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Taught by Erin McCluskey Wheeler
Collage invites us to look at the world and see possibility in every scrap and shape around you. Bay Area artist Erin McCluskey Wheeler has built a lifelong creative practice from this simple shift in perspective, and she shows you how to do the same. You don’t need a special stash of papers to begin—Erin guides you through making your own painted collage materials and shares her favorite ways to find and reuse everyday papers. While you're free to work in any size, Erin creates 4x4-inch collage studies, each day introducing prompts that explore color, composition, layering techniques, and processes to help bring your ideas to life. If you choose to follow this format, by the end of the course you’ll have many individual squares that can be curated into a larger, cohesive art piece. Ultimately, collage becomes an act of recycling yourself—repurposing materials and ideas to create something entirely new.
Learn how to:
Here’s what you’ll need:
- Junk mail, vintage papers, magazines, cardstock and various collage papers
- 4" x 4" squares of smooth watercolor paper
- Mixed media weight paper
- Glue stick - Erin uses Gloo brand
- Scissors - small and short that come to a point
- Cutting mat and craft knife
- Metal ruler with a cork backing
- Pencil
- Artist’s or washi tape
- Neocolor 1 wax oils (water resistant) or crayons
- Tombow water based pens
- Acrylic or watercolor paint in a few different colors
- Paint brushes, one flat wash and one small round brush
- Brayer
- Rags or paper towels
- Deli paper or glue mat
- Yes! paste and palette knife
Optional:
- Gamblin cold wax medium
- Matte varnish or matte gel medium
- Frame or block panel
- Paper tape
Downloads:
- Work with color and composition in small format collages
- Paint your own collage papers
- Consider and chose options for glue and finishing collages
- Source collage material from everyday materials
- Create and curate multiple small art pieces into a larger art pieces
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4 x 4 Studies: A Daily Practice Reviews
79 users recommended this class to a friend
Jennifer Bodnar
I found myself saying Yuck- at the beginning when Erin picked out certain colors to go together but then when she finished trimming the edges, it all worked so well together. This happened many times- I didn't like it at about the halfway point, then at the end, the artistic vision became clear. Amazing.
1 day ago
Yvonne Stender
This was so enjoyable. Thank you Erin for another awesome class. I love your style of teaching and how each day was a new window of a technique that helped me think about the many ways one can approach collage.
3 days ago
Janice Bohman
Helpful and fun. I have enjoyed both of Erin's creativebug collage classes.
February 18
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