Sustainable Fashion Design

Emma Rae Armstrong is a native San Franciscan artist and Costume Designer. Her drive for exploration and attention to detail contributes to her enthusiasm for making the impossible - possible. 

Over the past two years she has taught for SCRAP’s, Sustainable Fashion Design program. She’s worked with children of all ages, making their design’s come to life while they learn sewing foundations and how to use up-cycled materials to create clothes. She continues to find the most creativity working with recycled unconventional materials, coming up with new ways to bring art into San Francisco’s community. 

Emma is a CalArts Alum, she graduated in 2022 with a BFA in Experience Design, Production Design with a focus in Costume Design. After graduating she has continued to focus on designing for local Bay Area performers and LGBTQIA+ artists while educating others on sustainable fashion practices. 

Lucy is a San Francisco Textile Artist and Educator devoted to building a safe environment where everyone can enjoy and explore their culture through all forms of art while empowering them with the skills and knowledge to bring their visions to life. She has explored many art mediums, from metal arts, illustration, painting, fashion, and fiber arts, to nail art. Over the past decade, she has focused on all aspects of fashion design and construction. She has shared her skills and knowledge with people of all ages and experiences in San Francisco. 

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Joanne Wang is an artist and educator based in Oakland, CA. Utilizing abstract embroidery, mixed media, and secondhand textiles, her art practice is centered around processes that investigate the invisible themes of labor, time, waste, and gender that are embedded within the fabric of our consumer society. Through textile art, soft sculpture, and upcycled clothing, Joanne’s work is an abstract exploration of the connections between forgotten and discarded materials, consumerism, and our beautiful planet Earth.

Joanne has a BA in both Art and Biology from UC Santa Cruz. She currently works as an arts educator and freelance installation artist, creating sustainable custom art and decor for businesses and events. 

Ariana Martinez-Cruz is a fiber, textile, embroidery artist. Her textile and visual art work has been featured at Brava Theater, the Annual SF Carnaval parade,Galería de la Raza, Mission Cultural Center and the Latino Cultural Center in Dallas, TX as well as many artisan markets throughout San Francisco. Sewing and creating since the age of six exploring and pursuing knowledge in all forms of fashion, design, garment construction, textile creation and embroideryart. Current creator of Sew Frisco a wearable thread art brand inspired by memories and life growing up in San Francisco through hand embroidered iron on patches and pins. She shares her love of sewing through various community workshops from hand sewing to creating costumes.