4-Pack Bundle: Imaginarium Collage Sessions

4x 2.5hr contemporary collage sessions & choice of other art sessions for the creatively curious!



4 x 2.5 hours

Class size 1 to 10 (public classes), 6 to 20
  $180 (Afterpay & PayPal Pay in 4 available)
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Want to join contemporary collage sessions more regularly, maybe work on a bunch of pieces, a masterpiece, project, gift or concept (for example, a calendar) over a span of time?
These packs (4-packs & 8-packs) are only available to those who've done a full instructional collage session within Storyholding Art's studio at Montsalvat. Please see the "Imaginarium Collage Session" in a separate listing to book.
Save $40 with this 4-pack
Save $100 with an 8-pack (please refer to the listing of the 8x Pack of Imaginarium Collage Sessions)
You only need to know your first preferred date (which you can change up to 7 days before), and the rest you book in directly with your teacher, Rochelle.
This pack entitles you to 4 credits, which includes the following workshops/sessions:
  • *Imaginarium Collage Workshops (1 credit)
  • *Holiday Workshops (1 credit)
  • *Sip & Snip Workshops (for 18+ only)(1 credit)
  • Polaroid Photo Emulsion Lift Workshops (for 15+ only)(1 credit)
  • Gelli Plate Printing Workshops (1 credit)
  • Vision Board Collage Retreat (for 15+ only)(3 credits)
About *mentioned collage sessions:
These start times differ with 30min from their official listing so you skip the entire introduction & instructions. The times listed in this pack are the times from which you can arrive at.
So, if you have a friend who you'd like to bring along, but who's never been to one of the collage sessions before, the date will be the same on the single collage listing, but your start time listed here will be from when you are welcome to start arriving.
You can arrive & leave at anytime during your 2.5 hours (so, no rush!).
Whether it’s just a quick piece of art with friends or a long-term project, you’ll have access to a unique and extensive range of resources at your very whim with other like-minded curious and adventurous spirits.
Every week, you’ll be presented with an eclectic collection of a specially curated selection of paper ephemera, such as vintage children’s books, encyclopedias, National Geographics, calendars from old, etc.
Your teacher will always be there to gently guide you from whichever level you’re at, without being invasive.
Be part of the hands-on movement now and join a community where we gather around the proverbial fire of art-making.
Basic tea/coffee facilities will be available & often some light snacks, too. You’re more than welcome to bring your own food/ plate to share if you have very specific dietary requirements, however, we respectfully request that dishes remain vegetarian.
This package is valid for 1 year from purchase date.

Please note: Public dates for this class require at least 2 guests to run. In the unlikely event that we don't reach this number, we'll cancel the class; in this case we'll inform you and allow you to get a refund or reschedule, so please watch your email/SMS one day prior to the class.
What you'll get
  • Free entry to Montsalvat.
  • ALL materials included (except lefties, please bring your scissors along!)
  • Basic tea/coffee-making facilities
  • A colourful folder of your choice to take your art home in (for newbies only)
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Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly to expert. All levels are welcome.
What to bring
  • If you’re a leftie, please bring along your leftie scissors.
  • Bucketloads of curiosity!
  • OPTIONAL
  • Water bottles are highly encouraged. Please make sure they can safely close to avoid spillage on paper materials.
  • You’re welcome to BYO plate/preferred drink(s) to share.
  • Any words (poems, lyrics, letters, literature) and photos/prints/paper materials you may wish to incorporate into your art piece. However, the wide, eclectic selection of visual material we’ll provide will be more than enough if you choose to come as a clean slate (the latter highly recommended)!
Add-on available for this class
  • Collage Mystery Pack ($25)
You can add this when you book (optional).
Session repeats

After the first session, subsequent sessions can be arranged with the teacher, at a time that suits you.

Suitable for

This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a date idea, birthday or hens party.

Suitable for adults, and kids (minimum 8 years old).

Adult accompaniment is not required.

This experience would also be a unique gift for her, gift for mum or gift for couples.

Location

Storyholding Art Studio (White Barn Studio) - Montsalvat Arts Community, Hillcrest Avenue, Eltham VIC

Just google "Montsalvat How to get there" and it will provide you with all the relevant information.

Your teacher can also travel within 50 kms of Eltham, to a venue of your choice for a private class.

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Storyholding
Storyholding

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female Women-owned

My name is Rochelle Van Der Merwe, a multidisciplinary artist with a special interest in storytelling through the written word, contemporary collage, gelli plate printing and fine art photography. I practise and teach from my gorgeously enchanting mudbrick studio at the legendary Montsalvat (Eltham), which is Australia's oldest, still-running arts commune.
As an Eltham (Melbourne)-based artist, I've been a fine art, intimate events and portrait photographer since 2013 and a contemporary collage artist since 2020.
Born and raised in a small Zululand town in South Africa in the mid-70’s, I found solace and beauty in books, and the surrounding wild beaches and bushveld, a constant whilst growing up in a political landscape I could really never make sense of.
My work creates a portal to a wondrous, fantastical world that celebrates the powerful healing nature of simple, mostly every-day pleasures, transcending external societal values, such as status, race and gender.
Apart from national South African newspaper, The Rapport, my portraiture photography has also been featured in Australian media, such as The Age, The Weekend Australian Review and The Big Issue.
I've also been a two-time winner of Montsalvat’s Art Festival Photography competition (2015 & 2017).
With two solo exhibitions since (2022 & 2024), I have also enjoyed taking part in multiple group exhibitions and events.
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