Feminist Fashion: Craft Jam By Lauren Esqueda

Art has always been a big part of my life. Ever since I was a child, I have expressed myself through dance, music and the arts. I have danced since the age of three and have always been excited to perform on stage. At the same time, I have enjoyed learning about different art mediums. I live in Mineral Point, where Shake Rag Alley’s

Judith Francisca Baca was born on September 20, 1946 in Los Angeles, California to Valentino Marcel and Ortensia Baca. Her father, Valentino, was not in the picture, so she was raised by her mother, grandmother, and two aunts. Coming from a Spanish speaking family, Baca struggled in school, but maybe her struggling was a good thing. Due to her problems with speaking, Baca’s teacher made her sit at her desk and paint, which sparked her interest in art. She attended California State University at Northridge to obtain her bachelor’s degree. Then she went back to her high school, Bishop Alemany High School, to teach. That is where she got together “ethnically diverse” students and painted a mural. Her teaching job did not last long. Her next job was in Los Angeles in a traveling program for artists to teach at different schools. But one even that sparked her art life was exploring the Mexican muralist tradition. She was inspired by different books she read about them and traveled to Mexico to take classes in mural techniques and materials. When she returned to Los Angeles, she began her Citywide Project. She supervised and

Alyssa communicated her passion in life to work with in an art café. On discussing the art, she wished to hold in the café, she mentioned painting and sculptures. Therefore, Alyssa may benefit from engaging in some art/craft

I chose to do my research on a local ceramics artist named Heather Dahl. After interviewing Heather, I have learned a lot about her past and in addition, I believe that I've learned some helpful knowledge for myself going into the future. Heather Dahl grew up in Winnipeg and moved to Yarrow when she was 14 years old. Later on in life she moved to Vancouver and now has a studio here which was funded in 2007 called dahlhaus art. Heather believes that the environment she grew up in had an impact on herself as an artist, but personal experience, aesthetic and many more aspects also play a role in her story as well. She knew that she wanted to have a career in the arts by grade 9, but in the beginning she had always thought that she would become

Anai Harley is a Florida native and a 2015 graduate from Bennett College. Anai attained her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing and Management. Though Ms. Harley majored in Business, she’s always been a lover of all things artistic. In high school she always took painting, fashion, and pottery classes. Fall semester of her junior year in college, she really discovered her true gift as an artist when she enrolled in a Painting and Printmaking class while studying abroad in Cyprus. In that Painting & Printmaking class her final project required her to make wall displaying with a variety on paintings. Following graduation Anai aspires to eventually open her own Art Gallery and continue to share her art

The wayback-background begins with two very understanding and supportive non-artsy parents that stocked their house full of every pencil, marker, and paint set imaginable. Jessica grew up knowing she wanted to do something art related for a living but had no idea what graphic design was until Sophomore year of college. She took an intro course and was hooked. Design was satisfying in a completely different way than fine art—everything was like a puzzle you had to solve. As a nineteen-year-old from Nowheresville, Pennsylvania who lived a relatively charmed existence, she didn’t feel like she had much to “express” yet. Being able to think and execute artwork on the behalf of others—to address their needs rather than her own—was a giant “Eureka!” moment.

In this ambitious work, Sarah Thornton opens to doors to the art world and anyone is welcome to enter. The organization of Seven Days in the Art World allows the reader to easily follow Thornton as she experiences the art world from buying, selling, to creating art. Seven Days in the Art World delivers an entertaining account and perspective on the art world. This book is an excellent resource for not only students, educators, and art enthusiasts, but also those who don 't know a thing about the art world. In reviewing this book, the principal criteria included detailed information on each location Thornton visited giving any reader a sense of belonging through detail, explaining art terminology, and connecting the locations she visits one another in various ways. Although Thornton changes her tone toward the middle of the book and an artist contradicts himself making parts of the book confusing, these problems are only a minor distraction to the story being told.

“Fashion is about Fantasy and not everybody’s fantasy is to be 6ft tall and white” ( Bratskier, 2008,52). The fashion industry has enchanted many minds and hearts over the years. Models such as Naomi Campbell, Tyra Banks, and Alek Wek rose to stardom in the 80’s and paved a path for other models of color. Natalie Laughlin and Sophie Dahl did the same for plus sized models; however, not much has changed and the fashion industry has remained predominantly tall thin and white. In Rachel Berry’s essay, The Fashion Industry Free to Be an Individual, she is evaluating two shoe ads on how they display the models’ personalities. Berry praises these ads because she thinks that allowing models to show their personalities is important because it will let young girls know that they can express themselves and be beautiful through fashion without having to worry about following the trends. I disagree with this in part. I think that before we even consider the idea of ads expressing a model’s personality the problem of diversity in the fashion industry needs to be tackled first. Not having a wide array of diversity in ethnicity and body type promotes racial stereotyping and makes it hard for young women to relate to women who don’t look like them.

