A little about me …

Hi, my name is Donna Alsop. I am a surface pattern designer and entrepreneur and the face of AddysonAnne Designs.

I had a dream that began niggling in the back of my head a few years ago when I happened onto a Facebook ad by Bonnie Christine, a renown fabric designer, for a free mini surface pattern design course. I took the course and I was hooked! The practical side of me kept me working at my job at my church. The job at the church was where I began to “cut my teeth” in design - where I learned Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator and dipped my toes in InDesign - all by the seat of my pants. While working there, I created many of their bulletin designs, posters, ads, and more, along with working with various printing companies.

My dream continued to grow and by the end of 2020 I was ready to take the next step, leave my position at the church, and dive full time into my new passion of surface pattern design while working from home.

Along the way, I wrestled with a name for my business - finally settling on AddysonAnne Design, which is a combination of my dad’s and my mom’s names.

I feel like I’m "living my dream" and look forward to where this dream is going to take me. Sign up for my newsletter. Also feel free to follow me on the journey on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @addysonannedesigns.