Sorry for the delay in posts! Life gets busy sometimes with the advent of fall festivities, but I promise to be more on top of my blogging in the upcoming months.
I know we have a post for Austin Fashion Week, but why not feature one of those people as part of my project? It's true. Everyone I talked to had a really successful story to tell me, but one person in particular caught my attention.
Meet Lori Humphrey.
Wearing: F21 shirt; Joe's jeans; Shanghai bracelet
In all honesty, Lori was one of the first people I noticed at the mixer. There was something about her that drew me in. I didn't talk to her until near the end because I was too intimidated. Much to my surprise, she was anything but intimating. Confident? Yes. But intimidating? No. You know one of those people you meet who are so down-to-earth that you can't help but wonder why he/she is talking to you? Well, she's one of those. And you know what's even weirder? I felt a strange familiarity when talking to her. A big part of who she is as a person is who I want to be when I am older and more self-aware.
So what's her story? She makes designer aprons and has a website called Apring Allure . One day, her grandmother brought out aprons, and Lori knew that she wanted to design aprons. Essentially, her aprons are like "lingerie for the kitchen." In fact, her apron collection reminds me of the Dinner Party by Judy Chicago. My art teacher and mentor in high school told me about the plate collection when I used to design clothing in high school. Like each of Judy's plates, each of Lori's aprons represents something different. While Judy's plates represent important women in history, Lori's aprons are a little more personal. I think it's really cool when ordinary people take ordinary things and turn them into extraordinary art. I used to want to make a collection of pillows - each representing a different designer. Who knows. Maybe one day it will happen for me too?
What makes me admire Lori so much more is the fact that she used to work for the Chris Cole School in Austin. Before she could help blind people, she was blindfolded for several weeks. Lori was dropped off somewhere downtown Austin and had to find her way to specific places using the Austin bus system. Personally, I don't think I could do something like this. Even though I want to help people, I think it takes a less selfish me to do what Lori did. At times, Lori experienced sad days and sometimes experienced happy days. One time, everyone had to sit around in a circle and share their stories. Lori remembers one story in particular. A golfer lost his sight after taking a medication that burned his retina. To Lori, life is about buidling relationships. And ... you know what? I can't put it any better. I guess that's why I do this whole blog project with my two partners. I want to meet different people and learn different stories. Most of all, I think it's really cool when people from different backgrounds pursue art.
-Mary
I know we have a post for Austin Fashion Week, but why not feature one of those people as part of my project? It's true. Everyone I talked to had a really successful story to tell me, but one person in particular caught my attention.
Meet Lori Humphrey.
Wearing: F21 shirt; Joe's jeans; Shanghai bracelet
In all honesty, Lori was one of the first people I noticed at the mixer. There was something about her that drew me in. I didn't talk to her until near the end because I was too intimidated. Much to my surprise, she was anything but intimating. Confident? Yes. But intimidating? No. You know one of those people you meet who are so down-to-earth that you can't help but wonder why he/she is talking to you? Well, she's one of those. And you know what's even weirder? I felt a strange familiarity when talking to her. A big part of who she is as a person is who I want to be when I am older and more self-aware.
So what's her story? She makes designer aprons and has a website called Apring Allure . One day, her grandmother brought out aprons, and Lori knew that she wanted to design aprons. Essentially, her aprons are like "lingerie for the kitchen." In fact, her apron collection reminds me of the Dinner Party by Judy Chicago. My art teacher and mentor in high school told me about the plate collection when I used to design clothing in high school. Like each of Judy's plates, each of Lori's aprons represents something different. While Judy's plates represent important women in history, Lori's aprons are a little more personal. I think it's really cool when ordinary people take ordinary things and turn them into extraordinary art. I used to want to make a collection of pillows - each representing a different designer. Who knows. Maybe one day it will happen for me too?
What makes me admire Lori so much more is the fact that she used to work for the Chris Cole School in Austin. Before she could help blind people, she was blindfolded for several weeks. Lori was dropped off somewhere downtown Austin and had to find her way to specific places using the Austin bus system. Personally, I don't think I could do something like this. Even though I want to help people, I think it takes a less selfish me to do what Lori did. At times, Lori experienced sad days and sometimes experienced happy days. One time, everyone had to sit around in a circle and share their stories. Lori remembers one story in particular. A golfer lost his sight after taking a medication that burned his retina. To Lori, life is about buidling relationships. And ... you know what? I can't put it any better. I guess that's why I do this whole blog project with my two partners. I want to meet different people and learn different stories. Most of all, I think it's really cool when people from different backgrounds pursue art.
-Mary
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