Collage and Mixed Media: a four week course on creativity and creation (on zoom)
This course ran in June, and is being offered again starting in late October.
Discover the joy of juxtaposition and the awakening of creativity through collage, with Ekphrastic editor Lorette C. Luzajic.
This four week course will get you started on your own collage mixed media practice. We will look at the history of collage, discover the diverse work of artists around the world, and create our own projects.
The course will cover topics like colour in collage and mixed media, composition, tools, adhesives, collecting and creating collage materials, choosing themes that resonate, and finding your voice.
Each week will include both discussion of the above topics and creation of your own collage mixed media pieces.
You will bring your own materials to the Zoom session. You can use anything you have on hand. You will need scissors, a glue stick, acrylic gel medium, acrylic paints and brushes, and a stack of collected images and papers from magazines, books, and brochures. You can work on small canvases, canvas boards, or watercolour/mixed media/acrylic paper.
You can also bring crayons, pencil crayons, pastels, and any other media you like.
Dates: starting October 28, 2025
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 from 6 to 8 PM eastern time
Tuesday, November 4, 2025 from 6 to 8 PM eastern time
Tuesday, November 11, 2025 from 6 to 8 PM eastern time
Tuesday, November 18, 2025 from 6 to 8 PM eastern time
Lorette C. Luzajic, the editor of The Ekphrastic Review, is an award-winning collage and mixed media artist. She creates abstract, surreal, and urban collage paintings. Her work has been exhibited in hundreds of group and solo shows in Toronto and around the world. Venues include galleries, museums, restaurants, cafes, hotels, banks, offices, and corporate lobbies. Her work has appeared on the cover of two textbooks, several poetry books, a novel, and in countless literary journals. It has been shown on a billboard in New Orleans and used in an ad campaign for a Madrid based diamond company. She was invited to represent Canada in a symposium in North Africa, a guest of the Ministry of Culture of Tunisia. Her work won first place and $5000 from Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Canada. Lorette has collectors in forty countries so far, including Canada, USA, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Mexico, China, Estonia, UAE, England, and Saudi Arabia.
Testimonials from the first class!
"As an award-winning teacher at McGill University, I know a great teacher when I meet one. And Lorette Luzajic is one great teacher! Her warm welcome and in-depth knowledge puts both the beginner and advanced student at ease. She encourages questions and inspires exploration beyond the comfort zone. Students benefit from her deep understanding of collage and her worldwide reputation is testament to her astonishing artistic ability!"
Donna-Lee Smith
"Lorette’s Class is packed with practical hands-on cues and concrete information, and at the same time every minute of the classes is freeing, inspiring and encouraging."
Kalliopy P.
"This is an amazing class that packs so much into each session, including exposure to lots of different examples of collage and fun exercises to practice what you learn. Lorette is a stellar teacher who knows how to create a sense of community in class where it feels safe to experiment, play, and share your work. "
Katie Hynes
"Lorette C. Luzajic's Collage and Mixed Media Course was a delight to participate in: 4 weeks of 2-hour classes on Zoom with suggested assignments, and detailed instructions and examples of collages to view during class, and that are also sent to you as a PDF to continue your exploration of collage and mixed media. I already knew Lorette was a fabulous artist, as I own 7 of her artworks, but she's an inspirational teacher as well."
Karen G.
“Lorette's Collage and Mixed Media course was so inspiring! Through exploring history, composition, colour, and materials, I learned to translate personal creativity into visual storytelling—something I had never attempted on a canvas before. She helped me know what to stock my art room with to get started. Lorette brings a mix of depth, openness, and support that meets every artist where they are. I left the course not only with new skills, but with a spark to keep creating.”
Kathi C.
"Lorette’s fantastic collage and mixed media class inspired me to play with materials and techniques in more ways than I would have thought possible in a month. I learned a tremendous amount from Lorette’s lessons, doing my own projects, and seeing and discussing the work of other participants."
Sharon R.