Collage Composition with Catherine Cruz

Saturdays February 18 and 25, 2023 – 2 consecutive Saturdays

11 AM TO 2:30 PM

12:30-1:00 lunch (BYO brown bag)

Fee: $170 for 2 classes + $20 materials fee

Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Painting/Drawing Studio

Number of participants: 12 max.

Ages 16 and up

In this 2-part workshop, collage artist Catherine Cruz will focus on the basics of composition and abstract collage. This is designed for people with no previous art experience as well as artists interested in exploring a new medium.

Class 1: How to select papers and start a collage, understand the elements of composition and practice several exercises for different types of composition.

Class 2: Create an abstract collage on wood panel using your selected composition style.

Required materials:

Liquitex matte medium

Glue stick

Scissors

Nylon paint brush, flat 1”

Empty plastic container 32 oz for water

Collage papers with various colors, patterns, textures, and images

Materials provided by instructor: supports for collage, wood panels and additional collage papers.

You may contact Catherine Cruz at beyouartstudio@gmail.com

About the instructor: Catherine Cruz is a French-American artist, whose work is informed by textures and patterns created by the passing of time and the effects of the natural elements on the built environment. She has taught collage and mixed media workshops in the Bay Area and France since 2019, and this is her third year at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Her background is in interior design and green building certification. She works from her home studio in Sebastopol, and is a participant in Art Trails Open Studios.