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BENEFITS: EMOTIONAL WELL BEING
Inspired by the great artist Matisse, we will make art by “drawing with scissors.” This collage workshop focuses on Color + Emotion. We learn about color theory, color energy, graphic form and use Matisse as an inspiration to guide us. The class will show how to rethink and approach collage in new ways. It will help see the possibilities of creating art based on mood and color. Collage is a very accessible medium that's fun and playful. It also opens up the possibility of new art materials from the world around us.
Collage helps us escape from stress. The tactile nature of collage allows us to stay on the task at hand while exploring our creative side, thereby reducing anxiety and worry. The process of collaging helps slow down an overactive mind. Collage also inspires an altered mindset. It's a perfectly unpredictable medium where things just come together without overthinking
Please bring colored paper, scissors, and glue stick. You can also bring magazines. Look for “image heavy” magazines.
In this workshop we will:
1. Learn how to play with color
2. Learn how to create custom shapes + patterns
We will also learn about:
Geometric shapes – shapes that are commonly found in manmade objects, such as squares, triangles and rectangles
Organic shapes – shapes that are commonly found in nature, usually with curved, irregular lines
Negative shapes – the area around a shape or in between shapes, where you can see the background behind a shape
Repeating shapes – the same shape, repeated multiple times, often in a grouping or making a path across the paper
