Margot and I taught a class recently to the 32 incredibly creative people at the Peninsula Wearable Arts Guild in Campbell, CA. "Wearable Art" is one-of-a-kind artistically created or embellished (sewn, painted, woven, beaded, embroidered, appliqued, dyed, sculpted -- you name it!) clothing, jewelry, hats, shoes and handbags. There are nearly 200 members who meet monthly to show their creations and learn new techniques.
Examples of wearable art by the members of the Peninsula Wearable Art Guild
One of those members -- and the only man who took our class -- is Philip Gust, who is the editor of the online magazine The Virtual Costumer, and a talented costumer himself. Phil got everyone organized at the end of the class and took photos of the finished products. Thank you so much, Phil! What a huge help that was. Margot and I were essential headless chickens running about come tear-down time.
Here is a gallery of shoes and bags people painted and embellished that day -- in a mere three-hour class! In gratitude to Phil, we'll start off with his opal-painted Steve Madden loafers. He even thought to take a before picture of them! (Alas, I am not sure which artist created which of the other shoes-- sorry!)
I could only post a few, but feel free to browse the full web album! The afternoon was a whirlwind of creativity. And, even though Margot and I both were dead (wo)men walking by the end of the day, the students made it an amazing experience! You guys ROCK!
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