In this one day, 3-hour workshop, we will explore the art of collage while working with the topic of circular systems. Using provided collage making materials, students will be challenged to create an original collage or mixed media piece incorporating images of water cycles. Students will be allowed to choose one of three select images of a water cycle (i.e. evaporation, condensation, precipitation) to begin constructing a collage. While using as much or as little of the image, students will embellish their piece with the provided collage making supplies (i.e. magazines, tissue paper, text and found images). The workshop is focused on helping students relate to the circular system with the use of recycled magazines, found images, and mixed media supplies.

Cost: $100 / $85 members BUY TICKETS

Materials to bring: magazines, tissue paper, text and found images

Instructor Bio: Robin Whatley is a mixed media collage artist, educator, and curator based in Denver CO. With a background in arts administration, she holds a BFA with a concentration in painting from Colorado State University, and studied at the Santa Chiara Italart in Castiglione Fiorentino, Italy. Her work examines old print ads like an archeological artifact of our ancestors. The nameless figures inked into aged pulp of 1960’s magazines are carefully rescued from the dehumanizing old Madison Ave world and safely released into a vivid and futuristic landscape. These seamlessly blended vintage paper cut-outs and water-based paintings transport the viewer into surreal and otherworldly landscapes where humanity and identity are explored beyond consumerism.

Image courtesy of the artist.