Telling Your Stories Through Collage w/ Melvin Nesbitt Jr.
Class | Available
Telling Your Stories Through Collage invites students to practice the technical and conceptual possibilities of paper collage as a means of personal expression and visual storytelling. Students will develp a series of collages using painted paper, photographs, magazines, and found materials to explore the relationship between image, memory, and narrative.
- Your instructor has provided a list of materials required to participate fully in this class.
If you have any questions about specifics or what is needed week-to-week, please reach out to your instructor via the email in your confirmation letter. - X-Acto Gripster Knife
- Self-healing cutting mat 8 x 5 x 11
- Soft gel acrylic matte medium 8oz
- Liquid acrylic gloss medium 8oz
- Small squeegee or hard plastic card (ex. old library card)
- Utretch Studio Series acrylic gesso 16 oz or smaller
- paper towels
- glue sticks
- a newspaper
- 12x12 wood panel
- watercolor paper pad or block 6x9
- Paper (I recommend waiting until after the first class to buy any paper. We will discuss all the different paper options and I will bring examples so students can compare weights and textures which are important when choosing papers for collage.)