Immersion with Bonnie Christine, 5 years later - Take Hold of the Here and Now
Well, hello! Thank you for stopping by :) It is Surface Pattern Design Immersion week, in the online world! :)
You may or may have not heard my story before. Every February I do a review of the previous year, and talk about any of the ripples that taking the Immersion course is still creating in my life and for my family.
This past year I’ve experienced maybe the biggest and most important effect you can experience when it comes to licensing. I felt the ripples of licensing just the way Bonnie teaches in the Immersion Course.
While the last couple of years have been the years I took on no new contracts, the last 3 years have been the most fruitful years for my business financially, consistently bringing in over 6 figures, - from licensing artwork - through pandemic and all.
The work I put in over the years keeps paying off, and licensing brought in more income now, during a time when I needed to take a step back and take a breath. Licensing your art can support you financially, creates room for life to happen, and it’s a blessing and such a beautiful thing to see unfold.
It might sound cliché, but I am here to tell you: Take hold of the here and now.
“Do something today that your future self will thank you for.”
These are not empty works to grace motivational posters. It is truth. I am a walking billboard for it.
The last three years did not happen by chance.
Immersion was a springboard in my life, when I went through it in 2018. It brought clarity and direction, and sharpened my skills. I will always talk about it and stand behind this course.
The fact that every year the experience and tools get better, the interactive support team grows and the community engages is a testament to me of how committed the teacher is to her students’ success.
Beyond the loads of education and info delivered, it is the teacher that sets this course apart. I’ve always connected with Bonnie’s style of teaching, her delivery, the way she can bring clarity and strengthen your resolve when you question your ability, the way she brings the best out of her students.
Take the classes (be it Immersion or others educational avenues), put in the work and you will reap the benefits.
If you wish you could take the course, but financially is just out of your reach right now, you don’t have to put your dreams on hold!
At the end of the blog post, there is a list of Skillshare classes you could start with today.
Every step counts. Every month, every year counts.
Here are the most important details to remember, before I keep on chatting:
Immersion enrollment happens once a year.
Mark your calendars for February 21-28 for registration.
The Immersion Course this year beings March 6.
photo greeting card designs from my 2022 EW Couture Collection with Mpix.com
Beyond the loads of education and info delivered, it is the teacher that sets this course apart. I’ve always connected with Bonnie’s style of teaching, her delivery, the way she can bring clarity and strengthen your resolve when you question your ability, the way she brings the best out of her students.
You are the only one that can decide if it’s the class for you or not. If this is the course for you, is now the time to dive in or not. I am happy to answer and help however I can, with any questions you might have.
…Maybe you are on the fence.
You’ve done your research about Immersion, read the blog posts, and listened to the stories, took the mini course or maybe you’re doing the work. You’ve figured out how the cost fits in the budget ... But you’re on the fence.
Is this going to work out the way you hope? ...is it worth it?
Your dreams to have your art “out there” on products keep you awake at night. But you just don’t know. You have fears, you have questions, you don’t have it all figured and mapped out. ...You’re on the fence.
...”Am I good enough?”
You’ll never know how much you can get done in life, and how good you truly are -and how much you can grow-, if you only do work on the days you feel adequate.
🌱If you were looking for a sign, This is your sign.🌱
You can. It takes work, but You. Can.
Your greatest dreams are on the other side of fear.
And the journey “of a thousand miles” is so much easier and manageable when you walk the road with a community that understands what swims in your head (and all the terms and techniques you talk about) and have a guide that breaks it all up in doable and manageable steps.
Bonnie Christine does that.
A community to cheer you on, a teacher invested in your success.
Dreams come true, by knowledge, and a willingness to let yourself be taught and do the work.
“Anything’s possible if you’ve got enough nerve.” J.K. Rowling
...Have I read your mail? Ask me how I know all this 😁😉 ... If we could just get out of our own way sometimes. Oh, the things we’d be able to accomplish!
If you decide that Immersion is for you, when you sign up for the course through a link I posted, you'll get these great bonuses that are unique to me as an affiliate:
* One-on-one 1 hour consultation with Elena Wilken (portfolio reviews, ask me anything), for the first 20 students signing up.
* A recorded 1 hr group coaching call session where I take you behind the scenes into my photo greeting card design process (which is my bread and butter) - Here is what you can expect to learn, as part of the bonus affiliate experience.
What can you expect to learn in the Surface Design Immersion Course with Bonnie Christine, and a few notes about the course.
The support is phenomenal throughout the course, as you learn Adobe Illustrator, and the community is one of the most encouraging and supporting. That can make all the difference sometimes.
The time spent on the course every week depends on how familiar Illustrator is to you already.
Lessons for each Module will be released at 11 am ET on Monday of each week.
An introductory Foundations module is available to you as soon as you are signed up.The first Module this year in 2023 begins Monday, March 6th. That would make for the following schedule:
March 6th - Module 1
March 13th - Module 2
March 20th - Implementation
March 27th - Module 3
April 3rd - Module 4
April 10th - Implementation
April 17th - Module 5
April 24th - Module 6Q&A Sessions: Last year, each week, there were 3 LIVE Q&A sessions: two 'Take 10s' where Bonnie answered 10 questions (held on Monday and Wednesday) and a long-form Q&A session each Friday. All sessions were held live at 3:00 pm Eastern Time. Questions need to be submitted in advance. The replays are recorded and available to watch after.
…Here is the beginning of my story with Immersion, if you are new to my corner of the world.
This was recorded a year after I took Immersion, while visiting the East coast and stopping by Bonnie’s studio.
Commit to do the work! It's a course that will move you forward, from wherever you are right now. It does not leave you where you are at, or where it found you.
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Is becoming a surface pattern designer your goal, but the Surface Design Immersion course is just out of reach right now? Start taking Bonnie’s Skillshare classes or other surface design classes, today. Don’t wait on your dream!
...These classes are gold. They dont teach the newest version of Illustrator, as the Immersion does, but there is so much good information to glean. I share them every year. Like I said before, I started with Bonnie (and Elizabeth’s) classes on Skillshare. I’ll list them below.
• Intro to Surface Pattern Design: Learn Adobe Illustrator / with Bonnie Christine
• Surface Pattern Design 2.0: Design a Collection | Start a Career /with Bonnie Christine
• Introduction to Designing Repeat Patterns in Illustrator / with Elizabeth Olwen
• Pattern Design II: A Creative Look at a Full Pattern Collection / with Elizabeth Olwen
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I'm an affiliate for Bonnie Christine’s Surface Pattern Design Immersion Course, so I will earn a portion of every registration that results because of my testimonials and promotional efforts. I applied to be an affiliate because her classes had such a tremendously positive effect on my business and I absolutely value what I've learned. She is committed to excellence and empowering and changing lives through her teaching. I am one of those students with a changed life.
* a 2022 update - click here for more…
• 2021 :: free print download + what immersion meant to me, in a video interview - click here for more…
• a look back at 2020, around this time last year - click here for more…
* a look back to this time, in 2019