Dot-Art Class: Creative Pattern Design with Katie Tyson

Name: Dot-Art Class: Creative Pattern Design with Katie Tyson
Start: 2024-11-09T11:00:00+01:00
End: 2024-11-09T17:00:00+01:00
Location: Victoria Gallery and Museum

Schedule

Sat Nov 09 2024 at 11:00 am to 05:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Victoria Gallery and Museum | Liverpool, EN

Use the amazing backdrop of the Victoria Gallery & Museum to inspire your own original patterns for print design.
Saturday 9th November,10am-4pm
Suitable for both newcomers / beginners or those with experience wanting to expand on their skills and knowledge.
Programme:
Creative pattern design workshop inspired by the amazing interior treasures of the Victoria Gallery & Museum. The beautiful interior of Liverpool's Victoria Gallery and Museum is a rich Aladdin's cave of decorative treasures and bold architectural features.
In this 1 day workshop we will use the amazing backdrop of the gallery as the starting point for creating original patterns that capture the imagination! This workshop is Ideal for anyone who loves print and pattern and who would love to learn how to make their own designs. Creating patterns in an analogue way helps us to understand how repeatable patterns work and you only need a good imagination to create something unique!
Katie will provide paper and a range of materials for people to try out but it would be great if everyone can bring their preferred mediums, and a sketch book.
Katie can offer to have the patterns printed onto fabric for an additional cost, which would take 2-3 weeks and can be posted out to anyone who is interested.
Katie will introduce herself to the group and share examples of her own pattern designs developed for brands in the fashion industry. She will show inspirational images from traditional Victorian tiles and decorative designs to Della Robbia ceramics and William Morris prints- all of which fit the aesthetic of the Victoria Gallery & Museum.
Then we will take a walk and explore the rich interiors of the gallery and museum, making sketches along the way and taking photos to inspire our own original designs.
We will use our photos, sketches and inspiration images to develop our own original artworks. We will try out various mediums / motifs from our inspiration before deciding on a design to develop further.
---Lunch Break---
After lunch, we will develop our artworks into a seamless repeat tile by cutting our design horizontally, flipping the design and filling in the gaps. Repeating this on the vertical until we have a design which wraps around. At the end of the session we will end up with a handmade repeat pattern. This design could be then developed into a pattern to be printed on fabrics, wallpaper etc.
To end, we will share our completed designs with the group, in a mini exhibition.
This workshop is designed to give confidence in designing patterns from scratch, to use your imagination and the beautiful surroundings of the Victoria Gallery & Museum to create an original design of your own.
Tutor: Katie Tyson
Katie is a Wirral based illustrator and fabric print designer. She creates hand-painted watercolour illustrations, which adorn printed textiles, cards and personalised goods. Katie has designed prints for many established brands in the fashion industry such as Zara, River Island and Anthropologie to create clothing worn and loved by many!