Expressive Collage Classes

One thing that I notice again and again from experienced artists, as well as those just entering into their artistic journey, is this: so many of them struggle to create meaningful art because they are creating from their head instead of creating from their Soul.  

This might seem like a minor detail, but when it comes to creating artwork that really resonates, I have found it to be an absolute requirement.  Our modern society with its tech adoration and inability to sit still is of course part of the problem, but a more insidious problem is really the true culprit...

That insidious problem is that very few of us anymore know ourselves on a deep and meaningful level.  

This deep dive into our messy, contradictory, shame infested  - but utterly, gloriously divine and eternal - self is where the good stuff is.  And tapping into THAT is what will guarantee a meaningful work of art.

These classes are not art therapy per se, but in my humble opinion, all great art dips its toes in those waters.

So if you are looking for a way to really reconnect with yourself (or add more depth into your current art practice), and have a ton of fun in the process, then I'd love to have you in one of my next sessions of Expressive Collage classes.

These classes can be taken as a full series, or you can pop into which ever ones resonate with you most (after completing Class 1 & 2).

Class 1 - Intro to composition lesson, and introduction to the 'Contradictory Phrase' method *Required

Class 2 - Paper and other 2D objects composition lesson and creation *Required

Class 3 - Adding paint textures and palette scraps to compositions 

Class 4 - Adding glued and sewn fabrics to compositions 

Class 5 - Adding unconventional textures to compositions (cat litter, lint, plastic mesh, etc)

Class 6 - Adding fake fur to compositions (and how to keep it soft)

Class 7 - Adding stretched and ripped nylon hose to compositions (and how to secure it tightly to substrate)

Class 8 - Adding hammered nails to compositions (with the addition of string highlights)

Class 9A - Introduction to painting with Encaustic (wax)

Class 9B - Adding natural collage elements into Encaustic compositions

Looking forward to working with you!

~Veronica