Last week I had the extreme pleasure of partnering with Layover Events for a 3 day Workshop Retreat hosted in downtown historic Savanah, Georgia. I felt honored to teach 25 incredibly talented students from allover the US. I had 3 days of art workshops that included drawing the fashion figure, painting fabrications like lace, feathers and sequins. And our final day I taught artist’s tips on collaging both analog and digital effects.

Many of the artist’s came not only to get continued education & business ideas for live illustrating, but for the community and connection with other creatives.

The retreat included all the delicious meals for guests, and even an afternoon high tea at the famous Gryphon!

I loved seeing all the students work, as we all get inspired by one another!

I had so much fun coming up with lesson plans for these workshops. I wanted it to be a dream for them to create fashion illustrations using mixed media.

I had a few Paint Club students also attend, and that was truly touching for me. As I have spent the last 2 years creating an online community for artist’s to feel safe and connect together once a month.

Savannah is always a gem of a place to visit and spend time in!

Thank you to Chloe Campbell at Layover Events for making this dream a reality for so many of us.

Thank you to Hannah Rawlings for capturing all my content during the week. I could not have done it without you.

I’m still on cloud nine for being apart of such a positive, creative experience. I truly love to teach and inspire creatives. If you are interested in hosting workshops for creatives, please reach out at jessillustration@gmail.com and follow @layoverevents for the latest workshops they are hosting across the US! Including Maine in August ;)

Now go create beautiful things!

xo

Jess