I decided to slowly come back to fashion this semester after about a year of taking classes in various other departments to explore different mediums. As someone who entered the school to pursue fashion, it was interesting to find that I was struggling to adjust back into the medium. It felt slightly unfamiliar to me at the beginning of the semester and I wasn’t sure how to approach it. I started by focusing on using the found materials in my apartment as well as second hand stores through the eyes of fashion. Along with this new perspective, experimentation has been the biggest part of my work this semester. Manipulating new materials, seeing where these materials take me as I work and letting them sort of create themselves. It’s been a semester full of rediscovering and revisiting fashion with new eyes.
bag version 1, 2022, Forks and yarn
I've created this bag by manipulating and shaping old forks found at a secondhand store to create the handle. The pouch portion is interchangeable hence the two versions. This version has a crocheted pouch creating contrast between the metal and fabric material while the second version shows the consistent metal material.
bag version 1, 2022, Forks and yarn
bag version 2, 2022, Forks and wire
bag version 2, 2022, Forks and wire
twisting, 2022, Upcycled suit, plastic scraps, and wire
This piece is an experimental piece that gave me the chance to manipulate an old suit jacket. It gave me a chance to play with the existing parts and twist it into something familiar yet different with the new elements.
twisting, 2022, Upcycled suit, plastic scraps, and wire
Back view
twisting, 2022, Upcycled suit, plastic scraps, and wire
Detail shot of the melted and shaped plastic scraps along with hand knitted wire.
the "thneed", 2022, Yarn, and found frame
Collage of snapshots from the video documentation
I’m currently a second year student planning to focus on Fashion as well as Visual Communications. The work that I make explores a variety of techniques and materials. Drawing inspiration mostly from the world around me at the moment with a touch of my own personal culture/experience, I create pieces that reflect the physical/mental space that I am in. I start off most projects with a vague idea and concept and then refine it the more that I work. It’s safe to say that most of my work ends differently from how it started which has started to become a big part of my practice. The thing that does remain constant throughout my work the elements of contrast by mixing materials as well as a whimsical touch. Using materials to show contrast of masculine and feminine elements is something I am interested in showing in my work and something I plan to expand on.