Tuesday July 23, 9 AM – 3 PM (12-1 pm optional lunch break)

Class limited to 12

$85 per person, bring scissors, personal ephemera, etc.

Ages 15+

Collage is a great entry into image and art making. This accessible workshop will appeal to those new to collage or those with an art background. There is no one way to collage. After a short introduction to the history and art of collage, you will soon be creating your own work. We’ll start with the tools of the trade – material foraging, mark making, layering, composition, and narrative,  before diving into tearing, cutting, deconstructing, and reassembling. The class will conclude with sharing your work and tips on continuing this art practice on your own. Some materials will be provided. Please bring your own scissors and any old paper or fabric scraps, old magazines/newspaper/books you might want to deconstruct. Some enjoy including personal ephemera such as photographs, letters, postcards, previously created artwork or textured items for rubbings. Let’s spend the day in creative companionship during this hands-on workshop. Those taking the journaling class may want to incorporate collage items into their journals.

Sarah Patterson is a graphic designer and maker with an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts . She traveled the world before settling in central Pennsylvania. This landscape has seeped into her work, which involves themes of the natural world, mother/daughterhood, archiving, memory, and handwriting. Her current project is a drawing group on WhatsApp, which is how she keeps in touch with her daughter in Nepal – sending her a drawing every day as an act of connection. Being in touch without words. Her favorite mediums include: collage, drawing, and myriad analog methods of mark making. Learn more at sarahkimpatterson.com