Course Overview: This week combines focused study with hands-on practice, introducing you to the work of two contemporary collage artists each day. Together, we will look closely at what makes each artist’s work distinctly their own, then explore elements of their practice through guided exercises. By stepping into a different collage artist’s studio each day, you will discover techniques, approaches and insights you can carry into your own creative process. With her trademark blend of inspiring masterworks, thoughtfully challenging open-ended exercises and lively discussion, Kat will have you seeing, thinking, and making collage in fresh new ways within a supportive learning environment.

Skill Level: All levels

Dates and Time:

One-week workshop
Monday, July 27 – Friday, July 31
9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Important Notes:

Course fee: $425.00 (General) or $390.00 (Senior 55+). HST is not included in the price.
The course fee includes a $25.00 materials kit.
This course takes place at the Belleville Campus: 376 Wallbridge Loyalist Rd, Belleville, ON K8N 5B9.
Campus information, including room number, parking, directions, etc., will be provided closer to the start date.
A refund (less $20.00 administrative fee) will be issued if you withdraw from a class 14 days before the start date of the class. After this deadline, no refunds will be issued.
If a course is cancelled by Loyalist College, registered students will be provided with a full refund. College decisions to cancel a course will be made 14-days before the class start date.
If you have any questions or issues, please reach out to art@loyalistcollege.com

Supply List:

This is an exhaustive list of options. You don’t need to bring everything listed here, and you may have personal items you want to bring as well.

Basic Tools

Pencils and erasers
Ruler
Colour wheel
Masking tape (Painter’s preferred, it's good for temporary holds)
Phone (for camera)
USB stick (for printing images in class)

Cutting Tools

Scissors
Your choice of knives and cutting mat

Glues

A glue stick is simple and versatile, especially for porous materials like paper and cardboard. UHU recommended. Bring a few and ensure they aren’t dried.
Additionally, liquid acrylic medium works very well as a glue (it comes as gloss and mat. The gloss dries completely clear, whereas the mat dulls colours, especially in layers, so it's suggested to use gloss for layering, then a final coat of a mix of gloss and mat for the desired finish. For heavier-duty holds, you can use gel medium, white glue, or a glue gun.

Substrates

You’ll need a supply of decently heavy paper to use as bases. It's recommended to use a pad or two of inexpensive but workmanlike watercolour paper or mixed media paper like Canson XL (140 lb), 9x12"–12x18”.
You can also bring other papers and surfaces in whatever sizes you prefer to work. Try to bring a few larger options for more ambitious work: heavy paper, light cardstock, heavier drawing paper, illustration board, or mat board. If you want to use canvases and/or wood panels, by all means go for it. The instructor prefers the solidity of wood panels for collaging (vs the bounce of canvas).

Collage Materials

Can include: images, patterns, colours, textures, newspapers, books, packaging, magazines, painted papers, gift wrap, scrapbooking papers, specialty papers, tissue papers, coloured papers (from cheap construction paper for quick, fun stuff to fancier Japanese papers, etc), fabric scraps, old paintings, etc.
We will dedicate a central table for class sharing collage materials, and there will be magazines, books, etc. for your use, too.

Online Image Sources

- - You can simply do Google image searches, if you’re going to re-work any image enough, cut pieces out, recontextualize, paint/collage over, etc., copyright no longer applies. Just be sure that your new creation is clearly more about what you made it into than the original intent of the source image. Here are a few great places to look for and download copyright-free images.
  - Pix a by
  - Unspl a sh
  - Flickr Comm o ns
A colour inkjet printer that prints 8.5x11” will be available for you to print images from a USB stick at a cost of $1/page onto premium bond paper. But to avoid delays and potential tech issues, it's suggested you print as much as you can at home to bring with you.
Painting papers to collage with is a great way to get custom colours and textures. Acrylics are perfect, since once they’re dry, they’re not re-soluble. A good minimalist option is a warm and a cool version of each primary, i.e, Cadmium Yellow Medium and Lemon Yellow or Hansa or Cad. Yellow Light Cad. Red Medium and Alizarin Crimson or Quinacridone Magenta, Phthalo Blue Green Shade and Ultramarine Blue, Black, White
Plus a palette and a few brushes — a wide one is good for painting full sheets
For painting collage papers, it's suggested a sketchbook with 80-100lb paper

Optional Materials

Tweezers – if you like working with small pieces
Thrift stores can be great places to find old books and magazines.
Drawing materials: like conte, charcoal, nib pens and ink, pigment liners, paint markers, coloured pencils, pastels, etc.
Any other materials/colours etc. you'd like to include: materials of personal significance, found objects, etc.

Collaging in Their Footsteps with Kat Honey