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Textiles Section Updated

I just updated the Textiles section of the main site. The things added were the Ribcage Bag, the Crumple Shirt (which I couldn’t think of a name for, I’m so bad at this), and the Cyborg Scarf (new, better photos).
I’ve finally gotten access to a studio and a really nice DSLR camera. I still have [...]



Atlantis

This is my first project of the school year, and it’s finally coming to an end. Just finished up with the photos for this last weekend. The aim was to make 6 different samples for a collection that could possibily be made into clothing.

This was the theme:
New Atlantide: Be inspired by the legend of [...]



Cyborg Scarf

I finished this project a few days ago. It’s knitted and crocheted, with electrical wire and normal wool yarn. I’ve uploaded some finished pictures, and some pictures from the making of it as well. I called it the Cyborg Scarf because I wanted it to look like a really elegant scarf from first glance, but [...]



Men’s Dress Shirt Workshop

Did a workshop today with Jill Harrop at school. We used men’s dress shirts and transformed them into new clothing. It was a ton of fun to do, and I really enjoyed working this way. I worked on these with a classmate. The above photos are my favorite. I’m going to be sewing this into [...]



Scarf in Progress

Working on a project!
Hope to have it done in a few days, hooray!



Scarves and Scarfettes

Here’s some of the scarves I’ve been making this week. I’m still working on olive, light blue, orange, black and red ones. I’ll probably just add them to the shop when I’m done.
They’re made with wool and silk, and dyed with kool aid. I’ve had a ton of fun making them. I love the texture.



Super Wired Exhibition Photos

How It Works
The skirt is turned on by a conductive velcro switch. When the velcro is fastened, the white lights on the skirt turn on. There’s a switch inside the left shoe. When you step with your left foot, it puts pressure on the switch and activates a wireless transmitter that sends a signal [...]



Super Wired Exhibition

To the left is an invite for the Super Wired exhibition at the the Textile Museum of Canada. The opening reception is tomorrow night from 6-7:30pm and my piece will be on display until the beginning of June.
Last year, I was chosen to participate in a project called ‘Digital Threads’. In October 2007, I [...]