the start of a collaboration

Hello hello, this is Grace DuVal and Anne Douglas here, introducing our new blog! We just received a 2009-2010 VCU Undergraduate Research Grant and have decided to create a blog where we can swap ideas and share our progress. We'll each be updating here periodically with any inspiration we find, sketches or designs we create, and eventually our finished collection!
Below is a description of our project:

“Eco-Chic: Recycled Fashion In this collaborative project, a Sculpture + Extended Media and a Craft/Material Studies student, marry their love affair with fabric. The central theme of this project will be to take pre-existing fabrics such as curtains, upholstery or sheets from second-hand shops and transform them into new and original fabrics which will then be used to create a collection of one-of-a-kind clothing. The fabric and garment design will be inspired by the aesthetic of antique furniture. Varying dye techniques will be used, as will embellishing with embroidery, beading and buttons. A series of unique garments will be created drawing inspiration from the lines and shapes of intricate furniture.
Grace Johnston, Sculpture + Extended Media
Anne Douglas Shaw, Craft/Material Studies
Award: $1,800
Faculty Mentor: Susan Iverson, Craft/Material Studies”

Stay tuned as our project takes flight!

cheers!
Doulas & DuVal