We are very excited to bring you a series of Surtex previews for the 2014 show taking place on May 18 – 20, 2014 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York. Surtex is the only show in North America solely devoted to selling and licensing original art and design for all types of products.
We are extremely proud of many of “The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design” e-course students and are pleased to be celebrating their success with them as they prepare for the show.
How are you preparing for Surtex?
I would never have thought I would be exhibiting at the 2014 Surtex show after just graduating from the three modules of ABSPD this past November. What made it possible for me to exhibit so soon was joining the Cultivate Art Collective group, formed by Rachelle Panagarry.
Ten of us will exhibit in a double booth (214 + 216) which made it affordable to participate this year. I have been gathering resources from Tara Reed, Jessica Swift, Kristian Howell and joined the Facebook group, Surtex (Before and After) where experienced exhibitors and newbies share information. I’m working as hard as I can nights and weekends to get designs and collections pulled together, marketing materials and my portfolio designed and printed.
I have high hopes for positive feedback from my design offerings and I’m keeping my expectations low when it comes to generating my first licensing contract. There is still so much to learn and I’m totally grateful for the opportunity now to get my feet wet as part of a larger group my first time exhibiting.
Your show stand number
Surtex Booths 214-216 (Cultivate Art Collective)
About
Margaret Applin is a self-taught artist from Massachusetts who is passionate about color, shape and pattern design. She enjoys deconstructing, repurposing and transforming art as much as she enjoys creating new designs from scratch. Her love of fiber art, mixed-media and exploration of surface pattern design combined with her digital skills allows Margaret to create unique designs in a variety of styles but always fresh, textured and playfully elegant! Margaret is a graduate of modules 1-3
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Would you like to learn all about surface pattern, see your designs on products and exhibit at a trade show? We are announcing our next series of Design School modules on 12 May, so pop yourself on the special list to learn more.
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