Pegados Collage Studio · Naarm / Melbourne
Hi, I'm Rocio,
also known as Sylvia Dix.
I'm the person behind Pegados Collage Studio, a small paper-based art business run from right here in Naarm (Melbourne).
I used to be a full-time product designer — ten-plus years into a career I'd built carefully, piece by piece. Then AI started eating the industry from the inside out, and I found myself asking a question I hadn't asked in a long time: what do I actually want to make with my hands?
The answer had been sitting with me since 2016, when I first got into collage while backpacking through New Zealand.
My Story
What started as a way to pass the time on the road never really let go of me. Somewhere between old magazines, torn tickets, and pressed flowers, I found a way of making that felt honest. Nothing has to match on purpose. It just has to mean something.
Now I'm a full-time crafter, and most days that looks like sorting paper scraps at my kitchen table with two small collage assistants who love glue a little too much.
Why “Pegados”
Pegados means glued, in Spanish. It also means stuck together, and colloquially, close.
Three meanings, one word. It felt right for a brand built on paper scraps, secondhand stories, and people who stick together no matter what. That idea shows up in the workshops too — a room full of strangers, some glue, some paper, and by the end of the night, everyone's a little more “pegados” than when they walked in.
I also come from Peru, home of what I firmly believe is the best food in the world. Craft and food are both about bringing people together around a table, and that's really the whole purpose behind Pegados: connecting with community through craft, and food — always food.
What You'll Find Here
- Collage Kits — Curated, handmade ephemera packs for junk journaling, card making, and mixed media — in botanical, black and white, and pastel themes.
- Original Collage Art — Affordable, one-of-a-kind pieces made from vintage magazines, brochures, and found paper.
- Workshops — Hands-on sessions for kids and adults, including Feel & Create, an emotional regulation art workshop for kids, and Collage & Alfajores, a grown-up collage and coffee afternoon with homemade alfajores from my collaborator Canela.
A Sustainable Practice
Every scrap deserves a second chance. Most of our products are saved from landfill. Materials are reused or sustainably sourced wherever possible, giving forgotten paper a new life through your art.
Find Us
Beyond the online store, you'll find Pegados on display at Market 3196 (stall H762, Chelsea Heights) and Leafy Lovers(Patterson Lakes). Both stocked with a curated, ever-changing edit — so what's there today might not be there next time.
Whether you're a lifelong collage artist or picking up scissors for the first time, there's a place for you here. Made to clash, made with love, made for you.