Colorful, Weird, and Wonderful: The Influence of Subculture on the Fashion of the 1960s,
Thesis Project, 2021.


Here are a few photos from my thesis project, Colorful, Weird, and Wonderful: The Influence of Subculture on the Fashion of the 1960s. In my thesis, I look at the history of the Youthquake, Mod, and Hippie subcultures, and using my research, sewed an outfit based on what I had gleaned, trying to make it as period-accurate as possible! I really enjoyed the opportunity to weave fashion history with design, and if you’re interested in giving the thesis a read, it can be found published on PDX Scholar.

2016 EdFoo Electronic Android,
Conductive Thread & Felt, 2016.


Made from laser-cut felt and conductive thread, this little Android was made as a gift for a Google exec that was a big supporter of our high school Maker program. I drafted the felt Android pieces that were then laser cut and sewn to the base layer by machine. The light-up eyes were connected to a battery hidden by the EdFoo 2016 backpack via conductive thread that was handsewn and visible on the back of the Android. A switch in the Android’s right shoulder turned its LED eyes on and off.

For more projects from this class, my Project MAKE student blog is archived here!

Project MAKE, Analy High School.