Playing with Collage

Jeannie Baker presents collage-making through materials drawn from the surrounding world, including dried flowers, tiny shells, spaghetti, and postage stamps. Her work combines many different textures. Four main sections each feature one of Baker’s abstract collages, then offer ideas and starting places for making collage art. The book also includes color photographs and suggests using natural materials. It is an art-making guide built around examples of collage pieces and practical prompts for creating new work from varied objects and textures.