Thank you for advising us to NOT create every day. One of my pet peeves is people who insist that you HAVE do make art every day in order to improve. I simply cannot do anything EVERY day for the reasons you mentioned. I sincerely believe we become better artists when yes, we are disciplined about making art, but that doesn't mean doing it every day. Like you, diverse activities inspire me because different things allow me to see other perspectives that I wouldn't see being stuck in my studio grinding away and resenting the grind. Not doing art was the BEST advice in your video. Thanks!

I am a retired 70 yr young crafter, musician, painter, sewest, journaler and now collage person (I will not use the word artist since artist I am not). I live in North Carolina - Greensboro and would love to find someone in my area. Thank you for your hard work and so happy to know you love your work and having success.

@flanzella

11 ай бұрын

Firstly, everyone is an artist if you spend time in the arts! I hope you are able to find someone. I'm working on something to connect collage artists 😁

@authenticallyapril67

9 ай бұрын

Hey! I'm in Winston-Salem. I'm just starting to learn collage art, but maybe we could have an art day!

@ravenwild5184

7 ай бұрын

I'm 68 and struggled with calling myself an Artist like yourself. I want to empower yourself to recognize being an Artist or Craftswomen is someone doing a creative process. Perhaps you do not sell and thus it's not your profession but creating is being an artist. We need to get past elitist ideas of what an artist is. Dictionary definition says an artist is someone who creates for a profession or hobby! You are an Artist!

@deborahgalvan5367

5 ай бұрын

Everyone is an artist. Some keep a beautiful home. Or dress creatively. Or one whose pets or plants or their gardens are their passion. Never sell yourself short.

@Rosamaria-xx6km

5 ай бұрын

@@flanzella I live in the area! I just started getting into collage art and have found it enjoyable. we ARE artists simply because we create.

a good tip with wrinkling, I'm a street artist so I use paste up and collage a lot in between work. Usually with bigger scale work, try adding a bit of water with in a spray bottle. By doing this you will avoid the wrinkling. remember you still need to work in the paper and be gentle with the glue, but this has helped me a lot with my bigger paste ups for the street, also for bigger collage work where you can't use regular glue, you have to use glue/paste with brush. :) water, glue = not wrinkle, I always use a bit of glue to sealing the work. :)

@flanzella

9 ай бұрын

Thank you for this amazing tip! I hope it helps others too! Have you tried it with super thin papers and it still works well?

@katrine-beth2059

9 ай бұрын

Yes :) It depends a bit of course but like as thin as newspaper texture works good (depends) :) If it's really thin I usually don't add water with spray bottle. Maybe a bit of water on the background/ surface before adding glue just to let it moisture @@flanzella

@artstar4

3 ай бұрын

@@katrine-beth2059can you explain more? You spray water on the page before you use glue and that reduces the wrinkles?

@katrine-beth2059

3 ай бұрын

yes, but again this is more for outside street art as I explained earlier, and much bigger scale work@@artstar4 :)

I just recently found your channel. I am so enjoying it! I'm sorry that I don't comment much, it's because I usually watch a few videos on tv in bed at night & can't comment from there. I strictly have my phone put away. I don't sleep as well when I've been playing on it. Anyway, thanks so much for your wonderful tips! I am new to trying out surreal collage & have a long way to go but I am enjoying it. I fussy cut at night while we are watching tv. I'm now working on storage solutions for all of this stuff I have cut!! I am very blessed to have a lot of book/magazines to cut from. I don't have very many old magazines, though. The thrift store in my little town has those for 25 cents & books for 50 cents. Lots of times they are even free. I also live near a Goodwill Outlet & the books I find there for 50 cents are amazing! I have been collaging for a few years but not the surreal style. I am having a blast with it! I did make one yesterday that I am actually very happy with, lol! I don't have it posted yet, it is scheduled for next week. Thank you again for sharing with us!

Collage artist here! Thank you soooo much for this video: sharing your wisdom, starting a community, and the support. I am now interested in making collage art friends!

@flanzella

3 ай бұрын

Feel free to join my discord, there is such a great community there talking about collage all the time and video rooms if you want to meet up and make art together!

