ESCAPE INTO YOUR CREATIVITY
Join today for as low as $36 USD plus tax per month for instant, lifetime access to the new Fodder School 4 (and the Fodder Challenge 2024 lessons)!
Ever marveled at mixed media art, handmade books, or collages and thought, "How did they create that?"
Here’s Your Answer: A Year-Long Journey
Great art doesn't start with a blank page or a white canvas. It starts with inspiration and the right tools.
Handmade Collage Fodder:
The Secret Ingredient
- Step-by-Step Projects: Discover unique and exciting techniques.
- Always Ready: Have handmade collage fodder at your fingertips.
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Endless Creativity: Transform ordinary materials into extraordinary art.
Wanna see what I made in Fodder Challenge 2024?
Wanna know how great Fodder School is? Just ask Fodder School's biggest fan: ME!
With Fodder Challenge 2024 wrapping up, I created a video showing you all of the projects in this year's challenge and how mine came together.
I'm now happy to embark on the slower pace of Fodder School 4 over the next 11 months. We will dig in much deeper with each of our 11 amazing Fodder School 4 instructors and one big Make Fodder +Use Fodder project every month.
(Your purchase of Fodder School 4 includes lifetime access to both Fodder Challenge 2024 and Fodder School 4 lessons.)
Watch what is in store for you in our FOURTH year!
What is Fodder School?
Make collage fodder . . . use collage fodder . . . repeat!
Fodder School is a year-long adventure in mixed media art, dedicated to our love for creating handmade "raw" materials and transforming them into stunning projects.
Each month, you’ll dive into a new project, guided by incredible instructors from around the globe.
Now in our fourth year, Fodder School is where inspiration meets technique. Join us, and turn your artistic visions into reality.
Hear what our happy participants think!
Each month of lessons is a new opportunity to create extraordinary mixed media collages, unique book art projects, engaging mail art experiences, or stunning 3-D assemblages.
Participants can jump in and start any month in any Fodder School.
Start your creative journey with Fodder School 4—be amazed at your potential and the masterpieces you can create!
(You don't need to start with Fodder School 1, but if you want the full creative experience, you have that option too!)
Join a thriving community of over 27,000 artists who have already experienced the magic of our Fodder Challenges. Be inspired alongside 5,000 dedicated artists who have transformed their creativity through our year-long Fodder School experiences.
Each month of Fodder School features a new, inspiring instructor.
- On the first of each month, a series of "Make Fodder" lessons drops into the classroom.
- On the fifteenth of the month, a series of "Use Fodder" lessons becomes available.
Expect surprise bonus lessons throughout the month to add interesting twists and educational insights about the month's topics. Fodder School courses are "living courses" until their delivery is complete.
Once a month, we gather on Zoom for our LoveFest to share the Fodder School love. If you can't make it, don't worry—a recording will be available in the classroom.
Every day, connect with fellow artists in our optional private Facebook group and the Teachable classroom to share your work and ask questions.
What makes Fodder School Different?
Witnessing instructors playing with each other's lessons is a standout feature of Fodder School.
Fodder School is a "Living Course" responsive to the needs of the community. Each month, opportunities arise as a result of the collaborative creative process. Bonus video content is created and arrives in the classroom. The learning opportunities and inspiration available within Fodder School are unparalleled!
"I soOoo appreciate how these bonus videos add to the featured artist's process, expanding it even further and encouraging creative experimentation which is such a hallmark of creativity. The comments and photos by the community take this even further and I'm also so grateful for those who pipe in. It makes FS such a rich and wonderful place to be!"
- Fodder School Student
Unbeatable Value:
Transform Your Art for Just $29 per Course!
It's an incredible deal!
One year of Fodder School 4, which includes all of the Fodder Challenge 2024 and 11 months of Make Fodder + Use Fodder project lessons, is
ONLY $347.00 USD
Amazing Value:
- Fodder Challenge 2024 alone is worth way more than $347 USD!
- Purchasing similar course content individually on Willa Workshops would cost over $1600 USD!
Whether you complete two months or everything last lesson and project in Fodder School 4, you'll receive incredible value for your money!
Enroll in Fodder School 4 for Access to all 11 Projects + Fodder Challenge 2024!
Can I use the Fodder School lesson content to inspire my YouTube or TikTok tutorial videos?
That's a hard no.
There's an endless amount of incredible art tutorial content in every year of Fodder School. For some creatives, it's tempting to want to use Fodder School as a well of inspiration for their own creative enterprise, YouTube channel, brand, etc.
Fodder School is not sold with permission for anyone to use it in this way--specifically, as a source of inspiration for any one's free how-to social media tutorial content, whether that be on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok or any other social media platform.
If you are a creative who loves to share your work with the world, that's wonderful! We love it when participants share their finished collage fodder and finished Fodder School projects in photos and videos on social media. Please tag @fodder.school, the teacher of the month, and use our hashtag.
But making how-to videos of yourself while creating from Fodder School lesson content or obviously inspired and derivative of Fodder School content, and then posting those tutorials on any free social media platform, will get you banned from Fodder School with no refund issued.
When it doubt, please reach out and ask for permission instead of assuming that you aren't violating our boundaries.
Fodder Challenge 2024 +
Fodder School 4
FAQs
- 11 New Fodder Challenge lessons will be released in October 2024 as part of Fodder Challenge 2024.
- Moving forward in Fodder School, the Fodder Challenge will be the first month of a new year of Fodder School.
- When you purchase Fodder School 4, you receive lifetime access to both Fodder Challenge 2024 and Fodder School 4 (11 new months of Make Fodder + Use Fodder projects).
