Articles


“The Lost Art of Garment Grooming Series Part 3: Modern Athleisure”

SENE Fibershed

July Issue, 2022

http://senefibershed.org/blog/

“The Lost Art of Garment Grooming Series Part 2: Cashmere and Fine Woolens”

SENE Fibershed

May Issue, 2022

http://senefibershed.org/blog/

“The Lost Art of Garment Grooming Series Part 1: The Overcoat and the Brush”

SENE Fibershed

April Issue, 2022

http://senefibershed.org/blog/

“The Intelligent Treatment Of Clothing - Reed McLaren on the sustainable wardrobe”

Motif Magazine

March Issue, 2020

https://motifri.com/sustainablewardrobe/


Led and Participated


Well Worn Workshop

Workshop

Botanic Providence - Providence, Rhode Island

May 2, 2024

The Ties That Bind

Workshop

Mad Dog Studios - Providence, Rhode Island

April 13, 2023

Artist Meet and Greet - The Sustainable Wardrobe

Presentation and Discussion

Mad Dog Studios - Providence, Rhode Island

March 16, 2023

S.O.S. - Save Our Sweaters!

Workshop

The Nest PVD - Providence, Rhode Island

April 14, 2022

Clothing Care: A Heart-to-Heart Roundtable and Hands-on Workshop

Lecture, Workshop and Community Discussion

The Nest PVD - Providence, Rhode Island

January 25th, 2022

S.O.S. - Save Our Sweaters!

Workshop

Bloom Collective - Providence, Rhode Island

October 24, 2021

Sweater Care and Repair with DIY Sweater Comb and Needle Felting

Virtual Lecture and Demonstration

Hera Gallery - Wakefield, Rhode Island

February 20, 2021

The Lost Art of Garment Grooming and Sustainable Clothing Care 

Lecture and Workshop

Worcester Center for Crafts - Worcester, Massachusetts 

February 15, 2020

The Future of Fashion Forum: Sustainability Awareness 

Panelist and Exhibitor

Bryant University Fashion Forum

Bryant University - Smithfield, Rhode Island

April 20, 2019

The Lost Art of Garment Grooming and Mending in the Modern Age 

Presentation and Demonstration

Program in conjunction with Repair and Design Futures Exhibit

Rhode Island School of Design Museum - Providence, Rhode Island

February 3, 2019

Darning a French Work Smock

A Work In Progress Installation - Darning a Conversation through our “French Grey”

Program in conjunction with Repair and Design Futures Exhibit

Rhode Island School of Design Museum - Providence, Rhode Island

January 31, 2019

Repair: Work as a Revisioning Process with WARP Collective

Honorary WARP Collective Member Participant - Completed repairs and documented event

Program in conjunction with Repair and Design Futures Exhibit

Rhode Island School of Design Museum - Providence, Rhode Island

October 6 and 7, 2018

The Origin of Linen, Cashmere Silk and the Art of Garment Grooming 

Lecture and Demonstration

Rhode Island Sewing Network - East Greenwich, Rhode Island

December 5, 2017


Attended


The Zapotec Tour - Crafts of Teotitlán del Valle

Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico

October 5, 2023

Silk Repair with Molly Martin

TOAST Virtual Workshop Series

London, United Kingdom

February 23, 2022

Fast Fashion Forum: The Gen Z - Fast Fashion Paradox

The Nest - Providence, Rhode Island

November 17, 2021

Caring For Your Clothes - Online Talk with Orsola de Castro of Fashion Revolution, Zenzie Tinker Conservation, Hikaru Noguchi, Flora Collingwood-Norrs and Ýr Jóhannsdóttir

Selvedge Magazine Virtual Talk Series

London, United Kingdom

October 20, 2021

Fiber Jewelry Workshop

Jodi Colella - International Exhibitor and Fiber Art Teacher

Snow Farm - Berkshires, Massachusetts

August 5- 8, 2021

Textiles from Home: Mend-A-Long

Center for Design and Material Culture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Textiles from Home: Local Crafts, Global Conversations Virtual Series

March 14, 2021

Visible Mending & Natural Dyes 2- Day Workshop

Katrina Rodabaugh - Author of Mending Matters

Plant Work Shop - Cape Cod, Massachusetts

August 31- September 1, 2019

Slow Fashion Retreat 2019 - Draft / Mend / Dye

Pattern Drafting - Cal Patch - Hodge Podge Farm / Visible Mending - Jessica Marquez - Miniature Rhino / Natural Dying - Liz Spencer - The Dogwood Dyer / Mentorship - Amy Dufault - Sustainable Fashion Writer and Consultant

A Gathering of Stitches

College of the Atlantic - Bar Harbor, Maine

July 14-19, 2019

Textile History “Pop-Up”

Exhibition and Round-Table Discussion

A Gathering of Stitches

College of the Atlantic - Bar Harbor, Maine

July 16, 2019

In-office Discussion and URI Textile Department Collection Tour

Linda Welters - Professor of Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design, University of Rhode Island. Contributing author : “The Fashion of Sustainability”, in Sustainable Fashion: Why now? A conversation exploring issues, practices, and possibilities, 2008and co-author of Fashion History : A Global View, 2018.

