Please register with the Sebastopol Center for the Arts on their website or by calling (707) 829-4797
https://www.sebarts.org/classeslectures/p/collage-your-story-with-catherine-cruz-nov-9-2025
Join me for a special, personalized workshop designed just for you. The word collage comes from the French verb coller, meaning "to glue", and is all about merging various materials to tell a visual story. Much as our lives are shaped by countless moments and experiences, collage pieces bring together fragments that reveal hidden connections and untold narratives.
In this class you will reflect on what matters most to you and how that can be expressed through art. I will guide you in releasing the need for perfection and trusting your own creative instincts. By the end of the workshop you will not only have a finished artwork but also a deeper connection to your creative potential and a renewed love for the art of collage.
You will learn:
Creative ways to incorporate your personal story in your art
Methods for sourcing interesting collage papers
Techniques for crafting textured, multi-layered collages
Strategies for refining your composition
Materials provided: 12x12 thin wood panel, collage papers, acrylic medium, and brushes. You are highly encourage to bring your own papers to personalize your artwork, such as photos, old letters, books, papers from memorable experiences, and documents that hold meaning for you. If you aren't comfortable using these original documents you should make color laser copies.
Catherine Cruz is an artist whose work is informed by the textures and patterns created by the passing of time and the effects of the natural elements on the built environment. She has taught collage and mixed media in the Bay Area and in France since 2019. Her background is in interior design and green building. She works from her home studio in Sebastopol and participates in Art Trails Open Studios
Cost: $110 + $15 materials fee
Where: Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 S. High St, Sebastopol, CA 95472, USA