Project Title: Out with the new, in with the old: Vintage Revamped
Concept Proposal: The community I was initially interested in pursuing was the thrifting community. I chose to work with this community specifically, because I myself am an avid thrifter. I enjoy the thrill of searching through racks and racks of clothes, eventually finding that diamond in the rough. I enjoy finding a bland item, and reworking it in a way that makes it more beautiful. Many people however, especially at this school, seem hesitant to join the thrifting community. The reasons for this vary; because the clothes are old, dirty, cheap-looking, unfashionable, it’s too much work. This stigma of the clothes just all around not being good enough needs to end. When I asked people about what they thought of thrifting shopping, none of the people initially thought of the many benefits that it has to offer, not just for one person, but for a much larger spectrum. Reusing old clothing is economical, socially acceptable, politically acceptable, environmentally friendly and it generally has a positive cache, overall a sustainable fashion option. With this in mind, for my project I wanted to make a how-to book on how rework and even repurpose clothing from thrift stores, but also clothing in general, to help alleviate this idea that the only thing thats acceptable is what’s new. I plan to do this by giving step by step instructions on how to sew and alter clothing in ways that I find to be more appealing, and even adding embellishment, by using items to decorate such as rhinestones, sew on patches, and combining different assorted pieces of clothing. This will be something like a pamphlet, that i hope to get to the student community. By doing this, I hope to bring more credibility and popularity to the thrifting community and hopefully make the New School a more aware and sustainable fashion community.
Budget: My budget for this project would be one hundred and fifty dollars. I will be shopping with the project concept in mind, only using clothing from thrift stores, and items that I find to be reasonably priced to add decor. The part that I want to spend the most money is the actual booklet
Design process
Began with:
Measuring where to cut
Cut carefully at desired point
Cut the bottom of the white dress off
Place where you want to attach onto plaid material
Sew onto bottom of plaid material
Cut sleeves of plaid material and hem
End Result:
Artist Statement: I am a fine artist, my main medium being in assorted paints. I enjoy studying people, their mannerisms and habits, good and bad. In all of my work, not just my paintings, my goal is to make people aware. I am fascinated with the human mind, often addressing in my work human emotion. This also comes from my background in psychology, which I am double majoring in along with fine arts. I am fascinated with color theory and artists such as Lucian Freud, color and contrast to a discomforting, almost grotesque degree, in order to examine the relationship between an artist and a model, and the psychology of humans. My mission is to create art that provokes feeling and change.
Resume:
Isabela Weeks
606 Beverly Blvd, Upper Darby, PA 19082
135 E 12th st, New York, NY 10003
phone: 6107340412 cell: 4845743588
isabelaweeks@yahoo.com
OBJECTIVE
• A fine artist equipped with an excellent work ethic and capacity to effectively manage creative projects.
SKILLS
• Traditional fine arts skills
• Superb attention to detail
• Digital illustration
• Architectural design
• Passionate about work
• Fast learner
• Adaptable
• Enjoys working with a team
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EXPERIENCE
University of Pennsylvania Archeology and Anthropology Museum library, Philadelphia, PA
volunteer assistant librarian , June 2012-August 2014
• properly organizing material, checking out books, gained experience with archeological illustration and map making
Upper Darby Arts Festival , Drexel Hill, PA
Volunteer, 2011-2014
• Incorporated fine oils and acrylics to create custom murals and paintings. gained experience in customer service.
EDUCATION
Upper Darby High School , Drexel Hill, PA
High School Diploma, August 2010-June 2014
Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
June 2013-July 2013
• Class in figure drawing
• Class in painting
Community College of Philadelphia , Philadelphia, PA
June 2013-August 2013
• Class in theatre
• Class in film photography
Parsons the New School for Design, New York, NY
BFA Fine Arts, May 2019
Eugene Lang the New School for Liberal Arts, New York, NY
BA Psychology , May 2019
