Workshop Fee (includes materials fee): $110
Scholarships available; click here to apply.

This is a three session online workshop. Due to difficulties with international shipping, this class is open to US residents only.
 

A visual notebook of ideas and experiments can be an invaluable resource for all artists, visual and otherwise. Even writers can find inspiration and source material in visual images, collected in one spot for easy reference. This workshop will focus on using collage as a quick and fun way to generate ideas, make visual notes, and generally enhance creative practice.

Over the course of three class meetings, students will receive an introduction to the basics of collage, then develop and test compositions and colors, play with mixed media methods, and explore layering. The class will emphasize play and experimentation as well as more focused topics such as how to solve compositional problems. Ideally, it will instill a habit or practice that students can continue in the new year and beyond.

Sessions will include the opportunity for class discussion and work sharing, as well as group troubleshooting.

The workshop fee includes a mailed kit containing: a blank spiral bound notebook, a collage kit including various papers (colored, magazine, old books, decorative, gift wrap, etc.) and supplies for tape transfers; waxed paper, glue stick, x-acto knife and tracing paper.

Open to all levels of experience; there will be exercises to challenge even lifelong artists.

Materials to Bring: 

• Scissors
• Scotch tape
• Your favorite drawing supplies: pens, pencils, markers, etc.
• Bone folder or dull butter knife for burnishing
   

Date & Time: Three Tuesdays, January 17, 24 & 31, 2023 :: 4-6pm Pacific time

Location: Online over Zoom.

SFCB online workshops are recorded; all registered students will have access to the videos for a month after the final class session.

Please read over the SFCB Registration Policies before signing up for a class.

Registration will close on January 6th to allow time for the kits to ship.

About the Instructor | Hope Amico (she/her)

Hope Amico (she/her) is a visual artist, writer and educator based in Portland, OR.  Through classes, zines and the Keep Writing postcard project, she is excited to share ways we can support each other creatively. Previously known as gutwrench press, she has led classes online and in-person through the San Francisco Center for the Book, the IPRC, Blackbird Letterpress, Ladies of Letterpress Conference and privately through her own studio.

Past Student Reviews:

"Hope  was very engaging, accommodating and fun to spend online time with!"

“Hope is lovely and funny and engaging. Great teacher.”

“Hope was great, and I'd like to spend more time in her artistic orbit. She's very chill and reassuring.”

“The materials package sent in advance of the workshop was thoughtful and awesome!”

“I liked Hope’s playful approach to working with the materials.”