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Use Your Artwork to Design Textile Patterns with Tina Stevens

June 29 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

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Thursday and Friday, June 29 and 30, 10am-4pm

2 sessions | $340 for members $360 for non-members

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All types of artwork can be used for textile design (both hand-made and digital) and made into repeating patterns.

Students can use their favorite drawing, painting, or collage methods to explore concepts and develop a range of pattern ideas. Bring doodles, sketches, fabrics, photos, their artwork… anything that inspires you. There will also be prompts and materials to get ideas flowing. Together we will explore the creative elements of pattern, scale, repeat, and color as they apply to textiles. This hands-on workshop is open to all, no experience necessary.

Digital textile printing services now offer short run fabric orders (as small as one yard). If desired, Tina will scan one chosen design for each student and prepare files for digital printing (the fabric order is not included in the price of the workshop). It is exciting to receive your artwork printed on fabric and perhaps make an item for your home or to wear!

ABOUT THE TEACHING ARTIST

Tina Stevens is a professional designer and built a successful design and marketing business. Her agency serviced a range of clients, including Strathmore Artist Papers, for over 20 years. Tina continues to provide design services to a select group of clients. As an adjunct professor Tina has taught marketing and digital design courses. Tina is also a printmaker and her love of ink on paper now includes ink on fabric. Many of her textile designs are created using printmaking. Tina recently authored, designed, and published her cookbook “Crisps, Cobblers, Cakes” which highlights the local farms of Western Massachusetts. Tina has an MA in Advertising Design from Syracuse University, graduating from their rigorous ISDP program.

Website: stevensdesign.com, Instagram: @tinastevensdesign

Images: Pillow textile created from scanned image of original oil painting, digitally printed on cotton/linen fabric. Swatches show textile designs created from monoprints, scanned and made into patterns, then digitally printed on cotton fabric. Artwork and design by Tina Stevens.