Collage is a powerful way to explore composition. Learn how moving paper shapes helps you build confidence, strengthen intuition and make clearer creative decisions.
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Featured Artist – Julia Weston
In this interview, British mixed-media artist and creativity coach Julia Weston shares insights into her artistic journey, from her early beginnings in London to her current life by the sea in Clevedon. She talks about her love for working with gel plate prints, painting, collage, and sketchbooks as a space for freedom and exploration. Julia also reflects on how her environment, daily practices, and a 30-day sketchbook challenge inspire her evolving body of work.
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Featured Artist – Karen Stamper
It’s a great pleasure to introduce a special guest to our community.
I’m talking to UK artist Karen Stamper. Karen is known for her unique collages and paintings that capture the essence of urban landscapes, coastlines, harbours and boats. Her work celebrates the beauty of worn surfaces and textures.
Karen’s particular technique involves layering, cutting and deconstructing materials. This process gives each work its own dynamic personality. She works with found and painted paper and paint, which she constantly reworks and reassembles.
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Featured Artist – Sally Hirst
I am delighted to welcome a very special guest to our community.
Based in Norwich, UK, Sally Hirst creates works on paper and mixed media paintings inspired by the textures, colours and structures of the urban environment.
Her work is strongly influenced by the Japanese Wabi-Sabi aesthetic, which sees beauty in transience, imperfection and incompleteness.
Sally emphasises the importance of time, both through the patina of the materials and the lengthy creative process.
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Featured Artist – Sarah Z. Short
I am so pleased to welcome a special guest to our community.
Sarah Z Short is a collage artist and printmaker from the woods of Rhode Island. Her background as an English teacher explains her love of books, which she also enjoys using as the primary material for her collages.
Sarah works with found paper and ephemera, utilizing the stories of the past in her contemporary art. She begins many of her pieces by printing with wooden type on pages rescued from discarded books.
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Featured Artist – Marabeth Quin
I am so pleased to welcome a special guest to our community.
Marabeth Quin is a self-taught artist from Nashville, Tennessee, embarked on her artistic journey in 2007, introducing her vibrant and captivating works to the world.
Marabeth sees art as a profound exploration of the world, using a rich tapestry of subjects, materials, and platforms. Her artistic process inspires personal integration, embracing imperfection and fostering resilience and self-compassion.
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Featured Artist – Gloria Gelo
I am so pleased to welcome a special guest.
Gloria Gelo is a contemporary abstract artist and designer. Originally from the Midwest, Gloria has always been drawn to the seasonal shift of nature and organic shapes, exploring the space between shape and form. Her artistic philosophy is the fundamental search for balance, a recurring theme in her work.
5 Things To Consider When Creating Collage Art
Collage art is a form of artistic expression that allows for boundless creativity and experimentation. It involves assembling various materials and textures to create a cohesive and visually engaging composition. As a collage and mixed media artist, I have discovered that there are several key considerations to keep in mind when creating collage artwork. In this blog post, we will explore these considerations in detail, offering insights and practical tips for artists of all levels.
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Is Collage Art illegal?
There is no simple answer to the question “Are collages copyright infringement? “Yes or No. Collage art itself is not illegal. However, it is important to know that copyright law applies whenever you use images or other copyrighted materials that you did not create.
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