In this class, Emilie will teach you how to adapt simple drawings or doodles into beautiful repeated patterns! think of textile prints, wallpaper or wrapping paper : they usually would have a repeated pattern that seamlessly covers the whole surface. That is called ‘Surface Design’. And it’s easier than you think!
Emilie will teach you an easy folding technique that will allow you to create a repeated seamless pattern from any drawings and images.
What will we cover?
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Discover what is surface design and a repeated pattern
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Learn about the different types of repeated patterns.
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Learn a simple hand-made technique with pen and paper to create repeated patterns
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Learn how you can use your patterns digitally or for hand made project.
What will you need?
You can follow the class with any basic drawing material. We recommend you have A4 paper from the printer, a pair of scissors or a stanley knife, a ruler and some basic colour tools, such as felt pens or sharpies.
Emilie will do demonstrations of her patterns with hand carved stamps and posca marker but you can adapt the exercise with any basics drawing supplies.
Accessibility
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Closed Captions
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Discounted Early Bird Tickets
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Free Tickets for First Nation Attendees
Who will be teaching?
Emilie (she/her) is an artist and educator based between Melbourne and Marseille (Fr), working across media with a focus on community-based practice and education. She graduated from her PhD in Fine Arts at the Victorian College of the Arts in 2020 and has been an art resident at Testing Grounds (2020), Making Space (2021) and the Comic Art Workshop (2021).
Emilie has exhibited her works at FortyFive Downstairs gallery, the Abbotsford convent, No Vacancy Gallery, Arcade and George Patton Gallery.
In 2021, Emilie opened Couleur in Collingwood, a printmaking studio focusing on DIY, hand-prints, and experimental printmaking. Since 2023, Couleur Studio has relocated in South of France. Emilie is also a comic book artist and her illustration has been published by the Lifted Brow and she self-published her first graphic novel in 2018 with Tree Paper Comics in Melbourne. In 2023 she ran Glow Comics Trails festival with Laneway Learning, celebrating Melbourne’s booming comics scene.
Important info:
Image: teacher’s own wonderful work
Have a question or accessibility request? Feel free to email us at melbourne@lanewaylearning.com.