Haiku Collage with Jan Zastrow (August 15) - on Friday

Friday, August 15, 2025 

  1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

Friday, August 15, 2025  1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

Location: Washington Printmakers Gallery,
                1675 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest Washington, DC 20007 

Course Description:

Write a poem and create a collage to go with it

Come join us for an afternoon of art-making that merges writing and art. We'll create a little haiku poem--just 3 lines of 5-7-5 syllables--and then make a collage to go with it. (Don't worry, we'll have some "readymades" on hand in case we get writer's block)

In the art world, this is called "ekphrasis," usually when writing describes a work of visual art. We're turning that on its head by creating art inspired by the written word. We'll handwrite a simple haiku about weather or a season, and integrate all or fragments of our poems into a picture. 

After introductions, we'll read a few haiku poems and write one or two of our own, then move on to basic collage: laying down a background, adding compositional elements--magazine cutouts, photos, art papers, and of course snippets of our haiku. Then we'll add textural layers for interest and a finishing flourish to our poetry "masterpieces." Release inhibitions, de-stress, get inspired and make friends while creating a new piece of art suitable for framing (or at least for the fridge) ... this is FUN art, not fine art!

Adult Beginner, no experience necessary

6 participants

Cost: $62.50

Supply list will be sent to participants in advance.

Bio:

About Jan

Jan is a collage/mixed media artist and member of the Capitol Hill Arts League since 2017. She has participated in many group shows locally, and served as the gallerist/curator at The Art Gallery of Nishan Halim, DMD, on Capitol Hill from June 2023 to December 2024. Jan comes to DC by way of Honolulu, where she was a tenured associate professor and digital creative at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. 

Venue Details:

Location: Washington Printmakers Gallery,
                1675 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest Washington, DC 20007