Collage Makers Summit 2025 supply lists

Tara Axford supply list:

• A range of cardboard, think box, packaging, look for a range of colours, cut out shapes, thicknesses, printed and corrugated.
• Cutting mat, ruler, set square or right angle, scissors, cutting knife, pencil
• Glue: PVA (Polyvinyl acetate commonly known as wood glue PVA glue, white glue, carpenter's glue, school glue), wood glue/elmers glue
• UHU contact adhesive, such as UHU All Purpose Adhesive Power (liquid synthetic resin adhesive)



Optional:
• Hole punch: awl or hand drill (something to make a hole)

• Thread, yarn or string to use as embellishment

• Any chosen ephemera to use as embellishment.
• Wooden frame

Connor Dainty supply list:

•Self-healing mat
•X-acto knife or craft knife
•Collage fodder from vintage magazines
•Adhesive of your choice
•A curious mind

Jessa Dupuis supply list:

• Vintage/Old/Rescued Book (You will be ripping this up, so choose one that is fit for the recycling bin!) Thrift shops and used bookstores often have some great options. *You can also use heavy-weight mixed media paper (300g/m2) as an alternative. I often use Strathmore 400 Series Mixed Media Vellum Surface.
• A variety of papers - search out different colours, textures, and weights. Also, pull abstract pieces and any "items" or non-abstract things that catch your eye! Try to include some pieces with bits of typography/lettering on them. Old magazines, books, and newspapers are excellent sources. You can also include painted deli papers, acid-free tissue paper, homemade collage paper/scraps, and old photographs.
• Scissors, cutting knives, cutting mats.
• Glue! Elmer's Acid-Free is my favourite, but use your favourites or what you have. Matte medium or matte gel medium will work, too (if you use this, be sure to have a brush ready).
• Scrap papers to protect your work surface from glue (you can use the "guts" from the book we will be extracting the cover from or plain old computer paper).

Julie Hamilton supply list:

• Mixed Media Paper - medium weight paper 90lb - 9x12 or larger 
• Printer Copy paper - white 20lb 
• Scissors - small size Honey Bee or Fiskars Parchment paper 
• Brushes
• Catalyst Wedge
• *FLUID Acrylic Paint 
• Acrylic Ink (Waterproof)
• Matte Medium 
• Tissue paper (wet strength)in white 
• Found Collage Papers 
• Old magazines to be cut up 
• Sketchbook

 *If you have soft body or heavier bodied paints you can add Airbrush medium or a bit of matte medium and a touch of water to lighten them up.

Sally Hirst supply list:

• Gel plate and brayer
• Paints. Acrylic. I like a mix of transparent and opaque colours.
• Sharp knife and cutting mat
• Silicon mat as table protector
• Gloss Medium or PVA. You can use Matte but in thick layers it can fog as its not transparent
• Water based varnish. I prefer satin but that’s a personal choice.

• Sticky backed film for making stencils/masks.
Any of the following, one or two sheets will be enough
Frisket Film. Comes in Gloss or Matte, either is fine
Book cover film
Sticky Vinyl (used to cover furniture… Fablon

• Any stencils etc you wish to use.
• Carbon paper to transfer design

• Paper… It need to be strong but thin.
Some examples
Teabag Paper
Swedish Tracing Paper (sample size)
Toddy Filter paper
Vakly Table Paper
Logan Deli Paper
Wet Strength Tissue
Plus any other papers you may have available. As long as they are thin they will be fine

• Wooden tiles, laser-cut plywood. 3mm or 1/8” thick. You can go thicker but thinner may warp.

Esté MacLeod supply list:

• Wet strength tissue paper, deli paper or similar
• Acrylic paints (I use Golden Fluid and High Flow)
• Matte medium (I use Golden)
• Dough scraper or alternatively an old credit card or a stiff piece of cardboard
• Paper palette
• Brayer (optional)
• Fan brush
• Dagger brush 1/4" or angle brush 1/4”
• Small sharp scissors
• Coloured pencil or Fine Liner
• Smartphone with camera, a home printer and copy paper
• Sketchbook suitable for wet media
• Watercolour paper

Lisa McKenna supply list:

• Adobe Express Account. All instructions for account setup are in the supplied PDF handout, trust me setup  is easy!
• Computer (can be Mac, Windows PC, Chromebook) and drawing tool of choice (mouse, trackpad, graphics drawing tablet)

Optional:
• Your mobile phone photo album: Take a deep dive into your camera roll—you might be sitting on a goldmine of inspiration. Personal snapshots, unexpected textures, and forgotten details can add a unique, authentic touch to your work. Whether it’s the grain of an old wooden table, the shadow play on a city sidewalk, or the vibrant chaos of your everyday life, these elements can make your collage truly yours.
• Scan or photograph your paper & fodder stash: That stack of vintage postcards, torn book pages, or leftover gel prints? It’s a treasure trove waiting to be digitized. Scanning or photographing your favorite textures and ephemera allows you to incorporate them into your digital work while preserving their original charm. Plus, it gives you endless creative flexibility—resize, layer, and remix without ever running out of your favorite pieces.

