Cutting and sticking is really easy anyone can do it and with a few basic supplies like
paper scissors and a bit of glue you've got yourself a great kit to start working. Collage
conceived by Picasso and Braque at the beginning of the 20th century and which the dadaists
would incorporate later as an alternative renegade response to traditional art is a bit more
than just cutting and sticking: it is experimentation investigation learning and a great
deal of fun. If you inject some purpose or personal content into your clippings you'll succeed
in creating a language of your own which will allow you to express your worries or experiences
visually. Collage will broaden our vision of the world transforming and recycling images that
already exist to create new ones with different meanings and new aesthetics apart from the
therapeutic rewarding experience of the practice itself. This inventive activity art book now
in paperback combines fun and focus entertainment and mindfulness. It includes a brief
history of collage and practical tips and ideas to cut and paste draw and paint and sew and
stitch using paper and everyday objects. Each double page proposes to look at things afresh
with suggestion and jumping off points to unleash the capacity for creativity and ultimately
widen the horizons for expression. It includes 25 pages of cutouts. A whole world to discover!
Just for a moment try to channel the rebellious attitude and principles of the dadaists and
get to work: - Get carried away by luck and chance when you start creating. - Don't subject
yourself to rules of any sort. - Allow yourself to feel absolutely free while you work through
the book if you like follow the guidelines we set out or alternatively throw them out the
window whenever you feel like it. In the end work with passion enjoy waht you are doing and
don't forget to cut loose.
