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Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
That's why we provide a money-back guarantee*: If you're unsatisfied with this experience, just leave it at least 20 minutes before it ends, and tell us (the ClassBento team) the reason for your dissatisfaction within 4 hours of that time, and we'll provide you with a refund.
For extra peace of mind, all our bookings are covered by our $20 million public liability insurance.
* We may choose to limit our refund per customer at $1000. In some rare cases, we may also require you to show us your photo ID before we process the refund.
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ClassBento money-back guarantee
Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
That's why we provide a money-back guarantee*: If you're unsatisfied with this experience, just leave it at least 20 minutes before it ends, and tell us (the ClassBento team) the reason for your dissatisfaction within 4 hours of that time, and we'll provide you with a refund.
For extra peace of mind, all our bookings are covered by our $20 million public liability insurance.
* We may choose to limit our refund per customer at $1000. In some rare cases, we may also require you to show us your photo ID before we process the refund.
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Painting to Pattern 2 Day Art Retreat
This retreat is perfect for those interested in colour, art licensing, and surface pattern design.
ClassBento donates
with every booking to
2 x 7 hours
1 to 8 guests
$550
(Afterpay available)
What you'll do
Discover your unique artistic style and learn key pattern design techniques in this workshop led by Rachael and Georgie. Experiment with Winsor & Newton Watercolours, play with acrylic paint pens, choose colour palettes, and master the fundamentals of motif development, balance, and contrast when creating patterns. Dive into pattern placement, print layout, and hand-created repeat patterns. You'll also get an introduction to capturing and digitizing your artwork, unlocking new possibilities for your designs.Don't worry if you're a beginner – this workshop is perfect for all experience levels! Rachael and Georgie will guide you in a friendly and supportive environment, ensuring you feel comfortable exploring the world of surface pattern design.Rachael and Georgie love inspiring passionate creatives to explore the wonderful world of surface pattern design. Unleash your creativity in a friendly and supportive environment suitable for all experience levels, especially beginners. The retreat will be a great opportunity to learn from two experienced artists and also connect with fellow art enthusiasts.We are excited to announce that we have a wonderful line up of guest speakers for this Art Retreat, including Pete Cromer (Artist & Designer), Chloe from Next State Printing (Melbourne), and Faye Tan from Mama Movement.Where & When: Fri 18 - Sat 19 October at The Cullen Hotel, 164 Commercial Rd, Prahran, VIC 3181Retreat Timing: Workshops doors open each day from 8:45am for a 9am sharp start, then finish between 4-5pm each day. Morning tea & Lunch are provided both days along with all-day coffee & tea making facilities in the Workshop room.Rachael and Georgie welcome all the Retreat attendees to a celebratory drink on Friday night of the retreat.We're delighted to partner with Winsor & Newton Australia as our event sponsor and are eagerly anticipating showcasing their incredible products at the retreat!
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Add-on available for this class
- Lordy Dordie Watercolour Palette ($49)
Knowledge required
Suitable for all experience levels, especially beginners.
What you'll get
- All materials required for workshops are included in your retreat fee, although you are welcome to BYO art supplies.
- Finding inspiration & your own unique creative style.
- More than 10 hours of inspiring, supportive creative instruction and guidance from Georgie & Rachael.
- Understanding the foundations of the elements & principles of pattern design.
- Intro to using Winsor & Newton Watercolours and other art supplies products that we use/recommend.
- Multiple Watercolour sessions with directed guidance and tuition.
- Working towards creating repeatable designs using your artworks.
- How to capture your artworks professionally for digitising.
- Turning your artworks into a repeatable pattern design.
- Demonstrations of artwork pattern repeats (using various programs) from beginner level to intermediate.
- Advice on launching your artwork into the world of surface pattern design.
- Inspiration for how to apply your own surface designs to textiles, products.
- Morning Tea & Lunch each day.
- Raffle prizes & Goodie bags.
- Celebratory drink on Friday night.
- All day Coffee & Tea.
What to bring
Painting apron & BYO any favourite art supplies
Session repeats
This class series runs over 2 consecutive days.
Location
The Cullen - Art Series Hotel - 164 Commercial Road, Prahran VIC
Parking: There is limited parking in the Cullen Hotel carpark with a daily cost of $30. There is an overflow carpark to the rear of the hotel with the same charge of $30 per day. Prahran train station is 5 mins walk away if you are coming by public transport.
Your teacher
Georgie Forbes, otherwise known as Lordy Dordie, has worked as a professional Artist & Surface Pattern Designer for over 25 years and loves inspiring others to create using endless amounts of colour. Georgie happily creates and paints in my light filled studio in Brisbane, Australia. Georgie’s work is vibrant, joyful, colourful, bold, patterned and detailed with a twist of fun and the unexpected and she loves to explore subjects from nature, still life through to the absurdly abstract. Georgie's designs are packed with stunning contrasting and harmonious, vibrant colour combinations, abstract shapes or fun florals.
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