🐾 Pet Portrait Workshop

🐾 Pet Portrait Workshop – Silkscreen Your Furry, Feathered or Scaly Best Friend!

3 hours of creative fun at Peach Berserk Art Space – Toronto’s most colourful art studio!

Got a pet you absolutely adore? (Of course you do!) 💕
Bring your beloved furry, feathery, or scaly friend to life in a one-of-a-kind silkscreen art portrait — handmade by you!

In this playful, beginner-friendly 3-hour workshop, we’ll help you turn your favourite photo of your pet into a silkscreen design. Whether we go the hand-drawing and tracing route or use our digital process, we’ll guide you step-by-step to create an awesome looking portrait that’s full of personality!

🎨 What You’ll Make

Print your pet’s portrait onto a T-shirt or tote bag (included!), or create smaller prints on our fabric swatches — perfect for patches, framing, or sewing onto your favorite gear.

You’ll learn the art of silkscreening in a fun, easy, and totally supportive environment — and you’ll leave with something unique and special. 

Some other details - 

• We can do two or more small designs on a screen.
• We help you (if you want help) to get your design just right.
• You can use all different colours of ink that we include!

We provide:

• a screen prepared with photo emulsion
• help designing a print that will work well 
• one tee or tote, your choice!
• fabric swatches if you want to print patches
• expert advice and explanations so you can replicate the process on your own
• printing inks and other supplies needed, as well as extra ink if you bring your own things to print on!

You can bring anything you want to print. 

• tea towels
• pillow cases
• cushion covers
• curtains
• bedsheets
• clothes from your closet etc.

Silkscreening is an awesome way of upcycling and bringing new life to old favourites! 🪡👕➡️💫👗

• Cover up stains!
• Put cool patches over holes!
• Start your own upcycling clothing line!
• Make all your holiday gifts!
• Make boring old stuff exciting again!

Silkscreening opens up so many creative possibilities!

🎁 Why You’ll Love It

🐶 The purr-fect (and woof-worthy) handmade holiday gift!
🐾 A unique way to celebrate your pet and show off your creativity.
🖤 Learn a timeless art technique you can use again and again.
🎉 Great for date night, friend outings, or solo self-care time.
🌈 Come with friends or make new ones here — Peach Berserk is always buzzing with fun, creative energy!

📸 Before You Come

Bring an assortment of your favourite pet photos — the more, the better! We’ll help you pick one that will translate beautifully into a screen.

The best photos are:
✨ High contrast – clear light and dark areas
🐕 Face-forward or profile shots – eyes, nose, and mouth visible
💡 Good lighting – no harsh shadows hiding details
🔍 Sharp focus – so we can capture fur, feathers, or scales in all their glory

No art or printing experience required — just bring your love for your pet and a sense of adventure!

🌟 Meet Icon Kingi Carpenter

Your host, Kingi Carpenter, is a legendary Toronto artist, designer, and teacher. She’s been helping people unleash their creativity for over 35 years through her famous Peach Berserk silkscreen workshops. Kingi’s colourful Queen Street West studio is filled with art, fashion, and joy — the perfect place to get inspired and make something fabulous.

📍 Location, Parking & Accessibility

Peach Berserk Art Space is located in Toronto’s Queen West neighbourhood, near transit, great restaurants, and shopping.
🚗 Parking: Street and Green P parking available nearby.
🚆 Transit: Steps from Queen & Dufferin or Queen & Ossington TTC stops.
♿ Accessibility: Ground-floor studio with an accessible washroom.

✨ Ready to make your masterpiece?
Spaces are limited — book your spot now and get ready for a creative, joy-filled experience celebrating your furry (or feathery!) friend!

WANT your OWN group event - that’s totally PAWS-ible ! 
call Kingi and we’ll create your own Pet-PurrFect Party 💗 🐾💗