Sharpen your skills, refine your style and get feedback that turns your sketches into collections
for surface pattern designers who want real feedback
Build a practice that's authentic to you, aligned to your audience, and critiqued by an industry professional. Sharpen your skills with monthly design challenges and coaching, plus the trend reports and marketing resources that get your art in front of the right clients.
"A step by step guide on how to navigate the world of pattern design. "
Melissa
member review
If you've been designing in circles, unsure what buyers actually want or how to present your work professionally, you're not alone. So many of us feel that way working from home in a bubble. What's often missing is direction, feedback, and a process that reflects how the industry actually works.
Why this membership?
xx leslie
I'm Leslie Kenehan, and I've spent years on all sides of the print design industry: starting out as a freelance designer, then a print studio owner hiring other designers, and now a print agent and someone who teaches what I wish I'd known from the start.
I've reviewed hundreds of portfolios from the buyer's side, and the same gaps show up over and over: understanding your audience, how prints work on the body, commercial design decisions, and how to present work that speaks your client's language.
So, if you've been waiting to stop spinning your wheels and start focusing on the right steps forward, let's get to work.
As Seen In:
You come into your member hub and dive into whatever you need support with in the moment: a design challenge, a design brief, or one of the labs that expand your knowledge across different print categories.
Throughout it all, the print queue gives you an ongoing space for critique. Drop your prints in anytime and get feedback directly from me, Leslie, a working print agent.
Monthly live sessions keep you connected, supported, and moving forward, whether it's a deep dive on marketing, style, or coaching. You'll always have access to someone you can talk to.
When it's time to pitch, the Marketing Lab gives you everything you need to do it with confidence.
Here is how it works.
Every month, you're actively exploring your target market, designing, submitting work for feedback, and refining your style and design skills. This isn't just a course or a membership. It's a professional development tool that builds real commercial skills over time.
What you get inside...
Picked up new clients who have come to me specifically for my handwriting
I’ve really started to feel confident in my own strengths and have actually picked up new clients who have come to me specifically for my handwriting.
Alex
attracting clients
Hear from members, past and present.
Concrete steps for building my client base
Concrete steps for building my client base; defined my niche in words so I can work towards excelling in it. Clarified understanding of parts of the industry that I haven't worked in before. Feeling that there is a solid community to bounce ideas off.
Lisa
building a client list
Totally unique to other surface design courses around
Totally unique to other surface design courses around. I love the print design for fashion focus. The calm and active steps shown by Leslie are easy to follow and being able to find your market and style and then attract the right buyers is invaluable.
Jac
fashion focused
Being a member has given me the confidence to build
Being a Print Life member has given me the confidence to build and monetize an extremely successful business in the way that I dreamed of, and that is aligned with my lifestyle.
Renee
Print Life Member
