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While collage is often made from images cut from magazines, in this free two hour workshop participants will make collages from paper that they have painted with watercolor and marked with pens or markers. Simply paint color and abstract designs and/or draw simple images onto paper and then cut out a variety of shapes and put them together into interesting images! 

If you have watercolors, pens, markers or scissors that you like to use, please bring them; paper, watercolors, brushes, scissors and glue sticks will be provided.  

No previous experience with watercolor is required.

All tools and supplies (paper, watercolors, brushes, scissors and glue sticks) will be provided, however registered participants are welcome to bring their own xacto knives, cutting mats, watercolors, pens, markers or scissors that you like to use. 

This free workshop is part of a series made possible by a partnership between the Free Library's Art Department and the Philadelphia Center for the Book. Due to the popularity of these free book arts workshops, there are only a limited number of spots available and this class is currently FULL. For questions please contact the Art Department at 215-686-5403 or by emailing erefart@freelibrary.org. 

Christa Walck is a Philadelphia artist who spends the summer in Michigan on Lake Superior, a source of inspiration for many of her images.  She co-curated a show of Cut Paper Art in Hancock, MI after participating in Art Book Club at the Art Department of the Free Library of Philadelphia on the topic of cut paper.  You can see more of her work on Instagram @walck_art. 

This workshop will be held in the Art Department at the Parkway Central Library.