Linda Welter’s Office and Textile Department

Quinn Hall

University of Rhode Island - Kingston, Rhode Island

June 5, 2019

Mending as an Act of Rebellion Workshop

Kate Sekules - Historian, Author of Mend! A Refashioning Manual and Manifesto, and creator of sites Visible Mending and Refashioner 

Program in conjunction with Repair and Design Futures Exhibit 

Rhode Island School of Design Museum - Providence, Rhode Island

May 19, 2019

Wool in the Making - Gallery Conversation and Studio Workshop

Program in conjunction with Repair and Design Futures Exhibit

Rhode Island School of Design Museum - Providence, Rhode Island

April 20, 2019

Meditative Mending

Christina Bevilacqua

Program in conjunction with Repair and Design Futures Exhibit

Rhode Island School of Design Museum - Providence, Rhode Island

January 26, 2019

Pattern in Textiles Workshop

Sarah Campbell of Collier Campbell Designs & Selvedge Magazine

Château Dumas - Montauban, France

August 11-18, 2018

Woad Dyeing Workshop

Denise Lambert - Woad Expert and Founder of Blue de Lectoure

Château Dumas Grounds - Montauban, France

August 15, 2018

Sashiko Stitching Workshop

Atsushi Futatsuya - 3rd Generation Sashiko Master, Upcycle Stitches, LLC 

Tribeca - New York, NY

April 22, 2018



Travels



Cochineal and the Tradition of Native Red in Mexico

Oaxaca - Mexico

October 2023

Discovering Native Textiles and Textures

Santa Fe - New Mexico

September 2019

Rummaging for French Homespun Linen 

Occitanie Region - France

August 2018

Collecting Indigenous-Made Wares

Cultural Survival Bazaar

Tiverton - Rhode Island

August 2018 

Searching for Madras Cotton in Traditional Gwada Fashion

Guadeloupe - French Guiana

March 2018

On the Hunt for Hidden Gems in the “Paris of the North” 

Montreal - Canada

May 2017


Collection



THE HOUSE OF AMA - Exquisite natural material vintage apparel collection

Founder

2016 - Present

Lola Fashion Boutique Collection Installation

Providence, Rhode Island

June 2017 - June 2018

Restored by Design Collection Installation

Providence, Rhode Island

June 2016 - July 2016

Newport, Rhode Island

July 2016 - January 2017

The Future of Fashion Forum: Sustainability Awareness Fashion Show

Sustainable Fashion Collection Runway Presenter

Bryant Fashion Forum

Bryant University - Smithfield, Rhode Island

April 20, 2019

Fashion Week RI Season II

Runway Collection Presenter

The Mint Gallery - Bristol, Rhode Island

February 25, 2017

Sturbridge Vintage Fashion and Textile Show 

Booth Exhibitor

Host Hotel - Sturbridge, Massachusetts

September 2017, May 2018, September 2018

Urban Vintage Bazaar

Booth Exhibitor

The Arcade - Providence, Rhode Island

October 2016, April 2017, October 2017, April 2018

Cashmere & Cocoa

Sensory Installation and Exhibition

Mind2Body Pilates Studio - Providence, Rhode Island

December 16, 2017

A Little Bazaar

Booth Exhibitor

Mill No. 5  - Lowell, Massachusetts

November 4, 2017

SoWa Vintage Market

Booth Exhibitor

SoWa Art and Design District - Boston, Massachusetts 

August 20, 2017

SheShe - A Spectacular Ladies Night Out at the Blithewold Mansion

Booth Exhibitor

Blithewold Mansion - Bristol, Rhode Island

June 29, 2017

Lola Fashion Boutique Window Installation

Providence, Rhode Island 

June, 2017

Mill Gypsies Midwinter Mingle

Booth Exhibitor

Hope Artiste Village - Pawtucket, Rhode Island

March 5, 2017

Cashmere & Cocoa

Sensory Installation and Exhibitor

Flipp Salon and Apothecary - Providence, Rhode Island

December 11, 2016

Makers and Merchants Sidewalk Sale

Wickenden Street - Providence, Rhode Island

September 10, 2016

RI Creative Magazine Makers Event

Booth Exhibitor 

Park Theatre - Cranston, Rhode Island

June 25, 2016


 Collaborated


 

Limited Edition Reclaimed Exotic Wood Sweater Combs

Designed and Developed - Reed McLaren and Marc Zajac, Hand-Crafted - Marc Zajac

2017 - 2018