Humans have a long history of expressing ourselves through medium for varying reasons that have not always had to do with survival. We as a species have continued to try and portray our visons from inside the mind to the tangible world for our fellow beings by using drawings. There are a multitude of ways that the mind can reach our world. Some ways are seen as more familiar than others. If there are more familiar ways, then there is also a less familiar way. The fine arts such as art are what separates a satirical essay from a Grecian statue. Jeanette Winterson examines what art means to in our larger society and how to learn to truly appreciate and experience art.

A young girl in Mumbai, India spent her days at her babysitter where she happily played with an assortment of art supplies. At an age many kids play with action figures and dolls; young Ketaki Pokeyar was already exploring and enjoying the world of artistic expression. These early experiences with the arts and the support of her parents is what spurred a life-long passion for all forms of art and her career as an artist of many mediums.

Today 's American women are following centuries old traditions of rebelling against society 's outlook on women around. Earlier in America 's history, it was unheard of for a woman to be in both the public and domestic sphere. Women were forced to spend most of their life in the domestic sphere, and wear ridiculous clothes everyday. For a long time, women have been degraded and pushed around, causing women to initial movements to change the way society treats women. In America, "the land of the free", women have to fight for their equal rights. Reformers, such as Fanny Wright, Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Amelia Bloomer and many more have done so through their actions, and speeches. Nevertheless, in recent times fashion

Thus, the importance of providing alternative non-verbal methods to communicate is critical (Stewart, 2004). Eleonora’s plan is targeted to bring attention and awareness to herself and feelings of agitation and irritation. By providing the therapeutic goal of finding pleasure in artmaking to reduce these feelings of frustration and isolation, she can begin to feel empowered by her enjoyment. Not only will art-making build and exercise her dexterity it will empower her as an individual who is capable of creating again. Art therapy allows people the opportunity to grow and evolve (Charron, 2001). These creations will be able to serve as a reminder and a comfort that will bring her pleasure. Additionally, these works of art can be given to her children to assure her legacy will never be forgotten and she can be eternally in

Art is a form of expression that can break barriers all over the world. Art can break racial, educational and even language barriers. In addition, art can take many forms, like sculptures, paintings, and even collages and they are all a form of self-expression. Artists create pieces of art to communicate their happiness and even their fears and darkest secrets, without having to vocalize their feelings. Art transcends time, and it’s so powerful that sometimes it can leave people speechless. Art is not about how pretty or flawless it can be, it’s about what it can make the spectators feel. Whether it’s a video or even a magazine collage, as long as the piece incites emotion it is art. The art piece, What Is and What Could Be created by Aida

It is important to understand Antoni’s background and process of making art. She is a sculptor, photographer, performance artist, and installation artist. Born in Freeport, Bahamas in 1964, she had an interest in art at a young age. Antoni went to Sarah Lawrence College for her B.A. and continued her education Rhode Island School of Design for her MFA (Janine Antoni WEbsiTE). Her work is known nationally and internationally she has impacted the feminist art scene in the 1980’s to 2000’s and continues to work. She is known for her unusual processes and using her body as a tool for making art and the source in which her meaning

The first drawing is untitled. It depicts the back of a Holly Hobby girl jumping in the air with joy and freedom. She is free. There are no fears, no anxiety just the empty void of space surrounding her. In her world there is no daytime or nighttime. I drew this picture while I was still in elementary school. All of my drawings I did as a child were of little girls playing and having fun. It was imperative that I created a space were this little girl could play, be liberated and not worry about coming off the page into my world. The series of drawings I did as a child allowed me to have my moment of space and freedom within the constraint of my room. As I prepared to write this paper and observed my childhood drawings, I understand more now how art saved me. The drawing of the Holly Hobby girl on old faded vanilla paper is not just a drawing; she is my friend. We laughed, played and cried together. We had slumber and tea parties together. When everybody left me alone in the house she kept me company and when my parents started fighting we had our secret hiding place. German poet and playwright Friedrich Schiller stated, “Art is the daughter of freedom,” then art is my avatar for freedom.