Texture - Paper and Acrylic Paint "skins" from my palette - heavy duty plastic taped to my table. 

Collage practice techniques for this assignment:

Acrylic Glue - I like Nova Color Gel Medium 207.

Disposable Squeegees - 1/4" foam board scraps, cut into 2" wide strips. Then into 5-8" to be used as scrapers, pushing down air bubbles, etc. They're disposable! No clean up!

Black and White Graphic Patterns - I make my own collage papers, then make Xerox copies.

Surfaces - I will make a paint collage on any surface: 300 lb Watercolor Paper, canvas, wood panels - these heavier surfaces take a beating.

Theme or Concept - Search for the new in you! Use your sketch books for inspiration.

For me, collage is not about little pieces of paper glued on a canvas and serves the purpose as part of a mosaic technique. To be blunt, collage paper scraps are just one more added element to play and paint with. Nothing more, nothing less.

I want the slight texture and don't try to hide the bubbles, wrinkles, etc. It's what I work with - paint, glue, paper and my zest for making things that tell a story and have content.

Stick it!