Drink & Draw August 2018: Repeat Patterns with Orr Gidon

Did you ever wonder how wallpaper designers create intricate patterns that fit together seamlessly? Or have you ever wanted to make your own spunky gift wrap? If so, stop by our August Drink & Draw to learn some fun approaches to designing your own unique patterns, as elegant, devious, or wacky as you desire.

Guest artist, Orr Gidon, will guide us through a collaborative approach to pattern making inspired by M.C. Escher’s tessellations. Learn how to weave basic shapes and lines into a rich tapestry of marks and textures that captures everyone’s style, be it floral, squiggly, or geometric. If you fall in love with your design, perhaps you can return to Spudnik to turn it into curtains or gift wrap!

Orr Gidon is a freelance artist, designer, and fabricator living and working in Chicago. Their design work emphasizes principles of ergonomics, multi-functionality, and sustainability with a sculptural approach. In their 2D work, Gidon is stimulated by pattern, repetition of line, and shape to create visual movements and optical illusions. Within their 3D practice, Gidon explores concepts of change and movement through processes of material manipulation, employing wood, metal, and glass. Gidon earned their BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where they studied Printmedia and 3D Design & Fabrication.

Drink and Draw is a low-key drop-in social workshop devoted to drawing practices. There are no pretensions, no prerequisites, and newcomers are always welcome. Bring a sketchbook and basic drawing materials, and invite your friends! Drink & Draw occurs the first Wednesday of every other month and features a special theme and a guest artist. Admission to Drink & Draw is a $10 suggested donation. The event is BYOB, but we do have some wine and beer available with a donation.