COLLAGE WORKSHOP with Menumortu: Handcraft stunning & Upcycled Art
Available Dates
- What will participants create?
The participants will upcycle paper materials into original collages.
They will handcraft 1-2 collages. - How does the course work?
The participants will learn collaging techniques & tricks through 2 approaches: structured purposeful collaging & free-flow intuitive collaging. To support their creative process, creativity exercises will be included.
All materials provided: large selection of beautiful books & magazines, all tools needed to craft a collage. Special materials (dried flowers & leaves, golden leaf, acrylics) can be purchased. - What do participants take home, and when?
1-2 own artworks ready to take home after the workshop (typically A4-A3). Extra time to craft / materials to take home can be purchased. - Practical information:
Participants can also bring own materials.
No special clothing needed.
Photos and videos may be taken.
All skill levels: “I´m not creative” to experienced artists.
- Welcome: Introduce the participants & the artist (20 min)
Please arrive on time to enjoy the full workshop time - Purposeful Collage: Supporting your focus, Cristian guides you on composition, color schemes and important creative choices -start with a helpful structure (45 min)
- Break:apéro + coffee & tea offered. (15 min)
- Intuitive Collage: Using your initial creative momentum & guidance, you follow your flow with more freedom. Create a new collage or continue the first one. (45 min)
- Exhibition: We exhibit and admire the artworks created (25 min)
Teacher
Cristian Menumortu is a visual artist with background in psychology & environmentalism. Collaging more than 11 years, he loves it as a meditative & playful artform which offers immediate creative reward, making it accessible for people of all skill levels. He is experienced at hosting creative workshops. Offering you a supportive guidance style in his workshops, he helps unlock creative potential through creativity exercises, experienced tips & tricks. He adapts well to all participants´ needs, creating space for both pure focus and socializing, both clear vision of the artwork or uncertainty. Providing stunning materials to create your own upcycled collage, he hosts a relaxing & fruitful session which leaves you confident in your creative self-expression.