3D Collage and Assemblage

Instructor: Erin McGill

Supply List:

• X-acto type knife with a supply of blades
• Cutting mat (12” x 18”)
• Metal 12” ruler
• 1 pair of good scissors
• Assorted pencils
• Masking tape
• Glue sticks
• Neutral pH Adhesive, or Elmers glue is fine
• Inexpensive bristle or synthetic brush, 1” or 2” for glue and painting
• Smaller brushes (for details)
• Modge podge
• Cardboard and packaging materials
• Gesso

RECOMMENDED (but not required):

• Yes! Paste
• A selection of small wooden objects.
• A selection of papers (such as origami paper, colored paper, Japanese paper, patterned or construction paper - many stores will sell mixed packs of papers that are fun to use. (For a range of exotic papers, I recommend ordering from Hiromi Paper or Talas.)
• Found objects such as dried leaves, sticks, pressed flowers, kitchen detritus such as bottle caps, old ribbons, buttons, fabric scraps, seashells, feathers, etc.
• Watercolor paper
• Acrylic or watercolor paint
• Colored pens and pencils
• Newspaper