Organizing collage materials

There’s no perfect solution. (Sorry).

I hit on this idea for organizing collage materials and I have to say that I haven’t found a better way yet. It’s been about 3 yrs. since I started doing this. I had been saving th…

Lydia Rink on Instagram: "How do you organize your collage material? 🤔 That’s a question I hear a lot. I think most collage artists want to keep every paper scrap if possible. 😅 Most of my collage papers are everywhere: big boxes, small folders, small boxes, etc.. I sorted some of the papers by colors. For those I use simple serving trays for storage. I can easily spread the papers to work on collages and have a good overview of the material. ✂️ But I also use these trays to store…

Paper ephemera taking over your craft space? Here's how to organize paper for art journaling, mixed media collage and junk journals + ideas for storage.

Get some tips for your craft room organization and craft room storage. Organizing paper, rubber stamps, and other craft tools.

How to organize all of the paper & leftover collage fragments that you scatter, move aside, and shift from place to place? Discussing my approach and process for categorizing papers for collage and mixed media art.

While searching for shells, breathing in the salty air, the tide adds a natural Gaussian blur to the sand sculptures. My mind drifts to daydreams as I watch the waves sink into the beach. Ah, lovely, indeed. 🏖🐠 Here in Texas I sit at a cluttered art desk [OK not a great segue?] and wander into poo

September 11th will forever be a day of reflection. It forces us to reflect on the past, the present, and what is in store for us in the future. Many times there aren’t words that describe the way we feel about something. Or at times we feel several emotions at once and it is difficult to articulate them all. This reminded me of what I often do to relax and reflect on the present moment. I create what I call a “Reflection Board” in my visual journal or on a separate piece of paper. These…

When you start into art journaling -- or collage, or anything else that uses existing images -- you begin to accumulate magazine clippings at an alarming rate. Not only can these quickly take over your house, you won't be able to make use of them if you can't find what you're looking for when you want