Intuitive Collage: Eleventy-First impressions

Celebrate Bilbo & Frodo’s birthdays in a 3-hour collage workshop! Mix Shire cozy with mythic wild to craft surreal stories. No exp needed. Enjoy great company, snacks and drinks, and take home a framed work of art. Celebrate the birthdays of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins by unleashing your inner archivist and visual storyteller. In Middle-earth, the most profound journeys begin when the comfort of Bag End collides with the wild, unknown world. In this special 3-hour studio intensive, you will use the art of intuitive collage to bridge those exact opposites—pairing the domestic with the mythic, and the ordinary with the magical. Guided by the dreamlike traditions of Surrealism and the unexpected logic of fantasy, you’ll step away from overthinking and learn to trust pure artistic impulse. By pairing absurdly different images—a cozy teacup nested in a ancient dragon’s lair, or a quiet Shire pathway opening into cosmic space—you will discover how unexpected combinations build rich, subconscious narratives. No prior art experience needed—just an appetite for creative adventure. What You'll Experience: Riddles in the Paper (Rapid Sourcing): Bypass your inner critic with timed image-gathering, trusting your gut to pull imagery that "wants to be found." There & Back Again (Scale & Distortion): Learn precision cutting and layering techniques to distort scale, making tiny details feel monumental and vast landscapes feel intimate. Mining the Myth (Finding Meaning): "Reverse-engineer" your finished layouts to uncover hidden stories, personal symbols, and unexpected visual magic within your compositions. The Birthday Toast (Group Reflection): Gather around the studio table for a supportive, low-pressure group discussion sharing the stories hidden within your finished mini-collages. All supplies, Hobbit snacks, and drinks included in the price!