Impromptu Art Class ...

One plus of working a 'straight job' is that you sometimes get good employee discounts and, while I don't need that many copies of [insert product here], I've found that my friends are often in need of stuff and that can lead to some fun barter situations.

In this particular case, I leveraged my bro-in-law's employee discount for Roberta Lee Woods, my artist-friend in Santa Cruz. Originally, the plan was product in exchange for a piece of artwork but instead she offered to give me a 1-on-1 collage workshop. Sold!

So, Saturday, drove over the hill and made my first attempts at collage.

To start things off, Roberta grabbed a piece of BFK paper and wet it down so that the paint would flow ... then it was my job to start making a big sheet of background paper ...



After ripping the paper into smaller sections, it was time to bring out the glue & paper bits ...

My first collage attempt:



And, after some encouragement from Roberta to work a bit larger ...

My second collage attempt:



Hmm, maybe I'll frame this one. Whatcha' think?