The Joy of Collage with Lynn Whipple
Lynn shares all of her favorite collage techniques well as a handful of time-tested special tricks for making a great finished work of art.
The Joy of Collage
with Lynn Whipple
Carla Sonheim Presents: Lynn Whipple
Includes Lifetime Access, Online Community & More!
Like the title says, this class is all about making art from a place of passion and love…and some great techniques. Lynn Whipple shares her special process for bringing together found collage, painting, and drawing into a meaningful and unified pieces. This class (and Lynn) is a bright light for any mixed-media artist!
The Joy of Collage
Instructor: Lynn Whipple
Original Re-run Class Dates: November 11-22, 2025
6 Video Lessons + a Special Zoom Session!
I would be honored to share with you all of my favorite collage techniques as well as a handful of time-tested special tricks for making a great finished work of art. My greatest hope is that you will have fun and enjoy the process.
We will explore great ways to create fresh collages with a focus on building a story and surface. I will show you how to age your collage for a unifying look and we will incorporate drawing, painting, smudging, stamping and a little poetic thing I like to call … dot dot dot.
My overall philosophy is one of freedom, play, exploration and most of all FUN!!!!!! This class is all about YOU, and using your voice to make the things that make your heart sing!
One of my favorite things in my in-person workshops is the show-and-tell and positive feedback session at the end of each class. I love hearing what each artist has to say about what they learned and how their pieces developed! Happy accidents and revelations are the best! I am so glad we will be able to learn from each other this way in this online format.
Lynn
This class includes:
- 6 video lessons (+ Overview+ a Special Zoom Session from the re-run session);
- Unlimited access to all the teaching materials of this class;
- The ability to watch the class at your pace, at the time you choose, as often as you want. You can watch it from your computer, but also from your tablet or phone. So you can also take this course while on holiday!
- Access to the class forum
- Forever access; Lessons are prerecorded. When you sign up, you will receive immediate access to all six video lessons. You are of course welcome to get a head start on viewing the lessons, but this rerun session will officially begin on Tuesday, November 11th!
This class is only available for customers
outside United States & Canada
If you live in The United States or Canada, please visit www.carlasonheim.com to purchase this class.
Price:
USD 72 (Outside EU)
EUR 79,50 (EU, 21% VAT incl.)
Class Itinerary
When you sign up, you will receive immediate access to all six video lessons.
Lesson 1: Glue & Trust
My “go to” gluing technique. This “wet” way of putting down our papers is what I use every day. This is where we play fast and loose with your found images and papers! Let ’em fly!
Lesson 2: Aging & Editing with Paint
We will take acrylic paint and water it down to make a wash and quickly cover your page, then wipe it off, leaving just the amount that feels right to you! It will shift the color slightly and give it beautiful antique feeling. Next, we will cover up some of our image and collage with acrylic paint. We can totally create new shapes and play with composition hereÂ…..this is where Ninnies were born!!
Lesson 3: Smudging & Words
My favorite thing is to use a #3 pencil and go over the great layers that may now be covered with paint, an amazing, yet subtle thing happens and you start to move things forward and backwards. Then we will chose a few choice words that are a great graphic design element as well as a storytelling tool.
Lesson 4: Dot Dot Dot
OH YEAH!! now to the dot dot dot tool!! It is a simple sewing wheel used in marking patterns, when rolled in paint, makes a lovely poetic line that really gives a detail that will pull your viewer in.
Lesson 5: Begin Second Collage Painting
We’ll begin a second collage piece using the same techniques but taking it in a totally different direction.
Lesson 6: The Finish!
We’ll finish up our second collage and spend a few moments talking about finishing your work so it is ready to hang. Sometimes something as simple as detail to the edges of a piece will give it a framed feeling that looks great!
Special Zoom Session
This is a recording of the 1.5 hour Zoom session, in which Lynn gave us a NEW collage assignment. We had time to work on it and ask any questions, and then people had the opportunity to share their work with people from all over the world.
Testimonials
“Lynn, you are the BEST!! You made it a fun, creative and supportive learning environment! Thanks for sharing your joy!”
“Great online workshop and Lynn’s encouraging words made making art more fun!”
“Wow, Wow, Wow. This has been a FABULOUS class with Lynn Whipple, artist and teacher extraordinaire! ”
Supplies
For a full list of the supplies you will need, see the tab titled “Materials” located at the top of this page.
Unlimited access
This gives you the opportunity to watch the class at your own pace, whenever you want, as often as you want. You can view it from your desktop, but also from your tablet or smartphone in a browser.
Nuts & Bolts
– When you sign up, you will receive access to all six pre-recorded video lessons plus the recorded zoom session from the re-run session.
– You will have forever access to the class videos and materials!
Community
You will get access to the private Facebook group and a Padlet group (for those not on FB) will be available for you to (optionally) share your artwork and enjoy and learn from the artwork of others. You may also email your teacher directly with questions or feedback.
Supplies
- Two substrates to paint on (either a canvas, a canvas board, or a wood panel or box), about 11″x14″ or larger
- One quart of white- or cream-colored, flat house paint, any kind (from the hardware store).
- Raw Umber acrylic paint; other colors of your choice. (Lynn loves Cadmium Red Deep Hue for her red… Liquitex Basics acrylic Paint work well and are affordable .)
- Liquitex Gloss Medium
- #3 or #4 pencil
- Collage fodder. A selection of old papers, new papers, patterned and solid colors. You should also have old family or found photos printed in color on heavy paper to use as a focal point (Lynn recommends 80# or card stock) and 8.5″x11″ colored card stock works well for the flower piece (several different colors).
- Plastic scraper (from the hardware store… even an old credit card will work)
- Serrated sewing tracing wheel for “dot dot dot”
- Several paintbrushes, range of sizes
- Set of alphabet stamps
- White rag
- Container for water
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Class Includes
- 8 Lessons