SAXTONS RIVER — Three Vermont artists - Matthew J. Peake, Gordon Korstange, and Gretchen Abendschein - will lead "Alone Together," a workshop on creating merge collages at Main Street Arts (MSA) on Sunday, Oct. 15, at 2 p.m. The fee for the workshop is $20 per person.
An exhibit of their own merge collages runs through Oct. 29. The art show displays a number of collaborative and individual works available for purchase, with a portion of the sales going to MSA.
"We have chosen some of our Merge Collages for your viewing pleasure along with the written descriptions," said Peake.
According to Peake, the collaborative works stem from a game in which each of the three artists takes a turn setting a parameter for choosing the subject matter.
After 10 minutes working with one parameter, a chime rings, and they rotate the collages and add images that will interact with what has already been created.
In the next phase of three rounds, a random word is added to the emerging collage. Then, one last turn remains to add a finishing image. The completed collages are set up, and the players discuss the process as well as the result.
Artists then take a collage home to write about it. The prompt for writing could be "describe, but go beyond the frame," or "make one of the figures or objects speak." The three words must be incorporated into the writing.
The workshop will basically follow the same game in groups of three attendees with guidance from the artists. For more information or questions, contact MSA at 802-869-2960 or [email protected].
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