World Collage Day: CommuniTree

Note the date change! We're meeting the second Saturday instead of the third so we can celebrate World Collage Day 2025 together!

This project was created to celebrate the way collage draws us together in community, supporting creativity, inspiration, hope, understanding, and joy.

Why trees? First of all, Andrea Lewicki, the founder and organizer of the Special Agent Collage Collective and Collage-O-Rama, and Sherri both loved the idea of a 3D collage project. Sherri suggested trees might be a shape people could make easily and would have a lot of “real estate” for collage elements. After several weeks of maquette making, the project plan came together!

But really, trees? Forests are dynamic communities of plants that are in a constant state of change. The forest ecosystem is improved when there is an abundance of different types of trees and shrubs to support the community as a whole. Vibrant forests enrich the lives of the people and animals that live in and near them, all while reducing carbon dioxide.

Like a forest with a rich diversity of different plants and trees, the collage community is filled with artists who create collage in different ways. While we have individual approaches in the ways we create our art, collage itself brings us all together as a whole community. Together we co-create a vibrant ecosystem of creativity and delight, a forest of art and artists!

Step One: Choose Your Own Adventure: 2 Ways to Make a Collaged Tree

1. Collage a sheet of paper, cut into triangles, and assemble.

2. Make a tree and collage onto it directly.

Supplies:

• Lightweight cardstock or mixed-media paper. You can use heavier paper or recycled cardboard, but it is harder to fold.
• Folding tool (recommended)
• Glue
• Ruler (recommended if you are not printing out the template)
• Scissors
• Papers for collage, tree colors recommended

Note: This is a donation based event and we appreciate your contributions very much. Suggested donation is $6.00. Donation link at IPRC coming soon.