Abstract Collage Composition

with Vintage Materials

For beginning and intermediate artists

Ready to learn composition strategies to elevate your collages into fine art?

To investigate the work of contemporary artists and improve your designs?

To learn how to work with vintage papers?

To scale up your small compositions into polished pieces?

A collection of vintage magazines, including "Life", "The Saturday Evening Post", "Popular Mechanics", "Delineator", "The American Home", and "Radio News", laid out on a wooden surface. The covers display retro designs and headlines.

Join me at AiR Studio Gallery

in Westerly, Rhode Island

A one-day, in-person workshop

Saturday, October 19th

9:30-4:30

Price: $190.00

What you’ll learn:

  • Which vintage magazines to use and where to find them

  • Basic collage techniques and materials

  • Compositional structures

  • Strategies for working larger

  • Artists to inspire you

Abstract art prints inspired by Piet Mondrian, featuring geometric designs with blocks of color and text descriptions.
Abstract collage with red stripes and geometric shapes

Working with vintage books, paper, and ephemera will change your art practice and how you look at the papers we usually discard.

Abstract geometric art with black, white, and gray shapes
Collage of vintage papers with text and green paper overlay

“Your workshop was fun and informative. Time went by so fast and everyone was lovely. I work with vintage books quite a bit and it was nice to see your process firsthand.  All of the vintage papers you provided were amazing! The gallery space was cheerful and the location was very convenient with the train and parking nearby. Lunch options were nice as well.”

— CC

“I so appreciated Sarah's attention to detail. The inviting AiR studio space and wrapped stack of vintage paper goodies carefully placed at each seat stoked creativity. I learned so much from Sarah's demonstrations and shared out-loud thought process. Our hands-on time was well structured; the day flew by. I can’t wait to dig in further on my own.”

-CK

As a beginner, I felt entirely comfortable in Sarah’s class, even though several students were seasoned artists and designers. She is able to teach a heterogeneous mix so successfully that advanced students feel challenged and enriched, and beginners feel supported and free to ask simple, but important questions. Sarah cultivates an atmosphere of creativity and focus, not competition. -DM

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