Cut Paper Nature Collage, Trailside Gardens

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Cut Paper Nature Collage, Trailside Gardens

4/29/2020

Some of the best shapes are found in nature. Using Matisse’s cut paper collages as inspiration we will abstract ABG’s trailside garden using construction paper, or papers you may already have in your home.

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Did you try making a drawing using this week's techniques? Take a picture of it and we'll share it on our Facebook page to give others inspiration and the confidence to get creative! Email a picture of your drawing to garden@alaskabg.org.

Cut Paper Written Instructions

Visual Steps

Plant and Animal Templates

Trailside Garden Images

Trailside Garden Images 2

2 Comments

Marybeth link

4/30/2020 03:34:22 pm

what kind of glue do you recommend?

also, what do you spray the finished piece with in order to preserve it, ie for making a card?

Betany Porter

5/1/2020 05:17:12 pm

There are lots of glues you can use. I used Lineco’s Neutral PH adhesive, because it is acid free. You could use elmers glue, or mod podge, or yes paste (which is thicker but helps things lay flatter). I wouldn’t spray it with anything if you use gouache paints because it will make them wet again and the paint will move. I would just glue the finished piece to a folded piece of paper to make a card and give it as is. Or you could frame it.

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