instructions provide you with everything you need to create fancy folds on your own after the class.
Just in time for the upcoming season, this workshop is an opportunity to create small hanging artworks that can be individualized in many ways to fit any gift-giving occasion.
