Collage in 3D – Windows on the World In-Store Class Mar 1

3D Collage - Windows on the World In-Store Class
Saturday, Mar 1, 1-5pm
Instructor: Fran Meneley
Limit: 6 students. All participants must be 15 years or older.

Class Details

These fascinating little slide boxes are filled with memories and imaginings, treasures and offerings. Created by local artist Fran Meneley, they’re miniature scenes fashioned from intimate moments of reflection. Fran likes to think of them as windows into other worlds. These little boxes are a great way to showcase found objects, bits of nature from your special somewhere, small keepsakes, or other whimsies. 

Class begins with a bit of history on three dimensional collage. Fran shows inspiring examples that have been made by others who enjoy this artform, and she shares suggestions on generating your own ideas. The rest of the class is for making your own little “windows on the world” from small paper slide boxes. Create something representational or abstract – wherever your imagination leads you! 

Fran brings in small items and ephemera from her collection for you to work with, but she encourages you to bring in personal items. Think about complimenting or contrasting what’s on the outside of the slide box with what’s revealed when it’s opened. Whatever you decide, enjoy exploring this 3D variation on collage while making a little window on the world for yourself or someone close to your heart.

An email will be sent to participants the Monday before the class. Classes with homework may receive pre-class info earlier.  No email? Double check the email address you entered when you registered and your SPAM folder. Due to SPAM filters and inbox settings, we cannot guarantee you will see, read, or open these emails. Two Hands Paperie assumes no responsibility for non-attendance of a class. Contact twohandsclasses@gmail.com with any class questions and see our Class Policies page for more information. 

Class Materials

Please bring the following materials:

• Optional: bring in personal items such as photos, images, trinkets, bits of nature, and other odds and ends that will fit in the 2-¾ x 2” slide box. If you plan to use photos or images, resize them as needed with a photocopier. If you’ll be working with trinkets, bits of nature, or other odds and ends, consider how they’ll fit in your small box.

Class Materials Include:

• 2 kraft paper slide boxes
  
• Paper scraps, ephemera, small 3-D objects, etc 
• Adhesives, paint, brushes, pens, pencils, markers, tools, etc

Class Refund/Cancellation Policy

Cancellations made up to 14 days prior to the first class meeting will be refunded or, at the participant's option, used to pay for another class. Two Hands Paperie will retain a $10 processing fee for EACH class cancelled by a participant. After 14 days, there is no refund or credit. In addition, the fee for a class cancelled within this 14-day timeframe by a participant cannot be transferred to pay for another class. These policies are to ensure that teachers are compensated for their investment in materials and in time spent preparing for the class. We reserve the right to cancel a class if fewer than 3 students enroll 48 hours prior to the scheduled class time. If for any reason Two Hands Paperie cancels a class, students will be called at the phone number on file and refunded the FULL class fee.

Instructor Bio

Fran Meneley is an explorer, journaler, painter, maker, teacher, and workshop facilitator for the Taos Studio Retreat in New Mexico. For 23 years she’s been journaling, writing, collaging, and painting in her studio and on the road. She loves to cook and eat (not in that order), travel and explore (always, anywhere), garden sporadically (and in small containers), museum hop, blog (exploring life, travel, and art – the good stuff), dance (with or without a partner), teach art (big and small humans), and scavenge and collect. Fran is inspired by the intricacies and divine beauty of nature, and is a lifelong learner and experimenter. In a former life she was Associate Publisher of a nationally circulated environmental magazine called Buzzworm. 

You can find Fran’s work in 1,000 Artist Journal Pages by Dawn DeVries Sokol, Beaded Embellishment by Amy Clarke, 500 Beaded Objects by Lark Books, and The Brooklyn Art Library’s Sketchbook Project. She’s also in issues of the following magazines: Studios, Beadwork, and Cloth, Paper, Scissors. To read an interview on the Two Hands Paperie blog about Fran’s creative process and teaching, click HERE. Also visit Fran’s website: franmeneley.com and find her on Instagram: @athandstudio.

Fran lives in Boulder, Colorado, with her husband. She delights in the fact that her grown, adventurous children visit often!