Category:Lilla Rogers Studio School
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For graduates of our other Make Art That Sells courses, Lilla’s pep talks are legendary. This new course brings you a whole new set of weekly pep talks about the creative life, packed with tips, tricks and advice from your Fairy Artmother. Lilla also shares a series of thoughts about growing your creative business, which are sure to inspire some a-ha moments. Behind-the-scenes of the filming of the course Did we mention they are filmed in her newly decorated studio, with a ton of gorgeous products and quirky vintage finds to drool over… Besides the pep talks, MATS: Creating Collections for Home Décor is packed full of resources you can’t get anywhere else, including: Finishing notes for manufacturing in metal, ceramics, fabric, glass and wood/mdf (this is what helps you speak the language of the art directors, and get your products manufactured how you want) A series of Art Director’s

All the Make Art That Sells experiences are special, not only because of what you learn and how you grow, but because of who you share the experience with. Each course offers you the opportunity to join a private online community of artists just like you – others who want to make it as a professional, who also have growing pains, successes to celebrate, and advice to share. Often class participants form strong bonds with other artists in class, organizing local meetups, becoming friends and even exhibiting together at trade shows. This class is just like that—you will share the experience with a community of artists from all over the world. You can be part of something amazing, and that is something to be treasured. MATS manifesto by alumnus Annabel Tempest Gone are the days when art school was the only place to learn how to make art and get

At the beginning of the course you will be provided with three cutting edge trend boards. These have been put together for you by art director Margo Tantau who oversees the production of more than 5,000 products a year and knows exactly what is hot and what is not. You will choose one of these trend boards as your guide and inspiration for the entire course. Each week you will get a mini exercise to loosen you up, and then a full Assignment to help you develop a professional-level portfolio piece. Each Assignment will be inspired by the trend board you choose, to ensure that the work you produce is on trend or ahead of trend. Class work by Sandrine Monnier, inspired by one of Margo’s trend boards After the full five weeks, you will end up with an outstanding, commercially-viable and very current presentation of a full home décor

MATS classes are generally not technical classes, but in the case of MATS Creating Collections for Home Décor, we include technical guidance on how to mock up your collection ideas onto innovative product templates. ‘Happy Together’ collection by course graduate Sophie Dufresne Top art director and co-course leader Margo Tantau provides you with a host of interesting product templates for each of the five most popular materials used in the home décor market—fabric, metal, glass, ceramics and wood/MDF. As a class participant you have permission to use these rights free in your portfolio, and they will spark a ton of ideas for creating your own templates too. Furthermore, through participating in the class, you will see the work of many other talented artists, which will inspire you to dream up new ideas and present your collections in innovative ways. There is NOTHING else out there quite like this. Feel like