Pattern of My Own
Discover the patterns that make you you — and paint them into art.
Taught by Kasia Avery
Turn the colours, marks, and patterns you love into a portrait that's unmistakably yours
This lesson is all about self-expression — exploring the personal patterns that make you you. Through mark-making, collage, and intuitive painting, you'll craft an abstract self-portrait infused with your personality, without the pressure of realism.
Before painting, you'll write three things you love about your personality and weave those words into your work. The result will be a page that looks nothing like anyone else's — because it's all about you.
See what you'll create
Making patterns
The messy, joyful part — create collage paper using your favourite paints, colours, markings and tools.
Collage fun
Pair your unique pattern-turned-collage-paper with other collage paper that feels like you. No one else will have a spread like yours.
Abstract figures
Explore the many layers and versions of yourself — draw little figures with different expressions, hair, and features.
Does any of this sound familiar?
- You want to create something deeply personal but don't know where to start
- You love collage and mark-making but want to push it further
- You're curious about abstract portraits without the stress of realism
- You want to explore self-expression through colour and pattern
- You'd love a lesson that celebrates who you are, not who you think you should be
What you'll learn
- How to recognise and incorporate your personal patterns into your art
- Techniques for making beautiful, layered collage papers
- Abstract self-portrait techniques that focus on energy and expression
- How to use highlights and shadows to bring depth to your portrait
- Ways to add a glowing effect that makes your artwork come to life
Kasia Avery
Kasia Avery is an intuitive artist, teacher, and co-founder of Everything Art. Together with her husband Jamie, she founded Everything Art in 2015. She discovered that real art is self-expression, a story, and an honest experience — and that the process can and should be joyful.
She art journals daily and wants you to dive in with her.
Everything inside Pattern of My Own
Questions? We've got answers.
The art that changes you is the art you make about yourself.
Forty-five minutes of pattern, collage, and self-expression. With Kasia Avery — at your own pace.
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