The Memory Keeper

WHAT IS STUDIOWORKS CREATIVE ACADEMY?

A Live Online Class with Ivy Newport

I’m so very excited to invite you to a special LIVE collage class for our creative community : The Memory Keeper.

In this intimate workshop, we’ll create a richly layered collage inspired by timeless portraiture, sacred symbolism, and the art of remembrance. You’ll learn how to weave fragments of imagery, texture, and gold into a soulful composition that honors the beauty of memory and the quiet illumination that lives within us all.

Collage has always been one of my favorite ways to explore intuition and story. It teaches balance, composition, and visual harmony but more than that, it helps us listen to what’s trying to surface. Symbols appear, patterns repeat, and meaning reveals itself layer by layer. Whether you’re new to collage or an experienced artist, this process will help you slow down, trust your instincts, and create something truly personal.

The best part? You don’t need to draw or paint to make something extraordinary. Just bring your glue, scissors, and an open heart . I’ll be right there with you, guiding you through each step of this luminous creative experience.

Read on to learn more…I hope you’ll join me for this magical exploration of art, reflection, and light.

xo,

Ivy

INCLUDED WITH YOUR CLASS

DOWNLOADABLE COLLAGE KIT

To get you started with some beautiful collage elements to work with, I’ve created this gorgeous collage kit that is a curated collection of my (rather large) digital library of figures, faces, imagery, textures, vintage papers and more. 7 pages of goodness for you to play with and use over and over again! Just print these off at home or print them at your local office store or library. This collection includes the kinds of elements that I would use in my own collage work. A perfect balance of items that have the potential to create many unique collages that express your own story! Plus, they are all copyright free so no worries about how you use these collage sheets.

I print them out on regular printer paper, nothing fancy but you could explore printing them on tissue paper, rice paper or other papers you enjoy. You could also use them for doing image transfers.

• Balance visual elements to create strong, elegant compositions

• Build layered depth and atmosphere using collage and paint

• Use contrast and color to unify your composition

• How to avoid over-cluttering your collage by identifying a visual hierarchy

• Add gold embellishments and illuminated details for sacred radiance

• Integrate mark-making and subtle mixed media for refined details

• Tell a visual story through symbolism, mood, and composition

  We’ll also explore how to let your collage evolve intuitively and how to listen for what wants to emerge, rather than forcing an outcome.

  AND MORE…

• *Your provided collage sheets

• Other papers, old magazines and ephemera that you enjoy, photocopies of your old photos, postcards or even special handwritten letters.

• Your favorite glue - I use Golden Soft Gel Matte Medium

• Substrate - 8x10 or 9x12 wood panel (recommended) or heavy mixed media paper (150lb/300gsm). You could alternatively work directly into your favorite art journal too.

• Scissors

• Clear Gesso

• Old credit card or scraper (to assist in laying papers flat)

• A brush suitable for gluing (I like to use a 1” flat brush)

• Hairdryer or heat gun to speed up drying

• OPTIONAL - pastels, color pencils, PanPastels - (I used the Gold Panpastel and the Raw Umber Extra dark), gel pens, gold paint, acrylic paint, stencils or other mixed media tools you enjoy for collage.