Anna Patterson
TIME ARTS
Honey Bee Bear
Teddy Bear Transformative Loop
ARTIST BIO
Anna Ione Patterson is multimedia artist from Lena, Illinois. She graduated with an Associates of Arts degree from Highland Community College in Freeport, Illinois in May of 2022. In May 2026, she will graduate from Northern Illinois University in Dekalb, Illinois with both a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts degree, emphasis in Time Art and a Creative Writing Certificate. As a multimedia artist, she considers herself a jack of all trades, for she does a little bit of everything. Everything from video art, interactive art, sound design, 2D animation, 3D animation, and storyboarding. And as well as illustration and character design. Her art is to both bring a smile to peoples` faces and inspire the next generation of artists. With her knowledge in both traditional and digital mediums, she can make anything from 3D modeled backgrounds, and as well as 2D animations that stars her teddy bears that is her original characters for more than a decade.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Hello, Hola, and Konnichiwa. My name is Anna Ione Patterson, and I`m a multimedia artist. Which means I`m a jack of all trades for I do a little bit of everything. Everything from video art, interactive art, sound design, 2D animation, 3D animation, and storyboarding. And as well as illustration and character design. In order to do my work, I use both traditional and digital mediums like computer software and/or sketch books to help me bring my ideas to life. As a multimedia artist it is my dream, my job, and my joy to make art that brings a smile to peoples` faces. And as well as inspire the next generation of artists as the artists before me has done for me. Whether it is 3D modeled backgrounds or it 2D animations of my little teddy bears. I`m proud to bring my art to the world and give glory to God.