Unwind. Create. Connect.
Cut Loose Collage Workshops provide a relaxed, welcoming space for people to explore their creativity and let go of perfectionism.
Through hands-on art-making, participants can relieve stress, build meaningful connections, and discover fresh approaches to self-expression.
Cut Loose Collage Workshops are ideal for:
Higher ed institutions
Engage students and staff to improve well being
Libraries
Offer patrons a fresh way to engage with the library
Senior communities
Art and wellness activities with built in socializing
Corporate settings
Company retreats, team building, or wellness programs
Not sure you fit into one of those categories? Reach out here with other inquiries.
“With Cut Loose Collage Workshops, Michael has made art-making more accessible, less intimidating, and a ton of fun. I loved having the camaraderie and guidance to step outside my comfort zone. The workshops have changed my ability and desire to be creative!” —Jennifer G.
Why Cut Loose?
Higher Education
Cut Loose Collage Workshops help students and staff destress, connect with themselves and peers—and disconnect from devices.
Here are a few options of tailored experiences:
- Team building and personal development for student life staff or your team.
- Include us in your orientation activities, arts day, or wellness week.
- Bring us to the library for stress relief during finals.
- Host us within a particular department or facility—museum, maker space, writing or art class.
Our workshops blend hands-on activity with fun reflection, offering a low-pressure space to explore creativity—even for those who feel they aren’t creative.
Learn how Cut Loose Collage Workshops have helped reduce stress and build community at community colleges and public universities.
With unique themes and materials, each workshop offers a fresh experience—perfect for recurring academic year or summer programs!
Want to bring Cut Loose Collage Workshops to your institution?
Libraries
Bring new energy to your library with Cut Loose Collage Workshops! Designed to transform discarded books and magazines into creative expression, these workshops offer patrons a fresh way to engage with the library, reduce stress, and build community.
Why Cut Loose works for libraries:
- Transforms Waste into Art: Our workshops show patrons how to use paper waste in creative, eco-friendly ways. Participants feel a deeper connection to your library’s sustainability efforts.
- Combats Loneliness: Collage workshops offer a low-pressure way for patrons to connect. Whether it’s through shared stories, shared tables, or shared laughter, Cut Loose workshops are about building community.
- Encourages Mindfulness: As participants cut, layer, and arrange materials, they disconnect from their devices and immerse themselves in a calming, tactile experience. Many attendees find they haven’t checked their phones the whole time!
Bring Cut Loose Collage Workshops to your public or school library.
Senior Communities
Looking for new activities to freshen up your activities schedule? Cut Loose Collage Workshops are stimulating and accessible.
In addition to something new to do, our workshops:
- Offer a chance to interact and decrease loneliness
- Help alleviate stress and boredom
- Provide an opportunity to work with your hands with easy-to-use materials
- Bring new understanding of self and others
- Offer a safe way to try something new!
We build reflection and a chance to share into all of our workshops. This isn’t just small talk. We see people connecting around shared experiences and learning to look at their own story in a new way.
Because each workshop has a different theme, focus, and materials, participants can enjoy it again and again.
Read my article about the many ways collage workshops benefit senior communities.
Want to bring Cut Loose Collage Workshops to your organization?
“You do wonderful work! We have really enjoyed hosting Cut Loose Collage Workshops. The energy you create and bring into the program is refreshing.” —Tiffany Carter, Program Director of ServiceNet Skillbuilders+ Makerspace
Corporate Settings
Tired of the same old team-building activities? Cut Loose Collage Workshops relieve stress, spark creativity, and strengthen team connections.
Why it works:
- It’s a digital break. Something magic happens when you work with your hands.
- Creative activities generate innovative thinking and problem solving.
- Even “non-creatives” enjoy the playful, kid-like fun of collage.
- We bring everything to your office or retreat—your team just brings their imagination.
Cut Loose Collage Workshops include reflection and sharing, promoting wellness and team connection through personal storytelling.
Read my article to discover how parallel play in adult art workshops can help you connect, create, and have fun.
Want to bring Cut Loose Collage Workshops to your organization?
“Thanks to Cut Loose, collage art is now my go-to practice for relaxation. Michael guides you through different collage techniques that spark your creativity in a low-stress, fun environment.” —Scott L.
I’m Michael Sjostedt, and I help people have fun. Seriously!
Through my Cut Loose Collage Workshops, I bring together creativity, wellness, and community in meaningful ways. I guide participants through engaging design exercises that encourage them to explore new techniques, challenge unhelpful inner narratives, and embrace creative experiments. It’s incredibly rewarding to see people shift from feeling stressed or unsure to deeply engaged, reflective, and inspired.
I work with a variety of groups and organizations—libraries, senior communities, employee resource groups, and schools, including wellness and after-school programs—to create art-making experiences that inspire connection, self-expression, and personal growth.
Read about Cut Loose Collage Workshops in the business section of the Daily Hampshire Gazette.