Margarete Miller supply list:

To assemble 8 collage clusters you will need papers that you can tear down into pieces. Look for:
• Pattern paper
• Text from book pages
• Textured paper or material – anything as long as it’s flat. Examples could be cheesecloth, or dried tea bag
• Small focal points such as a series of stickers or postage stamps

For assembling the book you’ll need pattern paper, glue or double-sided tape, and washi tape. If you have tyvek, you’ll use it, if not, any kind of sturdy paper will do.

Delight Rogers supply list:

This project is designed to be simple and intuitive, using a few meaningful materials to create a layered feather collage that represents release and transformation.
• Base Paper – Mixed media paper, watercolor paper, or journal page
• Adhesive – Matte medium, glue stick, or mod podge
• Spray bottle - for water
• Scissors
• Personal Papers – Book pages, handwritten letters, affirmations, or poetry
• Translucent Papers – rice paper, tissue paper, handmade paper, fabric pattern, etc.
• Printed Tissue Paper, (optional)
• Fabric Scraps or Textiles – Small sentimental pieces for added texture
• Pens & Markers – Pitt pens, posca pens, or sharpies in black and white
• Acrylic Inks (or Acrylic Paints) – To add depth and subtle shading
• Fixative Spray Clear Matte Acrylic Spray

Jackie Schomburg supply list:

• Sketchbook - I used a 9"x12" (22.9 cm x 30.5 cm) Canson Mixed Media sketchbook (138 lb/224 gsm)
• Magazines
• Handmade collage papers
• Gloss medium/matte medium
• Color shaper
• Scissors/X-Acto knife
• Self-healing cutting mat (optional)
• Paper towels (optional)

Lori Siebert supply list:

• TBA

Sarah Short supply list:

• A flat 1-1.5 inch paintbrush
• Old magazine or scrap paper to glue on
• Golden matte medium in a small container (like a glass yogurt pot)
• Soft rubber brayer
• Deli paper or similar
• Disposable gloves
• Paper towels/shop towels
• Substrate:  watercolor paper (the heavier the better), Ampersand hardbord panels or cradled panels
• Collage papers from vintage books (if you don’t have vintage book papers, use whatever neutral papers you have)
• A substrate.  Sheets of heavy-weight watercolor paper, book of Fabriano paper, Ampersand hardbord (properly primed), or cradled panels.
• Ideas for mark making:  awl, stab punch, tracing wheel, compass, drafting rulers and curves, eraser, pencils, pens, china markers, stamps and ink pads, Stabilo woody, charcoal pencil, colored pencils, crayons, carbon paper

Barb Smucker supply list:

General Art Supplies
• Paper towels
• Plastic containers for water
• Scissors
• Ruler

Painted Paper supplies
• Gelli Arts Gel Printing Plate: Any size will work, but I will be working on an 8 x 10 inch plate.
• Cheap drawing paper.
• Deli Paper found at restaurant supply stores in the US. Wet strength tissue paper, available in other parts of the world, is similar.
• Brayer
• Baron for pressing the paper down on to the gelli plate (optional)
• Several dishes/plates to use as a palette
• Palette knives for mixing paint

Paint
• Heavy body acrylic paints in a limited palette of colors, black and white.
• I use Amsterdam Arylics and Liquitex Acrylic paints. You can also use craft paint of your choosing. For this project I chose blue green, Prussian blue, raw sienna, cadmium yellow deep, burnt sienna and alizarin crimson.
• High Flow Acrylic Paint. I use Golden Paint, gray.

Mark Making Tools
• I use objects from around the house and yard to make marks on the gelli prints.
• A wax Sharpie china marker, or other water resistant mark making tools like crayons, and oil pastels.

Collage Supplies
• Large Paper for the Substrate of your quilt collage
• I use 140 lb. (~378 gsm) cold press watercolor paper in a 18 x 24 inch size (approx. A1 size)

Glue for Collage
• Liquitex Matte Medium (for thin pieces of paper)
• Golden Heavy Gel Medium (for heavy pieces of paper)

Additional Paper for Collage
• Painted Papers that you have in your stash
• Tissue paper in a variety of colors
• Old books, papers and other ephemera

Brushes
• Two or three flat synthetic brushed for collaging

Smoothing tools
• Princeton Catalyst Wedge or credit card
• Brayer

Alison Wells supply list:

• Collage papers in a variety of 1-Color (magazine paper, tissue paper, painted paper, gel prints, patterned paper, scrap booking paper etc.)
• Glue (Acrylic matte medium or white school glue) & an old paint brush
• A sturdy substrate - I will be using mat board but you can use mixed media paper, watercolor paper, artist wood panel, canvas board.
• A pencil & sketch paper to sketch thumbnail sketches