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RESUME: http://leopardspots.wordpress.com/resume/
WEBSITE:
http://www.coroflot.com/claire_bushey
Education
Rhode Island School of Design, RISD Providence RI Bachelor of Fine Arts, Apparel Design 2009 RISD Merit Scholarship
Skills
Concept and mood board layout, pattern drafting, draping, tailoring, machine knit construction, machine maintenance
Photoshop, Illustrator, U4ia, InDesign, Prima Vision, Excel, Word
Professional Experience
31 Media/StyleRetail.com
Fashion Blogger for StyleRetail.com
Provide the website with weekly blogs promoting trends and products that will aid the site in launching successfully.
VOmax Techwear, Northampton, MA
Freelance Pattern Maker/Sample Maker
Provide assistance is measuring, speccing, and updating patterns for jerseys, creating missing pattern pieces, as well as creating and filling in spec sheets for domestic production requirements.
Studio 87, Easthampton, MA
Private Tutor/Teacher for Pattern Making and Sewing
Provides professional lessons in pattern making, sewing, tailoring, and fashion drawing. Also provides portfolio preparation for high school juniors and seniors interested in attending art college.
Wilbraham & Monson Academy, Wilbraham, MA
Fashion Drawing Weekend Workshop - February 2010
Provided a drawing workshop for students in which they were taught to draw their own fashion croquis, understand and draw clothing as it falls on the body, pick mood images/inspiration for a collection, and design a four piece cohesive collection from the inspiration.
Nanette Lepore, New York, NY
Intern January - February 2009
Assisted the design team in delivering and sourcing fabrics, trims, beads and other materials to garment district for sample making, updated boards, dyed garments and trim, completed pattern trace offs, assisted in completing garment finishes, and assisted models at Fashion Week.
Apparel Department, RISD Providence, RI
Technician Assistant 2007 - 2009
Maintain machines, train students in proper use of all equipment. Responsible for opening and closing studio. Fully capable of using and troubleshooting sergers, knitting machines, industrial sewing machines, buttonhole, binding, and coverstitch machines.
Residence Life Office, RISD Providence, RI
Pre-College Resident Assistant 2007, 2008
Hired and trained to serve as a mentor and guide to students living on campus. Create programs and activities to promote wellness and balance between personal life and studio practice. Mediate problems, serve as a resource for student questions, and work as a team with other resident assistants and residence life staff.
Continuing Education Office, RISD Providence, RI
Teaching Assistant, Pre-College Program 2007, 2008
Assist the instructor and teach basic knowledge of the apparel industry, drawing, and aid in the construction of final garments. Assist in grading projects, preparing presentations for assignments, and assist in class critiques.
Admissions Office, RISD Providence, RI
Tour Guide 2006
Promote RISD through a tour of campus buildings and knowledge of RISD disciplines, social activities, and academic offerings.
Studio Experience
Tee Shirt Screen Printing, RISD Providence RI
Designed graphic images to be printed by hand on garments through the process of screen-printing. Skilled in the process of developing screens through photo emulsion, the use of waterbased and plastisol ink and cmyk color separation.
Published Illustrations
Basics The AVA Series: Fashion Drawing. John Hopkins. Colouring and rendering, page 106.
