Mel Williams
Item
- Title
- Mel Williams
- Pronouns
- she/they
- Website
- https://www.mel-williams.me
- Social Media
- https://www.instagram.com/mx.mel_istrying/
- Medium
- Other
- Description
- I do both machine- and hand-mending, and teaching mending courses. I'm a fiber artist and sculptor, and also manage a natural dyes garden.
- Bio
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I’m a teaching artist in fashion, fiber arts, printmedia and sustainability. As an educator, I focus on sustainable creative, daily living practices for beginners and for people looking to dive deeper into their own projects and ideas.
Something I keep going back to in my own work and while I’m teaching is that I care deeply about what happens to people individually, and I care about us as a collective. People seem more divided than ever, but in reality these divisions have been with us a long time, and this is true across our planet. We have some radical work to do to heal – to repair, to transform, and restore. I believe this practice of mending and restoring in the material world has direct applications to what we consider to be non-material, too: our relationships, our society, our collective responsibility.
My specialties are mending garments, fashion construction, and printmaking for fiber + textiles. In addition, I help people to build on their design and writing skills for local entrepreneurship and community organizing projects. I’m trying to find out how all of this works together for the greatest impact in creating a sustainable and just world – coming together and sharing expertise, holding on to what works, and transforming what needs to change.
I’m originally from the Midwest, and found my new home along the front range in Colorado. Please check my socials for upcoming classes and events, and contact me if you have questions or requests for workshops. - Accepts commissions
- occasional
- Teaches
- Yes
- City or Region
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
- Item sets
- Menders
This item was submitted on August 3, 2022 by [anonymous user] using the form “Application Form for Menders” on the site “Visible Mending”: https://visiblemending.org/s/world
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