Upcycling Expert - Annie Temmink

Annie Temmink

Annie completed her BA in sculpture and math from Davidson College in North Carolina, and received a Thomas J Watson Foundation Fellowship to travel independently for twelve months studying fashion and textiles.  From Indonesia to Japan, India to Uganda and Tanzania, she worked with village women, dove through sprawling second-hand markets and explored fashion in the world’s biggest cities and smallest towns.  The scope of her studies took her from preparing plants for organic dyes to exploring the factories that produce clothing for brand name stores.

Much of Annie’s inspiration comes from common or unwanted materials whose wide availability sparked her interest in recycling materials six years ago. Now she transforms repurposed clothing into sculpture for solo exhibitions and larger installations. Her work catches attention including that of trend forecasting companies in New York and private collectors on the east coast. Annie looks forward to blogging about her experiences and showing you how to create fabulous projects (clothing, jewelry and beyond) with materials from Goodwill.

Annie currently designs and makes clothing and accessories (and dances like-a-fool) in Charlottesville, Virginia. To learn more and to see Annie's projects visit: www.artemmink.com

Snow Day Activities

Posted by Jamie Klinger-Krebs on Feb 19, 2014 1:09:00 PM

annie snowday1snowdayWhen a storm is coming, don’t stock up on emergency supplies alone, stock up on Goodwill!  Then if the snow starts to pile, you’ll have plenty of fun things to do!

    1. Think warm thoughts! Get ahead of your spring and summer shopping with some summer accessories from Goodwill. Wearing those bring colors will make the warm
    weather feel a little closer.

    2. Play dress up. Fill a basket with odd shirts and short-suits and a few interesting hats and keep the fun coming.

    snowday3. Oh you say want to go outside? Build a snow bunny! They need scarves and hats from Goodwill, too. And the real fun is out-doing your neighbors with a non-traditional snowman.

        snowday4. Make masks! Pick up beads, small toys, feathers or flowers from Goodwill and go to town. You can attach everything to a piece of cardstock or a brown paper bag with hot glue or tacky glue.Then crank up the emergency radio and break out the dance routine.

        5. Cook! A snow day is a great time to make sweets and savories and to get into the more snowdayadventurous cooking you don’t usually have time for. Make it memorable with fun kitchen accouterment from Goodwill.

          No matter how long the wintery weather keeps you indoors, Goodwill’s got all kinds of fun things to keep you going through the last of the winter months. Look out springtime, with all this activity, winter will be out of here in no time!

           

          Topics: upcycle, Upcycling, Annie Temmink, snow day activities