Upcycled Collage and Decoupage with Clare Sams

Workshops take place from 9.45AM to 3.30PM and include lunch, drinks and snacks!

In this workshop you will learn how to customise objects with recycled comics and magazines to make fun and personalised creations. Decoupage is a traditional craft, used to upcycle objects for the home with colours, pictures, and patterns by using scrap paper and varnish. In the session you can try out the art of collage using paper glue, magazines, and card to get familiar with the techniques. Next you will make a customised keychain charm using decoupage glue and lettering. Moving onto a larger project after lunch, you can use your new decoupage skills to customise your own project, including wooden boxes, coasters, and canvases. What will you create?

Free places are available for those eligible for benefit related free school meals. Unsure if you’re eligible? For guidance visit www.gov.uk/apply-free-school-meals.

About Clare Sams

Clare is a textiles arts practitioner, lecturer and arts educator, and is Suffolk Libraries’ Environmentalist in Residence. She has a master’s degree in Academic Practice for Art Design and Communication and holds a Guinness World Record for the largest crochet hook.

As a freelance educator, Clare facilitates creative arts activities for all ages and abilities, using accessible techniques and sustainable materials in a range of cultural, community and educational settings.