WILLA WORKSHOPS' 5TH ANNUAL MONTH-LONG

MIXED MEDIA COLLAGE ART EXPERIENCE


Have fun with 10 new mini courses, each from a different teacher with unique perspectives that will stimulate the way you approach mixed media & collage projects!


STARTS OCTOBER 2025

Watch this video to get a Sneak Peek at

Fodder Challenge 2025!

Already know you’re ready for the full year experience?


Fodder Challenge 2025 is included in the price of Fodder School 5. That’s 10 “mini” lessons in October, then 10 more amazing full-length projects delivered to you each month over the next year.


Oh yeah, did I mention lifetime access? Yup, you can re-visit the Fodder Challenge 2025 videos on your own time, at any time, in the future. Only in Fodder School 5!

What are these things called "Collage Fodder" & Fodder Challenge?


Fodder Challenge is the answer to getting into the art and craft of mixed media art in a way that is fun and accessible.

Many, many years ago (we're talking 30 years ago now) I was very intimidated by mixed media art that I saw in magazines and eventually online, never thinking that I was capable of making art that looked so complex.

It wasn't until I found out about the magic of making your own collage fodder (that's any collected or hand altered materials that you can use in your art projects) that the secrets were revealed to me by many of the OGs in the mixed media art community.

I instantly fell in love with making my own collage materials. I became outright obsessed with it because the process of making my own materials never fails to be relaxing and pleasurable, AND EASY!

And then I get to use the collage materials that I collected and created in really cool projects? I was in HEAVEN!

FODDER CHALLENGE 2025 JUST $47

(+ your local sales taxes)


Over $500 USD worth of mixed media collage art course content for the low price of $47 USD plus tax.

Fodder Challenge 2025 lessons begin dropping into our classroom on Teachable on October 1, 2025.

You'll have access to a new challenge lesson every few days in October until all 10 of the brand new, incredible Fodder Challenge 2025 lessons are released.

You will have access the lessons until November 15, 2025 (unless you go on to enroll in Fodder School 5).

Many of the participants in the challenge have so much fun that they decide to continue with us for the year long experience!

Ready to unleash your creativity

and dive into the world of

mixed media art?

Imagine completing vibrant, inspiring art projects in just a single afternoon--projects that not only bring joy but also help you explore new techniques and expand your artistic horizons.


Welcome to the Fodder Challenge, our wildly popular online art experience designed to spark your creativity. With each project, you'll discover a treasure trove of mixed media art techniques that are as fun as they are inspiring. Get ready to create art that truly fills your cup—all from the comfort of your home, whenever it suits you.

We’re happy to have support from these amazing brands!

Explore colour, play with pattern, build up texture, add botanical motifs, and more!



It doesn’t matter whether you are an absolute beginner or have worked with mixed media before; this course is for anyone who wants to connect with and nourish their creativity.

Here's what you can expect in our 4th annual Fodder Challenge:


  • On August 26th, we will be releasing the FC2025 Supply list. It will be available in the classroom on Teachable and we will send you an email to let you know to go there.
  • During the month of October 2025, we will be releasing one teacher's challenge lessons in the classroom on Teachable every few days (see calendar below) until all of the lessons are released.
  • You'll receive an email notification every single time letting you know that lesson is available for you and waiting in the classroom
  • Watch the lessons, gather your materials.
  • Make as little or as much as you want of each item or project.
  • Enjoy the process, get into the flow of creation and have fun!
  • Share your results with the community (totally optional!)

Can you take a guess which

fabulous instuctors

are joining us in Fodder Challenge 2025?

Meet this year’s Challenge Projects!

Fodder Challenge is a large community event.


We love to see what you create in the challenge!


If you want to share what you make, here are some ideas:
  • Photograph and share in our Private FB Group.
  • Photograph and share on Instagram using #fodderchallenge2024 (please tag @fodder.school and the teacher).
  • Gift your work to friends and family.
  • Sell what you make.
  • Use your fodder challenge makes as components of other projects:
  • use your new fodder in your sketchbooks and art journals!
  • incorporate pieces/parts into collages and assemblages.


Optional! Join Us on Zoom


A few times throughout the month we will be gathering on zoom (again, totally optional!) for relaxed, unstructured, creative time together as a community. These Zooms are also when we host our giveaways from our sponsors and teachers—you have the chance to win some awesome gift cards, product bundles, and original art just by being in attendance!

We love to hear your feedback!


I am not a mixed media artist. I am a bookbinder and am mainly used to making book cloth and paste papers for the books I make. I wanted a class that expanded beyond what I already do. I had taken Willa Wanders' Imperfect Letters class some time ago and was impressed with Wendy and her patient and informative teaching style.

I also didn't want to buy a lot of art supplies for the challenge so I did my own challenge by using what I already have, even if it meant substituting a material on the materials list for something else. Not being a mixed media artist means that I don't have a ton of things like stamps and stencils, inks and dyes on hand. I only bought a couple of things for the entire challenge.

I knew I probably wouldn't do all the projects (a couple I have already done; a couple simply didn't interest me), but the price even with those things factored in was unbeatable.

Getting to watch all the teachers, each with their individual teaching styles, was great. The challenge videos allowed me to think about whether or not to consider taking classes with them outside of the challenge or Fodder School. Even just watching the teachers teach projects I wasn't interested in doing myself was helpful in this way, if only to see what techniques they use in their work (I like to know about processes in artmaking).

It was a lot to do (or even watch) in the space of a few weeks but I figured on that going in. While I didn't have a chance to do all the projects I wanted to do before losing access to the videos, I still think the challenge was a valuable way for me to dip a toe into the waters of mixed media.

-Mindy


Even though I'm 64 years young, I am a brand newbie to the world of mixed media. By brand newbie, I mean seeing Fodder School Challenge and playing along was my VERY first foray into this world and WHAT A WAY TO START! From the incredible teachers with their creative classes to all the fun I had making something totally new and different for me was worth every moment. I found myself in a stressful time and this appealed to me and my need to find ways to relax and have fun. Each week was amazing... like: "There's more???"

I knew I HAD to join Fodder School 4 right away... and I did! The community, the teaching, the people and, well... THE FODDER is exactly what I need in my world! My family is now asking, when I just HAVE to go to Michael's or Joann's, "Is this for your class?" I'm also finding a use for many of the items I've collected over the years, which is fantastic! "Oh, hey, how about using THIS???"

I also would like to say that this has started a new addiction as far as YouTube & Social Media. I started with the teachers, subscribing and following and then that lead to other individuals and MORE ideas - HOLY COW! So. Much. Fun.

All in all, it's a blast - I love learning and this has opened up a WHOLE new world for me. I am a screen printer, by "trade" and this is another extension of art, for me!

I'll be joining more, as time and finances permit! <3 It's ALL worth every cent!

-Carrie

Meet Wendy from Willa Workshops (A.K.A. me!)


Hello! I'm Wendy Solganik. I've been an artsy craftsy person my entire life. About three decades ago I was introduced to mixed media art but I felt very intimidated by it as it looked so complex and beyond what I was capable of doing.

So I pursued other art forms like Watercolor Painitng, Hand Lettering. Bookbinding, Wheel Pottery, Scrapbooking, and Knitting. I even ended up co-owning a paper crafting company for fifteen years!

Eventually, through the magic of the internet and online art courses, I was able to finally dive in to mixed media and collage art. Once I got an insider's view, it became my personal mission to explore this art form to my fullest capability and that's where the idea for Fodder School was born. My goal is to make mixed media collage art as fun and accessible as possible for all of the people out there like me-the interested but intimidated.