Collage Studio

 

What is a collage?

Collage is a fancy, French word that means "to glue".

We say that a piece of artwork is a "collage" if it has materials glued to it. Many things can be used to create a collage.

look at this artwork and find something that has been glued? 

In Collage you can make a Still-life...

What color paper did the artist use for the bowl?  How do you know the artist drew the grapes before cutting them out?

Collage Landscape

The artist tore shades of blue for the ______?  And shades of green for the _________?  And shades of brown for the _________?

Collage Cityscape

What shape did these artists use to create a city?

Collage Portrait

Which of these two artworks is cut?  Which is torn?

Start with a Background!

The background can be collaged, painted, colored with crayon or marker.  You could use cardboard or a maps, sheet music, magazine pages, newspapers, the possibilities are endless.

collage

painted

crayon

marker

Gather your supplies. 

 

beautiful, interesting papers that are torn or cut, photographs, newspapers, strings/yarn, stickers/stamps, sheet music, text from any source.

In collage you can use many different materials to make something new!

Cut and tear shapes!

Arrange then rearrange!  Overlap and make

 cutouts.

Glue, tape, staple!

Attach shapes, papers, pieces and parts.  

Add Details!  Use markers, printmaking or 

glue small pieces. 

Collage has so many possibilities! 

This week we will practice with some of these materials and learn how use the different types of glues and scissors, punches and texture tools.

This is our Collage Studio!

When you visit the collage studio you will find many materials that you can use to make a collage on paper. You might also make something in the sculpture studio and then take it to the collage studio to "collage" it. You might make a painting or do a drawing and add some collage work to it. Think about it!