Join the Guild Hall Teen Arts Council (GHTAC), Mind Offline, Surfrider Foundation, and artist, Scott Bluedorn for Recover, Repurpose, Recycle: A Day of Eco-Friendly Crafting!
The day features a series of drop-in workshops and activities focused on sustainability and upcycling for families, teens, and adults. Workshops/Activities include:
CLOTHING SWAP & DIY FASHION
Exchange your unwanted clothes for something new. You are invited to “swap” up to ten items of clothing, then, with the aid of designer, Jade Ford-Jathan, add some patchwork, embroidery design, or whatever else you fancy.
We ask that you please bring gently worn clothing, shoes, accessories, etc. for the swap. Stained or damaged items will not be accepted.
PAPER-MAKING & FLOWER PRINTS
Led by Nicole Delma of Mind Offline. Materials are provided, but participants are encouraged to bring reusable cardboard, paper bags, egg cartons, juice cartons, etc.
ASSEMBLAGE
Using the items found from the Surfrider Beach Cleanup, Scott Bluedorn will facilitate an Assemblage workshop. Participants are encouraged to bring materials from their own beach clean ups or from recycled materials found at home.
All workshops are held outside in the Guild Hall Gardens. Attendants will monitor capacities and physical-distancing protocols. Registration is suggested.
ABOUT GHTAC
The Guild Hall Teen Arts Council is a group of motivated and creative young people working to inspire their peers to develop a passion for and voice within the contemporary visual, literary, and performing arts, and to advance their own creativity through devising, producing, and participating in creative interactions, public programs, and unique events.
ABOUT MIND OFFLINE
Mind Offline’s (MO) mission is to reconnect people with their innate drive to create, and to the undeniable joy that comes from developing one’s analog faculties. In a world where false stimuli surround us—influencing our priorities, our use of time, thoughts and even our moods—we are here to help you navigate back offline. In doing so, we trust you will find a meaningful, persistent connection to the physical world around you and will discover a purpose that goes beyond what you have become accustomed to in the digital world.
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Scott Bluedorn
Artist, illustrator and designer Scott Bluedorn works in various media, including painting, drawing, print process, collage and found object assemblage. Drawing inspiration from cultural anthropology, primitivism, and nautical tradition, Bluedorn distills imagery that speaks to the collective unconscious, especially through myth and visual story-telling - a world he conjures as “maritime cosmology”.
Born Southampton, NY 1986
Lives and works in East Hampton, NY
BFA School of Visual Arts, NYC 2009 -
Jade Ford-Jathan
I'm Jade, a self-taught seamstress and creative designer. Fashion design dates back for me watching my grandmother perfectly piece her "look of the day" together which was always full of color. Her bold love for prints and patterns would later be my foundation and love, influencing my career and outlook in life. My love for vintage clothing and reworking items is what lead me down my creative path in fashion. Working with many big and small designers and brands as a stylist and visual merchandiser began my fixation on how garments come together but it was truly living in Brooklyn, NY, 13 years, that fine-tuned my eye and openly gave me permission to create and cultivate my own design space and rules in this massive industry.
I have been in the fashion industry 15 years & working independently for 4 years. I operate a creative design company Citizens & Heirs, where I design custom camouflage & denim jackets, up-cycle items, & service local boutiques by fulfilling their unique sewing needs. My love for vintage clothing allows me to work with vintage boutiques and shoppers doing alterations and repairs on their much-cherished items. I truly understand the need of personalization and really thread that into all my projects.
Currently, I am residing with my husband Elvis and creating in East Hampton, NY. Being here has offered me the opportunity to expand Citizen's & Heirs, birth my baby Sew You Right, while working with the flourishing boutiques in the area in need of alterations, tailoring services, and more.