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Preparing for holiday collaging
It’s Christmas in July! Well, for me it is, anyway. I’m working on a holiday collage gluebook. It will have 32 collage assignments for the month of December and new…
2021 ATC art exchange
The second exchange of the year is underway, and it’s all about ATCs. The swap is open until August 15th. An ATC is an artist trade card. It’s a little…
Collage with wine labels
If you love vintage papers and vintage design, I’m sure you’ve noticed how beautiful wine labels can be. Maybe it’s even crossed your mind to think about collaging with a…
An interest in aeroplanes
I never realized I had an interest in aeroplanes until I started creating lots of collages with them. Specifically, I find myself drawn to early planes from the WWI era.…
The Take3 challenge
What if everyone gets the same three vintage images and is asked to create a collage with them. Would everyone’s pieces look the same? That’s the concept behind the Take3…
Trains, planes, and automobiles – postcard swap
Another great swap is over, and postcards have been mailed out. The theme was “trains, planes, and automobiles”, and boy did we have all kinds of transportation represented! These next…
Some amazing weekly assignments for January 2021
We’re already heading into the fifth week in January, and I’ve come across some amazing weekly assignments people are posting online. If you aren’t familiar with the weekly collage-art challenges,…
Postcard swap for January 2021
It’s a new year, and we are starting our artswaps with a postcard swap. The theme is Planes, trains, and automobiles I chose this theme because we’ve all been stuck…
Practice with simple collages
Recently, someone shared with me that she was feeling stuck on starting a collage. She said she would “go blank” and was indecisive when trying to assemble a collage. I…
