Floral Collage

Tutor: Jacky Purtill 

Date: Saturday 17th April 2027 

10am to 1pm

Venue: Arlington Arts (Mary Hare, Snelsmore Common, Newbury RG14 3BQ)

Maximum participants: 10

Overview

Join local artist Jacky Purtill for a fun and inspiring floral collage workshop, where you’ll discover how to create beautiful, vibrant bloom-inspired artwork using paper collage techniques.

Experiment with making your own decorative papers before cutting, tearing, layering, and arranging colourful paper fragments to design a unique floral collage. Jacky will guide you through the creative process, helping you explore colour, texture, and composition to produce a striking finished piece.

Perfect for beginners and experienced creatives alike, this relaxed and enjoyable workshop is a great opportunity to try something new, unleash your creativity, and take home your own professionally mounted floral collage artwork.

£35 tuition

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Skills covered
  • An introduction to creating unique collage papers using paint, pattern, texture and mark-making techniques.
  • Learning how to select, cut, tear and shape papers to create floral and botanical forms.
  • Exploring layering and arrangement techniques to build depth, detail and visual interest.
  • Developing an understanding of colour, texture, balance and composition.
  • Experimenting with different paper combinations to create an individual and expressive design.
  • Building confidence in collage methods that can be applied to future mixed-media projects.

All materials and equipment for this course are provided and included in the course fee.

  • Parking is free on site; please ensure you use the entrance on Arlington Lane. There is a car park at the bottom of the lane upon entrance to your left and a smaller car park outside of Arlington Arts Centre.  There are disabled bays outside the venue, if the barrier is down, please use the speaker to the right of the barrier to contact the staff who will open the barrier for you. 

All participants must be over 19 years old, we can sometimes accept minors if accompanied by an adult, please contact us at enquiries@creative-communities.org.uk if you would like to discuss bringing a young person with you.

  • If you are unable to attend the course, we require a minimum of 10 working days’ notice before the start of the course in order to receive a refund. Admin fees may apply. You will also have the opportunity to transfer your fees to another course.
  • If Creative Communities are forced to cancel the course due to low enrolment numbers, you will be notified immediately and issued with a full refund, or the option to transfer your course fees to another course.

Please see our Fee and Refund Policy for more information.

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*Please note, once this course has received sufficient bookings to run, you will be contacted by a member of the Creative Communities team to complete an enrolment form with West Berkshire Council.

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