PSA: #MyTealTicket for Food Allergies

Meet Katie Parkins, 14, creator of MyTealTicket.

In her own words:
"My name is Katie Parkins, and I am 14 years old. I was first diagnosed with life-threatening food allergies when I was 3. Since then, I have found it challenging to eat at restaurants due to my food allergies. When I was twelve, I came up with the idea of MyTealTicket.
MyTealTicket is a restaurant order form that alerts the staff of your specific food allergies. MyTealTicket was launched in July of 2017. Since then, I have been presenting at FARE (Food Allergy Research and Education) Teen Summits, being interviewed on WGN, NEWSY, WTMJ, appearing in Allergic Living Magazine, and other media outlets."

GIVE BACK
When you use MyTealTicket, you are protecting yourself, and you are raising money and awareness for food allergy research. Part of the proceeds go to FARE.

[I'm using copy sent by a PR firm]

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DIY Yarn from Old Tees with Frau Fiber

Last week I finally had my first Frau Fiber experience!
It was GREAT!
I'm all excited about turning reject garments into yarn that I can use to make new fiber creations.
(I'm leaning toward weaving).

The event transpired at the California African American Museum coinciding with the Shinique Smith exhibition Refuge (more on that, if I can find the time). Some people upcycled tees into tote bags. I made yarn.

Here's how:

Cut off the hem. Turn tee inside out, fold so you see both seams (if you have side seams).

Cut across the tee through the seam CLOSER to you. DO NOT cut the other seam.

Closeup of cuts.

Pull tee apart so you can see remaining seam spine. (Some did this on their arm).

Cut DIAGONALLY from one cut to the next across the "spine".
This will give you a continuous strip of "yarn".

Pull the "yarn taut to get it to curl (only works with jersey. Not interlock, I discovered).

The "yarn"!

 Do the same process with the sleeves, or cut in a spiral after you cut off the hem.

My tee yarn and leftover bits.

I also did the same with lounge pants:

One leg's worth of yarn.

Two balls of yarn and the leftover bits.

Here's the start of what I'm making (pay no attention to that cat):

He's lying on a stripe that will match nicely. It was in a random pile in the living room and caught my eye.

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2018 Oscar Nomination Costumes at FIDM

Here are costumes from films nominated for the 2018 Oscars, on exhibit at the FIDM Museum until April 7, 2018.
Shown in the order that I saw them!

The Greatest Showman, designer: Ellen Mirojnick

Girls Trip, designer: Danielle Hollowell

Thor: Ragnarok, designer: Mayes C. Rubeo

Wonder Woman, designer: Lindy Hemming

Blade Runner 2049, designer: Renee April

Phantom Thread, designer: Mark Bridges

Phantom Thread

Phantom Thread

Okja, designer: Catherine George and Se-yeon Choi

Battle of the Sexes, designer: Mary Zophres

Battle of the Sexes, detail of jacket

I, Tonya, designer: Jennifer Johnson

Pitch Perfect 3, designer: Salvador Perez

Pitch Perfect 3

Pitch Perfect 3

Wonderstruck, designer: Sandy Powell

It, designer: Janie Bryant

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Slow Clothing and Mending at #CAFAM

Yesterday, I attended two related events at the Craft and Folk Art Museum that I found very transformative.

Here is what I took:

My huipil with the shredded shoulder and a [way too large a] pile of possible fabrics for patching.

Here is some of what I took in:
From Kath and Kim of The Possibility Project

From Ruth Katzenstein Souza

Along with her short slide lecture, Ruth brought along some examples of her Visible Mending to inspire us:

Jeans

Vest back and detail

Sweater (shown sideways)

I could have sat and stared at Ruth's huipil for a long time...

But it was time to get stitching!

I opted for the panty with a print that I designed and red embroidery floss.

Done! I call this Chaos Stitching -- decisions made in a flash, permission granted to dive right into it.

One of my main reasons for attending was to sit around a table with a bunch of others, stitching.

It was as wonderful as I'd hoped.

Feeling mended!

Final quote from Ruth:

Thank you so much, Kath, Kim, Ruth, and CAFAM!

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What To Wear To Hang an Art Show

I'm kidding.
It's a dirty, unglamorous job -- wear comfortable clothing and sturdy shoes (because you might drop a hammer on your foot. Not that I did, but it was a definite possibility).

It would have been A LOT more difficult without the help of this guy, Severo.

Start with an empty space.

Rough arrangement of the art.

Pressing the giant wall hanging.

#dailytruck x 313 is hung!

In progress. 

I tasked Severo with hanging all the framed pieces.

Then he mounted my show lettering. I'm afraid of heights and I hate climbing on that green ladder.

Severo switched out all the old, nasty, halogen lights to LCDs. He insisted on doing it. I'm glad!

What I wore. My "art" huipil.
This became a "studio" garment after I sat in a big blob of pine pitch one summer in Idyllwild.
It's a very loose weave, so is ideal more hot, messy situations.

Done, as much as possible -- I was still waiting on 20 pieces to arrive from the photo lab.

REALLY HAPPY about finishing. It was 11pm.

 The art arrived Tuesday and I installed the rest on Wednesday morning before work.

Almost the same outfit minus sturdy shoes.

3 rows is better than 1 row.

This time I'm really done.

Panorama of the #dailytruck section of the exhibition

#mycommute
July 11 - August 5, 2017

TAG Gallery
5458 Wilshire Blvd, LA, CA 90036

Reception: Saturday, July 15, 5-8pm
Artist Panel Discussion: Saturday, August 5, 3pm

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