REPEAT PATTERN MAKING with Sarah Campbell

What to expect

Sarah Campbell is the Doyenne of Repeat Pattern. An internationally acclaimed textile designer and together with her late sister Susan Collier founded and ran a longstanding and renowned design partnership, creating iconic motifs for the industry’s greatest names for more than 50 years. Love of pattern and colour and an inventive freshness are the hallmarks of her work. Sarah Campbell uniquely combines expertise, experience, originality and joy.

The course is structured so that you have an intensive weekend with Sarah followed by time on your own to develop your ideas before returning the following week for a further session and reflection.

Day 1

We start by looking at repeating patterns - their purpose, how they work, their structures; examples from Sarah’s own collection to be shown, analysed and discussed. We’ll also have some time to work freehand on paper beginning to experience rhythm and repetition - the fundamentals of pattern.

Day 2

Building on Day 1, students make their personal work on paper - putting a design in repeat, considering structure, colour and motif.

Day 3 - Returning to the Studio this will be an opportunity to look at work done so far, respond to any specific suggestions from Sarah and have a group Crit