This workshop will have two components:

Day 1: novel ways of making collage paper, discussion of colour use

Day 2: focus on design in using the papers in collages, using heat fusing to stick the collage elements together, and surface embellishment

We will be working in small 8x8” formats, and using a sketchbook, identified compositional formats and view finder designs to create our collages. I have a bunch of new techniques to try, inspired by two artists that I have been following for years, combining their methods with my own. This workshop will be used to play and experiment. Adding these new techniques to what you already know, if you have done abstract collage in the past, or to begin to explore collage, we shall all learn while doing and sharing our work with each other. I hope to provide the impetus for exploration in a safe and fun environment.