Two Saturdays, December 6 & 13; 10am to 4pm

Instructor: Janet Bogardus

Join us for a two-day workshop where you will learn to reimagine existing images by dis-assembling them and adding diverse elements to form completely new works. You will apply collage techniques to transform these into dynamic works that express a personal vision.

The instructor will give a history of collage and an overview of current artists using collage in their own practice. You will be instructed in the basic ideas and examples of composition that are fundamental to collage-making, but are also key to any visual art project.

You will be using photo portraits (family members), images from books or magazines, images of paintings, and maps.

The instructor will be providing images but encourages you to bring your own photos and images to experiment with.

Beginners are welcome and no experience is necessary.

Janet Bogardus is a painter and mixed-media artist who has exhibited her work since 1989 at various venues in California and New York. Since completing an MFA in 1990, she has taught college courses in modern art history, painting, drawing, and mixed media at numerous Bay Area locations. Her paintings, artists' books and commissioned works are included in many private collections in the Bay Area, Mexico, and the East Coast.

Website: www.janetbogardus.net

Fee: MarinMOCA Members: $165; Non-members $195

Materials Fee: An additional materials fee of $15 will be paid to the instructor

Where: Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, 1210 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael (at B Street)