I heart Collage Collage.

so, we made some awesome Valentine's today at the shop!

Come by NEXT SATURDAY from 1-2pm and you can make one too,
and for an extra $10 my favorite professional photographer, Lauren will take your
photo with your Valentine, so you can send a beautiful hi res image out to all your loved ones
IN TIME for Valentines Day the very next day.

Come on over, it'll be good.

XOXOXO

Colouring Posters

Have I told you about our colouring posters?

It's a project I thought up as a way to let kids and adults interact with different artists' works. Everyone who shows at Collage Collage is asked to create a colouring poster. It's been pretty fun to see what people do with them, especially now that we've got three to choose from.



This one is by Tania McCormack, who's show is up until the end of the month


Julie Morstad created the first one, shown here...





I thought I'd share the first three here with you, so that you might be inspired to come on down and colour one in one afternoon. Artists thus far were Tania McCormack, Lisa Cinar and Julie Morstad. Stay tuned for a new one from T&T.

Reading Corner

Yes! We have magazines.

And not just any magazines. The newest issue of Hunter and Cook has just arrived, as well as Uppercase from Calgary. Both wonderful, beautiful, Canadian publications for you to enjoy.

And speaking of the fine fellas at Hunter and Cook; I'm thrilled to tell you that Collage Collage helped produce a colouring poster for the upcoming T&T show at Pendulum Gallery.

T&T's False Creek opens February 5th and runs through to March 3rd.

Pendulum Gallery 885 W Georgia Street

all fun, no games.

I've been getting the question a lot lately.."What will you do during the Games?"

I'm happy to report, that I'll be doing nothing.

Well, not nothing at all really. Collage Collage will be OPEN, for regular hours and regular classes all the way through this most unusual time in the city. So don't worry. Put on your rubber boots and walk over. We'll read some stories and make some stuff. Here's what the 6-8 year olds have been working on lately.




We looked at Bruno Munari's work, and his amazing exercise of slicing up one piece of paper to make a whole tree. From his book "drawing a tree". You can get a copy here at the shop to try it out yourself. Or just come by and I'll let you take a look at my copy.

Team Macho Arrives!

So, I grew up in Toronto.

And, I have a little bit of a crush on my hometown. Thus, I've got a bit of a bias when it comes to Team Macho, who's work I've liked for a few years. They're from Toronto, they wear sweaters, and they make great work. Now my Vancouver friends can come and see their prints, books and postcards here at the shop.

Come see, it'll make your day.

Yes, we do Birthday Parties!

Birthday Parties at Collage Collage are pretty darn fun. Click here for booking details!


I recently asked my friend and photographer Lauren Tetreault to shoot a party, and I'm so thrilled I did. You can check out Lauren's blog at http://laurenjoanphotography.blogspot.com/







Birthday Parties run as a private class. Families bring their own food, cake and goodie bags, and Collage Collage takes care of the activity, mess + clean up!

Lauren is available for hire for parties now, and I couldn't be happier to be able to offer this to any families interested.

They've been a delight to host. Click here to see one that we had not to long ago with another family, who happen to be connected to my favorite cupcake maker, Coco Cupcakes!

So, what do you do here?

I get this question all the time at the shop. My favorite comment to date was a fellow who came in, stretched his arms out wide, and proclaimed "I love this place! What is it?"

It totally made my day, and reminded me that a few more photos of what happens here might help everyone better understand a shop like Collage Collage.



Here at Collage Collage, we sell books, magazines, art supplies, toys, and other treasures. We teach classes several times a week that you can check out on the website. Or you can just email me, and we can find out if I've got a class suitable for you and your family.