Junk Journaling Workshop - For Teens!

Ever looked at a pile of scraps, old pictures and bits of paper and thought, “I could make something with that”? Come turn them into a page that’s completely your own.

Join us at Our Satellite Hearts for a hands-on Junk Journaling Workshop with artist and educator Francesca Spillane (@francesca.s.spillane) You’ll explore junk journaling as a way to tell stories through collage, mark-making and mixed media, using colour, texture and collected pieces to create a journal spread that feels like you.

Francesca will guide you through the process, showing you how to layer materials and follow an idea wherever it takes you. You don’t need journaling or art experience, and there’s no one right way to do it. Just come ready to experiment, make a mess and see what you come up with.

Your $70 ticket includes:

• A journal to work in (and take home)

• All materials & equipment supplied

• Guided instruction and creative prompts from Francesca

• Time, space, and support to complete your own junk journal spread

• First dibs on a new range of scrap-packs

Workshop details:

• Ages: 12-16 Years Old

• Duration: Approximately 2 hours

• Spots: Limited to 15 participants

This is a relaxed, welcoming session designed to encourage creative confidence and self-expression—come as you are, leave with something meaningful.

About Francesca:

Francesca Spillane is an artist, educator, and curriculum designer based in Melbourne, Australia. Her mixed media practice is rooted in the art of collecting, gathering objects, photographs, sketches, and materials that she repurposes into richly layered collages. Often using found objects as stamps, she captures memories through texture and mark-making, creating visual narratives that echo the scrapbooks of her childhood.

Francesca works across media including paint, oil pastels, gouache, and watercolour, handcrafting her own collage papers both traditionally and digitally. Recently, she has begun exploring AI as a creative tool, using it to inspire style, visualise ideas and support inclusive practices for students of all abilities.

As part of the Zart Art Education team, Francesca designed curriculum and delivered professional development programs to empower teachers with creative, accessible approaches to learning. Her work reflects a deep belief that creativity should be accessible, meaningful and central to how we connect with ourselves and the world.

The fine print:

• Suitable for ages 12-16 years old

• Please arrive 5–10 minutes before the session starts

• All materials are provided—no need to bring anything—however, if you have specific things you'd like to add to your pages you are more than welcome to bring them.

• Limited spots available; booking essential

• Please select CLICK-AND-COLLECT at checkout to avoid unnecessary shipping fees

✨ Come cut, paste, layer, scribble, and tell your story—one page at a time.