Mail Art: Personal Collage Cards

Instructor: Virginia Zimmermann

Date: Sunday, December 7, 2025

Time: 1:00 - 4:00 PM

Ages: 16+

Members: $54

Non-Members: $60

(Registration deadline: December 6)

*To take advantage of "Share the Joy" December discount, one person should register in advance to receive the 50% off discount code via email to then share with the second registrant.

Description:

Collages are special in that the material used to create them can have meaning for both the artist and the recipient. The parts are moveable and interchangeable until glued down. When you choose to collage the envelope (within the postal restrictions) - you bring joy to each person who handles the art on its journey to your person​​​​​​. ​Collages tend to increase in complexity the more you make. In this workshop, we will create 3-4 collage cards and envelopes. Bring some personal ephemera to make it special. Keep an open mind, you never known what will mix and match.

Materials:

Provided by instructor for a materials fee of $15 (payable to the instructor):

• Card stock

• Envelopes

• Supplementary materials

Provided by participants:

•  A few various sized brushes for glueing

• Containers for water/glue (such as a large yogurt container for water and a small applesauce container for glue)

• Paper towels for clean up

• Selection of personal ephemera - old addressed envelopes, stamps, sewing pattern paper, ticket stubs, xeroxed family letters, xeroxed family photos, scraps of tissue paper/wrapping paper, any paper scraps that you have. If you don’t want to cut up the originals – scan them or photograph and print them!

• Apron

Instructor Bio:

Virginia Zimmermann is a mixed media artist and realism painter with over 30 years experience. She earned her BFA from Parsons School of Design and her K-12 Art Teaching Certificate, Masters in Art Education and Sixth Yr. Degrees from Southern Connecticut State University. She taught in the Fairfield Public School District for 26 years before pursuing art full-time. Her work has been exhibited in many exhibitions, including The William Benton Museum, Mattatuck Museum, New Britain Museum, Silvermine Art Guild, Artist Collective of Westport, and is held in private collections.

All workshops are held at the Five Points Arts Center, 855 University Drive

Workshops may be cancelled due to low enrollment if a minimum number of participants are not met. Registrants will be notified in advance and a refund or credit will be arranged (see workshop polices below for details).

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