Art Workshop: Lisa Thorpe

From Photos to Fabric by the Yard: Design in the Palm of Your Hand

With mixed media fabric artist Lisa Thorpe

March 22, 2025 | 10am-Noon

The Studio Downtown - 1100 Oak St, Conway, AR 72032

$40 - registration closes March 17th.

About the Workshop:

“In this step by step ‘playshop’ you will learn how to manipulate photos from your phone into a

repeat pattern fabric that you can have printed on a variety of fabrics, from basic quilting cotton

to knits and seersucker to use in sewing one of a kind garments, housewares and quilts. I will

walk you though two image manipulation apps and one layout app needed to create a repeat

pattern. After you have created your pattern I will guide you through creating a Spoonflower

account, uploading your design and ordering your fabric.

I will project the apps on a large screen while you play along. I’ll be there to hold you hand every

step of the way! I work with apple devices and those apps are my preference but Android options available.”

See list below for both Apple and Android users:

What you need for class:

Apple users download these 3 apps: 1. Waterlogue 2. Olli: Photo to Sketch Videos 4. Pixlr Photo Editor-Retouch

Android users download these 2 apps: 1. Simply Watercolor 2. Pixlr Photo Editor-Retouch Take 4-9 photos of something you love up close.

Flowers are a great start, but leaves or texture pattern can be fun too.

Artist Talk: Lisa Thorpe