Join me on World Collage Day, May 9th, at 2PM, when I take over InLiquid’s Instagram account to give a live demonstration on collaging. You can watch or participate!

If you’d like to collage along with me, make sure to have:
– Flat space to work: desk, table, counter
– Cutting tools: Scissors, x-acto blade, hole punch (or just tear with your hands!)
– Adhesive: Glue, tape, DIY wheat paste (whatever you have!)
– Paper/fabric for cutting and design- photographs, magazine images, newspaper, construction paper, wrapping paper, any paper you want to shred!
– Glue brush (optional, but preferable)
– Tweezers (optional)
– A “base” layer for your collage: Heavy stock paper, index card, cardboard, foam board, whatever!

Preparation Before the Event
– Find a reference image to inspire your collage: photo, image from magazine, newspaper, something online – can even be a work of art – that’s a great place to start!
– Choose the base material you will be gluing onto – so you will be ready to get started.
– Set up a workspace that’s ok if glue gets on it. Once I’m gluing, I like to have a small bowl of water, paper towels. If you don’t want glue to get on your surface, you can tape wax or parchment paper down and use it for gluing. Or newspaper in a pinch; you just want something clean you can throw away afterward.