Embellished Collage

Instructor: Barbara Asher

Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024

Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Ages: 12+

Members: $72

Non-Members: $80

Description: 

Add a new dimension to the art of collage in this workshop with Barbara Asher. Learn how to create representational or abstract imagery by experimenting with color, shape, and composition. Explore how to enhance your design by adding texture and dimension with beads and decorative threads. Participants are encouraged to bring other materials to incorporate, such as junk mail, buttons, or found objects. This medium provides the perfect opportunity to try something new and unleash your creativity.

Materials:

Materials provided by Five Points: 

• Craft scissors

• Glue, mixed media materials 

Materials provided by the Instructor:

• Assortment of seed beads

• Variety of papers

Materials provided by Participant:

• Colorful papers to use for collage: tissue paper, art papers, cardstock, even junk mail.

• Decorative threads: cotton embroidery floss, sewing thread. Variegated threads look nice but not required. Shiny metallic thread can also be used.

Instructor Bio:

My interest in textiles, threads, beads and any form of embroidery or needlepoint began as a young girl who was surrounded by talented woman and one man—my grandfather, who was very accomplished with embroidery. I enjoyed any form of needle work throughout the years, mostly as a hobby throughout my career as a medical imaging specialist. Little did I realize it at the time, but my years of experience in the of imaging field taught me to study and interpret images by employing contrast, resolution, and spatial relations, and this led me to take the study of art more seriously, thus I pursued a degree in art. Visualizing, with a renewed perspective, my interests include many forms of art: painting, textile art, jewelry making, collage, embroidery, anything that gets me excited. I especially enjoy learning about the historical backgrounds behind many artforms and I am constantly looking for new ways to create new art using traditional methods.

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

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