@MichelleFillipini

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this! I will sign up! I dont have a discord so I have no idea how to use it. Where do I find your discord?@@flanzella

@flanzella

3 ай бұрын

@@MichelleFillipini it's here! discord.com/invite/XMPG3GFYPC

Im a rulerbreaker when it comes to collage. 😅 I especially like using it as a visual diary. And covering my walls. And of course traditional collages. I have many Ive never shared and I do a lot of other creative things ✨ Ive also found a really wonderful mail art collage community! Exchanging mail with other collage makers is sooo fun. 💌 💓

@flanzella

11 ай бұрын

That sound amazing having a mail community and collaging everything!

For fellow UK viewers, Pritt Stick is the glue to use, no generic brands, specifically Print Stick ( I'm waiting on the sponsorship)

@flanzella

11 ай бұрын

Thank you for adding this!!!

@Jalleur14325

7 ай бұрын

😂 I use pritt stick - but haven't noticed if it has yellowed.

@artpiratecollage

7 ай бұрын

Been using them for two decades and no yellowing.

As far as it goes I love all mediums no holds barred

You can also paint with the piece of paper. And you will have so nice textures, patterns and events you can not do with paint.

I'm glad I found you! Thanks. I'm more of a mixed media person but I cut a lot of paper. I also paint it, stencil it, draw on it and yes paste it.

@flanzella

11 ай бұрын

I'm glad you did too ❤️ Great ideas!

Thankyou. I do feel that identifying your message or rather your heart theme is key to progressing your art. I am saying this to myself as I know my heart theme but have not made enough effort to make it key in my art. Today I will start. Thankyou again.

3:48 I love your compositions but was surprised that you use stick glue for your pieces. The art shown at this point is awesome but has several bubbles in it which absolutely ruins it (makes it look amateur which clearly you are not.) I learned the following glueing technique from many online collage artists: Use matte medium for glueing collage - it works infinitely better … you essentially brush it on and it dries clear. Before it dries, place a piece of deli paper over it and either use a brayer or scraper to get all the bubbles out. (Not sure if you are still using stick glue (this video is 8 mos old) but if so, I would strongly recommend you try matte medium and push out any bubbles.) I hope this comment doesn’t come off as offensive - hoping to be helpful. I appreciated the other tips in this video. Thanks.

This was so helpful! Thanks!! ❤

Thanks for the great advice 😊

Wow🎉 wonderful 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Thank you for so generously sharing your expertise. I am just starting out with collage and your tips and tutorials are so useful!

@flanzella

8 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

Excellent video! So insightful.

Thank you for sharing all your insights. You have inspired me to collage on Pantone cards. They are a great substrate to work on.

@flanzella

11 ай бұрын

Wonderful! How many have you gotten through? I think it's nearing time to do another bunch!

Thank you for the great video.

Commercial photographer/videographer musician just starting out & have compleated 2 pieces of work. Got the desire to create after seeing exhibit of collage artists. Located in St.Louis.

This was so helpful, thank you

@flanzella

11 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you for the wonderful video!!! My goal is to be an art vendor by next spring/summer. My dream is to be a full time artist. Thank you for being super inspiring ❤ i love your work

@flanzella

11 ай бұрын

Amazing! Keep at it and you'll get there 😌✨ I have a few videos featuring markets. Hope they're helpful.

Very inspiring. Very motivational. I am New at collage and junk journaling. I had started making collage posters with an obvious message. But I soon ran out of wall space. So now trying different collage concepts on a smaller scAle. Appreciate your insight!

@flanzella

9 ай бұрын

That's so cool! Im very inspired to do larger scale but it takes a larger studio space for sure! Glad I could inspire you 😊

It is so hard to get magazines these days. I actually do gelli printing and create a lot of collage patterns and backgrounds but I am working on my transfer techniques. One theme I like working on an plan to is geneaology I want to have a journal filled with images of my ancestors and other notable things I know about them. I took a picture of my grandmother and just printed it out on a laser printer (on a tan piece of paper) and I had created this goldish painted background and then I printed out a portion of a letter my grandfather wrote my mum about her and how she studied Latin. I never knew my grandmother or my grandfather so it is a special project. I want to examine my genealogy by doing these collages in a journal. I think, however, I am going to scale up and frame the one of my grandmother.

