It has been a month now since my graduation - final step in my decades and countries/spanning undergrad journey. But having gone through all of this I would not have it any other way! My major TDM @fittextiledevelopmentmktg at FIT was meant to bring it all home for me. Proud to call myself textile nerd 🤓🪡
Two years at @aatcc.fitnyc board got me a cord and medal was awarded by @fit_prezscholars - had an honor of being accepted to this program last two years of my studies as well. 🧑🎓🌟
Majestic film photography to capture the morning of graduation galloping through campus in just 2 hours was a courtesy of @jdr____llc 💕
There were many many people who helped me on my journey, and as much as it is a solitary project it is also a big collective effort! And to these individuals I am so very grateful: my family, partners, friends, professors, classmates, industry acquaintances - really takes a village. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
So what’s next? Of course more employment in the industry is the most immediate goal but also low key looking for my next academic adventure. After I recover from this one 🫠
Meditation on Death - Major Arcana taro card meets synths.
This project was done for my Textile Design Photoshop class, Fall 2021. My first explorations of this program.
Went to Sergei Parajanov museum in Yerevan back in January. Remarkable figure of Armenian- Ukrainian pop art and surrealism. Not only was he one of the greatest and most influential film directors of his time but also a phenomenal visual artist, making art of anything and everything that he could find around. His 3D visual art - collages for his unrealized movies, was especially plentitudinous when he was banned from directing for 15 years and imprisoned for under sodomy law for 3 under Soviet regime.
Here is my selection of his works that specifically highlights the use of textiles.
Just a touch late but here is our first Newsletter- October edition. Also featuring new board of AATCC FIT chapter executives 2023-2024.
I contributed an overview on DNA-tracking in fashion and textile industry. Nerd territory indeed 🤓🔬
The second piece is by @samantha.galanti . She talks about significance of colors in Mexican indigenous textiles 🇲🇽
The best fashion related book I read this summer. Don’t scroll if you don’t want to see a conclusion, but fair warning, even if you do, the read still will be very informative and above all enjoyable. #themostbeautifuljobintheworld #fashionindustry #jiuliamensitieri
In awe of craft and artistry.
Recently got my hands on stunning silky kimono that was in need of repair. When I looked inside it turned out the whole garment was sewn by hand 🙌🏻🧵🪡🤍 It took me about two hours to stitch it back together. In love 🥰
#repairyourclothes #sustainabilitymatters #silk #kimono
Seduced by textures.
~”Here we’ll strip and cool our fire
In cream below, in milk-baths higher:
And when all wells are drown dry,
I’ll drink a tear out of thine eye.”
Richard Lovelace ~
#textile #textures #seduced
Project for “Color Creation & Sustainable Application” class of Fall 2021.
Natural Dyeing of Textiles With Saffron.
Post note: the color was washed away after 2 washes sadly.
