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Workshop Title
From Pencil to Apparel: Design Your Own T-Shirt
Workshop Description
In this workshop students will make an original piece of art into a T-shirt. Starting with good ‘ole fashioned pencil and paper, we will transfer designs into the digital realm and cut them out of heat transfer vinyl and apply them permanently to shirts. All materials will be provided but students are encouraged to bring their own clothes from home to experiment with.
Instructor Bio
Phoebe Zildjian is a GSA alumna from Castine, Maine and holds a BFA in Jewelry and Metalsmithing from Maine College of Art. Phoebe approaches community programming as someone who has been both a student and a teacher on the Blue Hill peninsula, with an acute knowledge of the specific needs of students in this area. She approaches the Fab Lab from the perspective of a craft artist with traditional metalsmithing training. Phoebe has been a resident at Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft in Colombia, North Carolina, and has taught workshops for all ages in media ranging from traditional silversmithing to moldmaking and resin casting.
Materials
https://uscutter.com/siser-glitter-sparkle-twinkle-9-color-12-sheet-sampler-htv-bundle/ (glitter)
https://uscutter.com/siser-easyweed-heat-transfer-vinyl-15in-x-12in-12-color-starter-bundle/ (non-glitter)
T-Shirts: decide color and quantity
IDEA Center: Vinyl T-shirt Design
Hannah Tardie (she/her)
In this workshop, we will design a T Shirt in computer software, cut out students’ original artwork, and heat transfer them onto a T Shirt, or clothing of choice! Come excited to learn a little bit about computer assisted design and create custom artwork for your clothes.
Hannah Tardie is a STEAM educator and artist based in Bangor, Maine. She grew up in California, studied art and English at Bates College and completed graduate studies in electronic art at New York University. Tardie has taught electronic arts courses at the high school and college level, including co-leading the Creative Makers Collaborative after school program in collaboration with the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts and the Pioneer Prize. She currently serves as the Hackerspace Coordinator at the University of Maine.
Visible Mending – Woven Fabrics
Jennifer Spofford (she/her)
The most sustainable clothes are the ones you already own. Mending extends the life of our most favorite clothes and allows space for creative personalization. Bring your ripped jeans or other clothes made of woven (non-stretch) fabric to patch.