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IN THE ATELIER: CHATTING WITH JOANNE WANG
What attracted you to work as a teacher for Fashion Sustainability Design? Sustainability is at the forefront of my art practice and I'm always hoarding scraps of materials to see what else can be created from them. I also have a background working for large fashion brands creating visual displays for their retail locations and have witnessed the horrors of the entire fashion industry. Since then, I've made an effort to only shop secondhand, critique society's overconsumption and our capitalist system through my art, and learn how to upcycle my own garments of clothing through embroidery, mending, and alterations. I've been shopping at SCRAP for years and when I found out about their Sustainable Fashion Design program, I knew I had to get involved. I wanted to spread awareness about the fast fashion industry while inspiring kids to be creative and resourceful with the clothes they already have!
What’s your favorite part of the job? My favorite part of the job is watching my students marvel at their own work. I encourage the kids to model their projects at the end of classes and it's so fun to see them proud of their new garment and skills!
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