@brendalindsey5425

10 күн бұрын

I'm also looking for a collage buddy. Your message interested me very much, as I have been a genealogist for a long time, but I also write and do art. I have thought of doing something like you are planning, as well, featuring the ancestors that I have researched and know the most about and that my family knows little about. I have a very tall pile of gel prints I've made, so will use them, as well as magazine cut outs. I can use the gel prints on greeting cards, but collage allows a much bigger "canvas." I feel like a raw beginner to collage (but have been making greeting cards for 25 years). I'm in Provo, Utah, but it doesn't matter if you aren't nearby. We could exchange photos of our work in progress and talk about it on the phone. Let me know if you are interested.

MOST helpful... THANK YOU! (:

@flanzella

10 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! ☺️

So nice to discover your channel 😊

@flanzella

10 ай бұрын

Welcome!!!

My style of collage is very different (I guess I do more collage as a background or focal point with acrylic paint) but I’m curious to explore more styles and I’m excited to find another channel that is dedicated to our craft… Susan Clifton is also fabulous

@flanzella

7 ай бұрын

I haven't heard of their channel, I'll have to check it out! It's always fun to experiment 😁

@maizymaizy

6 ай бұрын

Me too! I love using collage/ mixed media elements to enhance my paintings

Love your vids! I’m a digital ‘graphic poet’ (I call it) who creates collages quite a bit - so meeting others working in similar mediums/on similar wavelengths would be v. helpful!

@flanzella

11 ай бұрын

I'm so glad 😊 working on finding a way to have people connect to other collage artists, I know it can be tough out there!

@thedpend

11 ай бұрын

@@flanzella a discord server perhaps?

@flanzella

11 ай бұрын

@@thedpend that's my thought!!! Will aim to launch it for Fall

New subscriber here 😊This channel is so inspiring and informative! I'm an art hobbyist and sometimes I'll do a drawing or painting that I'm not pleased with but will like some elements within the piece. My idea is to cut out the 'good' parts of the art and keep them in a stash of collage art to use later. It's better than throwing the whole art piece out, LOL.

@flanzella

10 ай бұрын

Welcome!!! I love that idea, it's a great way to work "Copyright free" while also using your old artworks so they don't go to waste. 😍 I also love the idea of using all of an old artwork and mixing in new materials.

@dianeo

10 ай бұрын

@@flanzella Great idea! Collaging new elements over the not-so-great areas of an artwork ❤

I just found your KZread channel yesterday and I’m finding your videos very informative and fun. I would like a collage buddy to tells me straight what I’m doing wrong and if I’m doing something right. Husband and children are biased. If I get no response from either of them that’s the only way I know it’s not good.

@flanzella

8 ай бұрын

Absolutely! I will be launching my discord server very soon. And that is the whole point of it! To get feedback from others and such. Really excited for that. Stay tuned.

@brendalindsey5425

10 күн бұрын

I'm 71 yrs. and also looking for a collage buddy. I'm a family history researcher, but I also write and do art. I have a very tall pile of gel prints I've made over the past 3 years. Collage seems to be about the only thing to do with them. Some are so beautiful, I have to find a way to display them at their best. I've only painted in the past and made greeting cards with stamps. I can use the gel prints on cards, but collage allows a much bigger "canvas." I feel like a raw beginner. I'm in Provo, Utah, but don't care if you aren't nearby. We could exchange photos of our work in progress and talk about it on the phone. Let me know if you are interested.

Thank You dear Flanzella for your videos. I find the music distracting though😢. I start to listen to the music and miss what you are talking about. I wish I could mute the music

@flanzella

8 ай бұрын

I understand. It's funny because for me when videos do not have music I find it distracting 😂 I wish there was a way to upload the music separate and it was a choice for viewers.

@brendalindsey5425

10 күн бұрын

I also dislike music and wish like you that you could load them separately. But yours isn't as distracting to me as most, so just keep the volume low and I'll probably be just fine.

How do you frame your collage it does not have to have glass over it?

