Dreams, Poems, Wishes – acrylic collage class

Sunday the 13th was the Dreams, Poems, Wishes class that I taught at Collage. There were eight students and they all seemed to focus on the “wishes” theme for this project. It seemed that they were all thinking about the beginning of a new year and focusing on goals they were setting for themselves. The students made some really thoughtful and bold collages. Below are photos from this class.

Students used acrylic paints and mediums, brushes, pallets, magazines and other scrap materials, to create their collages on 11″X14″ canvases. All these materials were provided for them with the cost of the class.

I assisted students with color mixing, composition for their paintings and demonstrated painting tips and techniques, as needed, during the class.

A work in progress.

Another student working on her layout.

Her completed painting.

Another finished painting. This student incorporated dried flowers which she brought from home and a rub-on stencil which she bought in the store. Sorry about the glare.

This student continued her collage on the sides of her painting using found text. She also put a secret word, that only she knows, on the back.

In keeping of the theme of her painting “never hide” this student and I decided the powerful color red would be the most suitable background.

Most students from this class finished their paintings in this three hour class. Only a few took them home to finish up. This class will be available at Collage again in March.