SoCoSD Workshops
Summer Surface Design Workshops
In-Person Creative Events
Tuesday Nights July 16 to August 6
4 sessions
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Please join us for our first multi-session creative workshop led by Adrian Burke with Featured Artist Jennifer Gelinas.
We will explore the intricacies of pattern design for fabric, wallpaper and other surfaces. Using illustration methods and surface-design techniques, you will develop a small collection of color and print inspirations and learn how to create repeating patterns by hand.
Space is limited to 8 participants
$485
workshop materials kit available for $35 or you can bring your own supplies. A materials list will be provided with registration.
Please contact us directly to inquire about our Artist Scholarship Fund.
About Jennifer Gelinas
Jennifer Gelinas is an Illustrator and Designer who is passionate about the process of working with clients to develop their concept into reality. She has produced production-ready artwork for the wallcovering, textile and stationary industries over the past 25 years. With a BFA in Graphic Design and Printmaking from Massachusetts College of Art, she began her career as a Graphic Designer for a wallpaper manufacturer. After acquiring well-rounded knowledge of the development process and production requirements for wallpaper collections, she was eager to open her own studio to create original art for product design applications over a wide range of surfaces, and most notably for textiles and stationary.
Full Day Creative Workshop
Saturday July 27 from 10 am - 5 pm
In-Person creative exploration
with Featured Artist Nancy Hayes and Adrian Burke
Please join us for a day of pattern play with a special focus on wall-treatments. We will collectively explore illustration and design methods and new concepts for home and apparel decor.
During this full-day creative workshop we will learn how to create repeating pattern designs for wall treatments and other surfaces and develop a small collection of color and print inspirations.
Space is limited to 8 participants
The workshop fee is $225. Please contact us directly to inquire about our Artist Scholarship Fund. An optional workshop supplies kit is available for $35, or feel free to bring your own supplies.