Collage - Revisioning Women's History In-Store Class Nov 2
Collage - Revisioning Women's History In-Store Class
Sunday, November 2, 12:30-4:30pm
Instructor: Teresa Cribelli
Limit: 6 students. All participants must be 15 years or older.
Class Details:
Consciously or subconsciously, myths shape our view of the world and our interactions with others. This collage class with Teresa Cribelli, a local artist and college professor, examines the history of mythic figures – the way we see them in our culture and how that view changes over time. Medusa is a good example. She’s known as a vengeful woman who turns people into stone with a single glance, but in ancient times she was a powerful symbol of protection.
Join Teresa for a class that goes beyond cutting and pasting. She provides basic collage instruction and shares her techniques, including image transfer, but the heart of the class is a thought-provoking discussion on the power of myths and how their meaning becomes changed through successive cultures. Before class, choose a mythic figure, either ancient or contemporary, to feature in your collage. Teresa provides suggestions in class if you need one.
Teresa brings materials from her vast collection, much of it vintage, for the class to share. She encourages you, though, to add to the creativity with your personal materials, whether paper or otherwise. Think of her as an entertaining history professor who also teaches art!
An email will be sent to participants the Monday before the class. Classes with homework may receive pre-class info earlier. No email? Double check the email address you entered when you registered and your SPAM folder. Due to SPAM filters and inbox settings, we cannot guarantee you will see, read, or open these emails. Two Hands Paperie assumes no responsibility for non-attendance of a class. Contact twohandsclasses@gmail.com with any class questions and see our Class Policies page for more information.
Class Materials
Please bring the following materials:
- Optional: Favorite pair of scissors for fine cutting
- Optional: Craft knife with extra blades if you enjoy using one
- Optional: Apron
- Optional: Water and bag lunch for the lunch break
- Optional: A few collage items you want to include: old photos, ribbon, scraps of material or paper, thin metal pieces, ephemera, old books, magazines, letters, etc. – anything that catches your eye or speaks to you. The items can be textures or surfaces and not just images.
Class Materials Include:
- Mythic figure handouts, written technique instructions
- Collage materials: paper scraps, ephemera, vintage paper, old catalogs, book pages etc
- Hot press watercolor paper
- Black cardstock
- Glue sticks
- Packing tape image transfer materials
- Scissors, rulers, pencils, erasers and other small tools
Class Refund/Cancellation Policy
Cancellations made up to 14 days prior to the first class meeting will be refunded or, at the participant's option, used to pay for another class. Two Hands Paperie will retain a $10 processing fee for EACH class cancelled by a participant. After 14 days, there is no refund or credit. In addition, the fee for a class cancelled within this 14-day timeframe by a participant cannot be transferred to pay for another class. These policies are to ensure that teachers are compensated for their investment in materials and in time spent preparing for the class. We reserve the right to cancel a class if fewer than 3 students enroll 48 hours prior to the scheduled class time. If for any reason Two Hands Paperie cancels a class, students will be called at the phone number on file and refunded the FULL class fee.
Instructor Bio
Art meets history in the striking work of Teresa Cribelli, a native Coloradan who’s a collage artist as well as a college history professor. She says, “Through disassembling and reassembling vintage illustrations, figures, colors, and textures, I reuse historical materials to disrupt and recreate contemporary understandings of these themes.”
Teresa’s work ranges from small-scale collages to large street murals. Internationally, her murals can be seen in São Luís, Brazil, and in Barcelona, Spain. Nationally, they appear in Denver, Colorado, and in both Tuscaloosa and Birmingham, Alabama. The underlying theme is always history. For example, her River City Mural in Tuscaloosa draws upon images and illustrations from vintage books on Alabama to show how the relationship between the Black Warrior River and various groups of inhabitants has changed over time. Her objective? To have viewers think about the river in new ways.
Teresa is active in the international collage community, and was awarded the Doug & Laurie Kanyer Art Collection Purchase Award in 2019 at Kolaj Fest New Orleans. The Kanyers established their collection to support artists and advance a deeper understanding of collage as art. Their criteria for choosing the winners were the overall practice of the artist, the historical value/critical context of the work, and how the work demonstrates a use of the medium. The Kanyers also considered the artist’s broader role in collage to identify artists whose impact goes beyond their immediate community. One of Teresa’s small works is now part of the Kayner’s permanent collection at the Yakima Valley Museum in Oregon.
To sum up, Teresa’s works, which exist at the intersection of history and art, cause viewers to see collage with fresh eyes. To her history and art are inseparable. We doubt any other history professor would have accepted a 3D collage on slavery and emancipation for a student's final!