Can you share how to organize your papers? I have cut out images in an old sticky back photo album. I can flip through to see easily what I have. Sometimes the image is super stuck, or tears when I try to remove. Looking for a way to store, other than a box full of images I have to dig through! Thank you for any help!!!! I LOVE your work!!❤

@flanzella

10 ай бұрын

It's on my list, still trying to sort out best methods myself so I wanted to wait until I am confident 😂 but stay tuned over the next few weeks. That is awful about your papers 😔 I have an amazon shop linked in the video description with some of my organizing tools for now if you want or check it out!

@bartendersdaughter6003

2 ай бұрын

Manilla folders

I am a big fan of your channel. My interest is in geometric abstraction using collage as my medium. Does anyone else work with geometric designs?

@brendalindsey5425

10 күн бұрын

Froyle does that a great deal. Have you seen her KZread channel? I'm just starting and have used a few geometrics. They would probably never be the majority of any one collage I'd make, but I think they introduce great texture.

Looking for a collage body❤

Do you have any videos on where to start with composition and rhythm in a piece?

@flanzella

7 ай бұрын

Not one specifically but I think I do talk about it loosely in a lot of my videos 😊 can add it to my list to talk through.

Hi Flanzella. I am a young artist, and I want to start making money from my art. what are you're tips? are there specific websites that are good? Do I need a specific thing I do (e.g. you do collages)? ANy advice you can give would be greatly appreciated. thanks, I love your work as well!

@karenillingworth4937

11 ай бұрын

Just remember to obey photocopy rights if you are selling your work.

@bluemonster27

11 ай бұрын

@@karenillingworth4937 what is the photocopy right?

@flanzella

11 ай бұрын

I have lots of videos, I'd recommend watching my vlogs if you do markets and the "art mentorship" playlist to help! As for print I work with a local print shop to make my art prints. This video covers copyright law if you are interested! kzread.info/dash/bejne/YoiLw9BsadewZ9I.html

@bluemonster27

11 ай бұрын

@@flanzella thanks so much! It is my dream to make art and music for a living and I appreciate all the help I can get

@flanzella

11 ай бұрын

@@bluemonster27 the most important thing is working at it, everyday. Treat it like a job!

Can you or have you addressed paper wrinkling? How do we avoid the wrinkles? I'm new to your channel but I really like your lessons. Thank you.

@flanzella

10 ай бұрын

I'd love to cover this more! In my latest video I show a tool that really helps with that. I'd also suggest using thicker magazine papers if you can. Or use flat paper when adhering too. I also suggest using "dry glue" like UHU stick glue vs medium.

@davidpierini3316

10 ай бұрын

Many thanks!@@flanzella

we had a paper module at college, all about cutting and creating things with paper. we had to be very precise when cutting things out, and the paper had to stay white or we were marked down 😑

@flanzella

11 ай бұрын

You must be a master of the cutting then 😜

@fuzzydragons

11 ай бұрын

with a scalpel im not too bad, but bad with scissors lol, not enough control

@flanzella

11 ай бұрын

Practice makes perfect 😜 I'm less good with a scalpel so were reversed for skills

I left ages ago with kat to our new house with my new he's husband I manifested😂😂😂😂

Hi, thanks for an inspiring video! I'm a full time artist but I've recently started incorporating more collage into my pieces. I'd love to find someone to give me honest constructive criticism with regard to my collage. I do digital and analogue work, I find it all has a place in my art. My pieces all tend to end up as mixed media.If anyone out there would like to chat about working together to give feedback please let me know.

@bluemonster27

11 ай бұрын

How did you end up becoming a full time artist? I am a young artist and I want to get out of college and become a full time creative. How did you do it? Is there anything I can do to get there as well?

@flanzella

11 ай бұрын

I hope you are able to find someone! If not I'll ping you when I finally build a community platform to join 😃

"PromoSM"

Me and him are god we are perfect we have having children one day in person and he is awesome 👍 glad I created a better husband 😂😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉🎉

the music though? it's distracting, and hugely annoying to auditory learners and to people who either are non-native speakers or have hearing issues. I know YT is pushing their little muzak catalog as if it adds production value, but it adds only to their bottom line. I thought we were all sick and tired of elevator muzak and other noise pollution, yet now I see all these content creators putting elevator muzak under their voices. Please reconsider and if you really must add music, use it for your intro and outro, or in between talking segments. Thanks.

The idea that I would care if my pieces last a lifetime is so laughable….