Local crafter James Stewart-Payne will offer a free one-hour paper collage class for adults at 7 p.m. on Feb. 7 at the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva.

Class participants will create their own birds, using simple papers collected from home, recycling bins and art stashes. “We will build small paper birds layer upon layer in a collective art environment,” said Stewart-Payne. “These winged harbingers of hope (and spring!) make great inspirational pieces, embellishments for cards, scrapbooks and mixed media art, mobiles, or as gifts.”

Supplies will be provided, but participants are also encouraged to bring the following: scissors, paper (including rice paper, meaningful words/texts and/or images, cardstock, decorative and/or linen papers, homemade paper) and embellishments.

Pre-registration is required as the class size is limited to 12 people.

828.586.2016.