If You Were Taking a Collage Class.....
#1
If You Were Taking a Collage Class.....
...what would you want to work on for your first in-class piece?
A fish? A sea horse? A flower? Any other ideas?
I've been asked by a couple of shops to do a beginners class so I need to make up the sample we would work from, but I'd like to do something that would appeal to the most people, but still have the technical aspects to it for me to teach the theory. The students will have lots of written stuff to take home as well to use to work for their own projects.
Any suggestions appreciated on what you'd like in a beginners collage class.
Watson
A fish? A sea horse? A flower? Any other ideas?
I've been asked by a couple of shops to do a beginners class so I need to make up the sample we would work from, but I'd like to do something that would appeal to the most people, but still have the technical aspects to it for me to teach the theory. The students will have lots of written stuff to take home as well to use to work for their own projects.
Any suggestions appreciated on what you'd like in a beginners collage class.
Watson
#2
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I think they would all be so pretty made up but my personal choice would be a flower since it is coming into the spring/summer time of year. Good luck and wish I lived closer to take a class from you.
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Great news for you, Teacher Watson, to be a wanted person!
*giggles* ............make them do a horse!
Seriously, probably a flower is the safe bet for most people.
Unless you want to complicate things a bit and offer a choice of a flower or some sort of animal?
People do like choices!!!
Just thinking a bit further here .... that would mean you would have to deal with eyes/faces and that could be a bit more of a challenge. Maybe that'd be better for the advanced class? Got to keep planning how to keep yourself in business!!!!
*giggles* ............make them do a horse!
Seriously, probably a flower is the safe bet for most people.
Unless you want to complicate things a bit and offer a choice of a flower or some sort of animal?
People do like choices!!!
Just thinking a bit further here .... that would mean you would have to deal with eyes/faces and that could be a bit more of a challenge. Maybe that'd be better for the advanced class? Got to keep planning how to keep yourself in business!!!!
#7
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Join Date: May 2017
Location: Sunny Florida
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I would like a flower and want to make something small. Students want to see their progress. It can be over-whelming to leave class with UFO projects.
Are you giving the students homework to start before class? I like to have prep work (fabric selections, pressed and fused as directed) done before class so I can pay attention to the instructor.
I would love to attend your fun class!
Are you giving the students homework to start before class? I like to have prep work (fabric selections, pressed and fused as directed) done before class so I can pay attention to the instructor.
I would love to attend your fun class!
#8
Yes, Rhonda, it is going to be small and they will have instructions on what to bring, how to choose what fabrics to bring and cut them and I may include a hand-out on value because that's a big thing in collage to wrap your head around. I'd like to get people to at least the point of putting the collage on the background (Because that will introduce different types of fusibles) and making decisions about tulle or not. If not the actual quilting even, which would be great.
Really appreciate any and all suggestions.
Watson
Really appreciate any and all suggestions.
Watson
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