- The price of Fodder School 4 (including Fodder Challenge 2024) is $347 USD +tax. This comes with lifetime access to all Fodder Challenge 2024 lessons plus 11 new months of Fodder School 4 (Make Fodder, Use Fodder and tons and tons of Bonus lessons).
- One year of Fodder School is valued at over $1600, so this is quite an incredible value for Mixed Media Art/Collage Art/Handmade Book Art courses!
Willa Workshops Generic FAQs
- What is your refund policy?
- There are no refunds on online courses
- How long do I have access to this course if I purchase it?
- You will have “Lifetime” Access to all classes unless otherwise mentioned—"Lifetime" is relevant to the lifespan of the Willa Workshops business (I don't plan on leaving anytime soon!) or the longevity of the technology
- Does this class have subtitles/closed captioning?
- All classes should have English, Spanish, and French subtitles. Some classes may have more language options. Please contact me if you notice a video does not have closed captioning!
- How do I watch these classes?
- All Willa Workshops lesson content is prerecorded video. Once your purchase is complete, you will have instant access to the classroom, and are free to work through the content at your own pace
- You can access Teachable and watch the lessons in your browser (PC, Mac, Android) or the Teachable app for iOS (recommended for iPhone and iPad)
- Are the class videos downloadable?
- No, at least not available as local downloads to your device. The Teachable app for iOS may allow you to download lessons for offline playback.
- Can I share access to these courses with another person?
- No. One student per registration. This is an honor system that if violated will result in your removal from the course with no refund.
- Can I post images of what I create from these courses on social media?
- Please do! Always tag @willa.wanders and mention the course in your post description
- Can I sell the art projects that I learn to make in these courses?
- Yes! Please keep them for yourself, give them as a gift, or sell them.
What if I can't commit to doing all of the lessons?
There's so much goodness packed into one year of Fodder School that for some people, it can feel like they can't possibly do it all.
No worries! I don't know if anyone can do ALL of the lessons in one year of Fodder School (even I can't do that!)
Pick and choose what you want to do and what you can do-with zero worries. If life gets in the way, pick up with the new month or go back to where you left off-it's totally up to you!
Fodder School has value pricing (maybe even extreme value). You're getting a huge amount of awesome content for the money, but no one should let that stress them out about not keeping up or completing everything.
Do whatever you can and want to do. It's all good!
What People are Saying . . .
"I've been crafter for nearly all my life, rubber stamp card maker and artist since 1993, and for over a decade at least I've been into mixed media collage and gelli plate prints (for collage and cards). I joined Fodder School to use my stash and do some "me time" commitments. I love your organization, instructions presented in pace for all levels, variations of topics which you all present in a way so it flows together down the road, the introduction to new techniques/arts/crafts to incorporate into your work, your selection of instructors, the price point, the ease of using Teachable..... you get the picture - I think your classes/program over all A+++"
-Cheryl P.
"Oh my goodness, where do I start? This would have to be the best course I've ever done . . . I don't want to stop."
-Cathy W.
"If you're not in Fodder School, you're missing out."
-Leona D.
"Joining Fodder School was the best choice I made for my art practice."
-@sarah.bird.studio
"I love Fodder School. I have learned something valuable and fun from every single instructor. I already know that I will enroll in [the next] Fodder School."
-Justine B.
"Dear people who have not signed up yet for FS . . . you will never regret attending on-line Fodder School. You will learn so much about art and having fun with it!!! If you don't feel quite like an artist when you start, you will be by the end! That's what happened for me . . . and I haven't even completed every course yet!!! Go at your own speed and just enjoy the process!!!"
-Jane M
"I've loved everything about it! The projects, the instructors, working at my own pace, learning new things, seeing everyone's interpretation of each project, the bonus lessons . . . so much to rave about!!"
-@Sojournbookarts
"I love Fodder School! Before I signed up I thought it would be too much for me but not at all. It really fills me with joy watching the videos, finding ways to make my projects."
-@la_fee_uk
"Thank you, thank you, thank you to all the past and future teachers in Fodder School and to all the behind the scene workers keeping it running. What a feast of creativity! A full buffet of techniques! I am going at my own pace as I want to savour it all and life does get in the way every now and again. There is so much to learn and develop from each really full lesson. You teachers are so very generous with not only preparing the lessons, but taking time providing feedback as we post. My head is exploding with ideas and my heart is full. "
-Kaye S.
Wendy Solganik
@willa.wanders
Wendy Solganik, aka “Willa Wanders” on Instagram, is a life-long artist and crafter, currently working in watercolor, hand lettering, mixed media collage, art journaling and handmade book arts. From production wheel pottery to scrapbooking to knitting and so many more passions, Wendy always dives deep to master a craft.
After a fifteen year stint as the co-owner of Luscious Verde Cards, a successful, Louie award-winning, custom invitation design, printing and manufacturing company, you can find Wendy at home in her spare bedroom art studio moving around from art project to art project. It is the experience of a delicious flow state while she is creating that keeps Wendy coming back to making day after day.
Wendy balances making art with energetically running her online art course platform, Willa Workshops. Over the past four years, she and other artists from around the globe have launched over 40 new online mixed media art, handmade book, collage art and watercolor painting courses. This includes the epic year long mixed media collage art experience called Fodder School, which is the creation that Wendy is most proud of.
You can listen to Wendy interview other prolific artists on her podcast, “Show Up or Shut Up with Wendy Solganik.” Her work has been featured in Uppercase Magazine and Strawberry Moon, and you just never know where she will wander to next. Find all this and more at willawanders.com.
