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Sketchbook Collage
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Suppy List
General items:
  • sketchbook - suggested size is something close to 8" x 10" with a wire binding so the sketchbook can lay flat when open                                                  (paper should be approx. 80lb. (119gsm) drawing paper or mixed media paper)
  • glue sticks - I like the UHU brand but any brand you have on hand is fine
  • liquid acrylic medium (Elmers glue or PVA glue with a little water added will work as well)
  • flat bristle brush 
  • magazine, catalog or scrap paper to glue on to protect your work area from getting sticky with glue
  • ​scissors & craft or utility knife
  • self healing mat for cutting
  • pencil
  • ruler
  • awl 
  • embroidery thread 
  • ​sewing needle
  • 8" x 10" piece of tracing paper
  • 8" x 10" piece of corrugated cardboard
Collage materials - paper: 
(these are just suggestions, you do not need to have all of the papers listed here)
Papers headed for the recycle bin:
  • shopping bags
  • security envelopes & postage stamps
  • packaging - food boxes, tissue boxes,
  • tissue papers – from shoe boxes, gifts, etc.
  • old greeting cards
  • clothing tags​
  • corrugated cardboard
 
Things from a restaurant:
  • napkins
  • coasters
  • placemats
  • ice cream cone sleeve
  • to-go coffee cups
  • coffee cup cozies/sleeves
Other papers:
  • used tea bags
  • images from magazines
  • maps
  • old handwritten letters
  • graph paper/ ledger paper
  • old art torn or cut into smaller pieces
  • sheet music
  • dress maker pattern tissue paper
  • mulberry and other decorative papers
  • copyright free images
  • photographs
  • paint sample cards
  • wall paper pieces
  • Book Pages - garden, dictionary ,etc.
Collage materials - non-paper: ​
  • ​fabric scraps
  • ribbon
  • lace
  • wire
  • netting
  • cheesecloth
  • leaves
  • small sticks
  • dried flowers
  • leaf skeletons
For Painted Tissue Paper Video:
  • a few colors of acrylic paint - your choice of color
  • paint brush
  • water & cups for water
  • cups for mixing paint
  • white tissue paper - new, from gifts or shoe boxes etc.
  • other white translucent types of paper - mulberry, decorative lace types of paper​
  • 12" x 16" Teflon sheet or a board covered with freezer paper or heavy plastic











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  • Home
  • Collage
    • Remnants
    • Eco Print Collage >
      • What is Eco Printing?
    • Woodlands
    • Black & White Botanicals
    • Landscapes
    • Two Tuesdays
  • Mixed Media
    • Terrain
    • Sierra Drift
    • Landscapes
  • About
    • In the Studio
    • Press
  • Connect
  • Blog
  • Shop
    • Eco Print Collage Collection
    • Notecards
  • Classes