Signs, Symbols, & Marks: Discover Your Surface Pattern Design Language
Ayawa, 2023. Terracotta, slip, glaze, wheel thrown hand carved, 5.5” x 8” x 8.” Photo Courtesy of Wexler Gallery.
This workshop focuses on surface pattern design, emphasizing various pictorial designs from global cultures to develop a symbolic language reflecting individual creative expression. Through demonstrations, students will learn various approaches to creating a library of patterns using surface design techniques, including stamping, inlay, carving, and resist techniques. This workshop aims for students to find their visual vocabulary through pattern design. All levels welcome.
Malene Djenaba Barnett (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist, designer, Fulbright scholar, and community builder based in Brooklyn, NY. Her work examines throughlines across the African diasporic experience, which define Black narratives and stories of liberation both in the past and present day. She received a BFA in Fashion Illustration and Textile Surface Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology and an MFA in Ceramics from Tyler School of Art & Architecture. Barnett has participated at Anderson Ranch, Watershed, Judson Studios, and Haystack residencies.