Landscape Collage

If you’ve made abstract collages, you are ready to take mixed media to a new level. Learn to use torn and cut maps and magazine pages to create striking, realistic landscapes. Discover how to use recycled paper as if it is paint to create a unique work of art. You will be guided through the technical challenge of making realistic renderings from recycled materials, and produce one or two frame-worthy works of art.

Susan Schenk has been teaching a new form of collage for 10 years, helping students who want to paint with paper to create frame ready works without extensive drawing skills or expensive supplies. Focusing on shapes, she guides students to create representational works using paper as a form of mosaic.

Inspirational landscape photos or pages from a calendar or travel brochure. Scenes that have an emotional connection often make the best art.

Old maps with a variety of colors (AAA style, National Geographic, historic reproductions, water navigational maps, etc.)

Your favorite scissors

Papers that are interesting to you, Tissue paper, Gelli papers, Paper napkins, Pages from old books, Wallpaper, Sheet music, etc.

Manila folder or large envelope for valuable scraps to take home

Cutting mat

Xacto knife or Fiskar’s finger knife

Landscape reference images

Additional maps and magazines

Felt markers

Cutting mats

Water soluble crayons and pencils

Scissors, X-acto and finger knives

Rulers and other tools

Mats for temporary frames; finished mats for framing

Various papers: tracing paper, tissue paper, rice paper, scrapbook and wall papers

Drafting tape

Throw-away pasting work surfaces

Yes! Paste

11 x 14 substrate sheets and boards

All materials are supplied including reference photos. You can just show up and create.