A playing card, a prompt, and permission to start. Working small removes the pressure of perfection and opens space for intuition, experimentation and happy mistakes.

In this module, you'll:

• Use prompts to begin without overthinking, letting curiosity guide your marks.

• Prepare and layer playing cards with sanding, paint and collage to build textured surfaces.

• Develop confidence through working in series and embracing imperfection.

Before you make, you gather - and gathering is its own creative act. This module invites you to notice what draws your attention and begin building a personal archive of materials with history and meaning. Along the way, you'll:

• Source materials ethically from everyday environments, walks and op shops, guided by curiosity.
• Use journaling to record observations and deepen your connection to what you collect.
• Organise a personal archive that grows alongside your practice.

The focus shifts from open exploration to more intentional making. This is where collage begins to feel less like assembling parts and more like constructing a visual language.

Through this module, you'll:

• Apply cutting techniques with scissors and craft knives to create edges that are expressive or precise.

• Prepare surfaces with gesso, paper and texture so elements feel embedded rather than placed on top.

• Work with anchor elements and compositional flow, knowing when to add and when to rest.

Everything comes together here. Drawing on your materials, memories and compositional skills, you'll build a life landscape on board or canvas grounded in place, experience and meaning.

In this module, you'll:

• Brainstorm personal ideas and symbols to clarify your story before committing to the surface.

• Integrate photographs as flexible material, pressing them into the landscape so they truly belong.

• Establish anchor points and refine flow across a larger surface, releasing what no longer serves the work.

Reflection changes what we see. This module uses symmetry, reversal and abstraction to discover new forms within familiar imagery - less about perfect symmetry, more about visual conversation.

You'll explore how to:

• Observe and photograph reflections, learning to identify shapes rather than subjects. 

• Cut and reverse imagery based on contour, rotating pieces to uncover unexpected forms.

• Balance organic and structured elements, considering how mood shifts with each placement.

This module turns toward the world outside the studio - sharing your work with confidence, understanding how galleries operate, and finding the community that sustains a practice over time.

Across this module, you'll:

• Approach galleries professionally, building genuine relationships and presenting a cohesive body of work.

• Explore alternative venues that offer meaningful opportunities to share your work and find new audiences.

• Draw on community and constructive feedback as ongoing resources for growth and clarity.

This final module moves beyond the flat surface into three-dimensional form - exploring how found organic objects like seed pods and branches become the foundation for sculptural life landscapes. Through hands-on making, you'll:

• Source and prepare natural materials responsibly, selecting forms with structure, texture and character.
• Wrap and layer flexible papers, letting the contours of each object guide your placement.
• Integrate collage onto sculptural forms and consider how finished pieces might be displayed or suspended.