Workshops - W2605A: Collage & Decollage with Faces & Figures with Kat Honey

A fun, fast-paced collage-o-rama! 

We’ll explore several approaches to collaging, combining magazine imagery with various other materials. With her trademark blend of inspiring masterwork examples, lively discussion and challenging, open-ended creative exercises, collage artist Kat Honey have you exploring new artistic territory — and having a blast while you do it. Your personal artistic vision will be actively encouraged. Come get stuck on collage! 

Date: Friday, May 15, 2026, 9:30am – 3:30pm

Location: PACE, 201 McDonnel St. – Room 17, Peterborough ON K9H 2W1

Course Fee for non-members: $166

Materials List: 

• I will bring lots of collage materials, but please bring your own as well
• Please bring books or magazines that have faces and figures* you can cut out and/or printouts from the internet. *I particularly adore fashion magazines for these, but as long as you have interesting figures and biggish faces, you’re good.
• Ruler
• Colour wheel
• Masking Tape (Painter’s preferable - good for temporary holds)
• Camera (phone)
• Scissors
• Your choice of knives and cutting mat
• Most work can be done using simply a gluestick. I recommend UHU! (Please bring 2-3 and make sure they are not dried out.) Additionally, liquid acrylic medium also works very well as a glue - it comes as gloss and mat - the gloss dries completely clear, whereas the mat dulls colours down, especially in layers, so I suggest using gloss for all your layering, and then a final layer of a mix of gloss and mat as a final coat to get the amount of shine desired on finished pieces.
• Substrates
  • You’ll need some decently-heavy paper to use as bases for exercises. 
  • My go-to is an inexpensive block of watercolour or mixed-media paper (140 lb)
  • 9”x12” - 12”x18”. Canson XL and Fabriano 1264 are both great options. But you can use any cardstock, heavier drawing paper, mat board, bristol board, mayfair cover stock, illustration or mat board, etc.
• Collage Materials
  • Can include: images, patterns, colours, textures, magazines, newspapers, books, packaging, painted papers, gift wrap, specialty papers, tissue papers, coloured papers (from cheap construction paper for quick, fun stuff to fancier Japanese papers, etc), fabric scraps, old paintings, etc.
  • Don’t forget your own personal photos — either ones you have on your computer or ones you go out and take! 
• Online Image Sources: Three of my go-to resources for copyright-free images (either as reference or to print and use as collage materials) are:
  • Unsplash — Beautiful, free images and photos that you can download and use for any project.
  • Pixabay — 1.6 million high-quality copyright-free images.
  • Flickr Commons — Copyright-free images from dozens of Archives, Libraries, museums, and other organizations around the world.
• Optional Materials:
  • Tweezers – if you like working with small pieces
  • I like to buy scrapbooking paper pads at Wal-mart or Michaels — you can find
  • some great solid colours, textures, patterns, etc. and they’re often acid-free
  • Thrift stores can be great places to find old books and magazines