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Anna Niklova captures the swagger of “extravagant” socks and mismatched footwear
When Anna Niklova (Illustration ’18), notices an appealing flash of color in a passerby’s outfit, she is quick to offer a compliment. In her senior year she began noticing a less subtle trend. Call it accessories grandstanding. “Funky, colorful socks with all kinds of patterns came into vogue, often with footwear adapted to show off…
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Chelsea Exploration for Textile Inspiration
Fabric Styling BFA students come from a variety of majors and not all have the painting experience that Professor Sara Petitt finds important for creating original fabric designs. Students painting from inspiration cards before translating to Bristol paper and digital scanning “I want students to be able to scan painted and drawn images into the…
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Michaela Lawson deconstructs Kendrick Lamar Grammy album
Photography student Michaela Lawson was struck last August by inspiration so strong for Kendrick Lamar’s Grammy album Damn that she was compelled to “speak her truth” about it. Unintimidated by the album’s stature, she became part of an informal community of artists independently responding to it. “My photography is not only inspired by the visual…
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From Jacquard to Pointcarre: Back to the Looming Future
There’s a great story behind the groupings of textile samples now on display in the Feldman Center fifth floor hallway. The swatches, with their 3D texture, have themes, style and color suitable for upholstery or apparel. Woven samples like these are used for student portfolios and as selling tools by the industry. Textile Surface Design…
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“She sits beside me like a silhouette”
As told to by fourth semester photography student Haleigh Foray: It’s my job as a photographer to make my subject feel comfortable and real in front of the camera. Yet I wasn’t able to feel that way myself as a subject. How could I ask someone to do that for me? During a six-week project…