As the
Critic of one of the Spring 2013 Graduating Classes, I was delighted to give
the Critic Award to a student who more than deserved to get it. Hoon Hwa Na,
the winner, did incredible work creating an absolutely outstanding garment. The
design idea as well as the execution and her overall work ethic were simply
excellent. I was ensured that I chose the right person when the whole class
confirmed my decision with applause.
Seven more
of my students' designs got chosen by the judges to be shown as great examples
of the class's work during the Fashion Design AAS Exhibition at FIT.
Among
those students are
Natasha
Bookal, Haley Danzig, Angely De Aza, Glenys Nadia,
Brittany Soto, Pearl Sun,
and Briana
Williams
Many more students who didn't get
chosen also created wonderful garments and amazed me with their skills and
attitude. Often enough I thought "WOW,
this is 8th semester work, but HEY, they are just in their 4th". I loved to work with each and
everyone.
The
inspiration and this semester's theme was based on "Andy
Warhol and the 1960s".
For me, it was very important to approach the goal very openly to be able to find out where talent was hidden. And, as we could see, it got interpreted in many different ways. The students proofed that they were able to go new, different, unexplored, maybe even inconvenient, exciting, and sometimes very challenging ways. I feel that it is just amazing, where a design idea, combined with several other factors, as may be heritage, environmental or interpersonal influences, can bring us.
For me, it was very important to approach the goal very openly to be able to find out where talent was hidden. And, as we could see, it got interpreted in many different ways. The students proofed that they were able to go new, different, unexplored, maybe even inconvenient, exciting, and sometimes very challenging ways. I feel that it is just amazing, where a design idea, combined with several other factors, as may be heritage, environmental or interpersonal influences, can bring us.
The Critic Award Winner Hoon Hwa Na with FIT President Joyce F. Brown, Fashion Design Chairperson Colette L. Wong, and me
me, telling everybody how proud I was
