The only thing more fun than a collage workshop is a collage workshop with Laura Raborn!

For this workshop, students will bring photo copies, maps, music sheets, newspaper headlines and articles, magazine images, etc. We will practice arranging the pieces and parts in two different compositions: one will be clustered in the middle of the page and the other will be spaced out in three areas of the page. We will discuss eye movement, balance and focal point before gluing down our various collage elements. If time permits, we will use paint to push back certain elements and emphasize desired focal points.

Friday, August 12 from 12PM-5PM

Cost: $75*

*If class minimum is not met by one week before workshop, all enrolled students will be notified and provided with a full refund. Please keep this in mind when planning your supply purchasing.

A full refund is provided for cancellations made a minimum of 8 days before each workshop IF we are able to fill your spot. If the class fills, wait list registration will be available on the website. Those names will be contacted in order of received to fill any openings.

Materials provided:

Extra collage papers and materials

Materials participants should bring:

Scissors, an exacto knife (if you already have one), one 18x24” sheet of watercolor paper (or 3-4 smaller pieces), a container for water, paper towels, 1 or 2 medium sized paint brushes or 1” foam brushes, Modge Podge OR acrylic gel medium.

*Laura will provide some collage materials but in order to make your artwork more personal, please bring a small selection of words and images such as newspaper articles, magazine images, and black and white photocopies. Cutting images out beforehand will save you time in class. Note: as you cut out images, please keep both the positive and the negative pieces as we will play with using both in our artwork.

About Laura:

Laura Raborn’s paintings are exhibited in collections in Arkansas, the U.S. and the Bahamas. Her work has earned numerous awards and has appeared in publications such as “Women Make Arkansas: Conversations with 50 Creatives” by Erin Wood of Et Alia Press. An interview about her most recent work can be found at www.arkansasartscene.com/home/interview-with-artist-laura-raborn.

After receiving a B.A. from Rollins College, Raborn worked in marketing for six years and took evening classes at the Arkansas Arts Center. Later, at UA Little Rock, she earned a Masters in Art while working as a graduate assistant. More recently, she has participated in three prestigious art residencies: the Women’s International Study Center in Santa Fe, NM, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in Amherst, VA and Breck Create in Breckenridge, CO. Raborn has also recently increased her mixed media workshop teaching in various art schools such as the Ah Haa School in Telluride and Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. Her paintings, workshop listings and gallery representation can be viewed at www.laurarabornart.com.

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