Donna

Mixed Media Artist & STEM Educator

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About Donna

Donna is an enthusiastic mixed media artist and educator with extensive experience in art, STEM, writing, and various creative outlets. Her passion lies in exploring different materials and processes, transforming found objects through painting, collage, printmaking, photography, and sculpture. Donna’s teaching philosophy revolves around empowering students to communicate through creative self-expression, fostering a healthy and enriching classroom environment. With a rich background in both 2D and 3D design, mechanics, robotics, and coding, she enjoys guiding students in discovering their artistic and innovative potential. Donna's commitment to reusing and upcycling in art practices underscores her dedication to inspiring creativity and sustainability in young minds.

Class reflections

Fashion Forward Upcycling Adventures

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June 28, 2025

Woodroe Woods

All went well. Good participation and engagement.

Younger group started a new project learning weaving using yarn and upholstery fabric. The 2nd group finished their weaving projects. The last group continued with their t-shirts designs and plush teddy bears. Learning whip stitching and sewing on buttons.

Fashion Forward Upcycling Adventures

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June 27, 2025

Woodroe Woods

Went well good participation and engagement.

Last group of younger participants made their Teddy Bear. Learning to sew on buttons. The second group of young ones continued with weaving with yarn. The older participants worked on handstiched projects

Fashion Forward Upcycling Adventures

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June 26, 2025

Woodroe Woods

Went well learning each participants skill set and abilities. The sewing machine keeps having issues, but we still move forward

New group of younger participants learned to sew on buttons with the Teddy bear project. The older participants new group began to learned how to weave

Fashion Forward Upcycling Adventures

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June 25, 2025

Woodroe Woods

Going well learning each participant's abilities and skill set is helping with instruction.

Younger group of participants learned to sew on buttons and created a teddy bear out of felt. The older students worked on completing their tote bags stitching and using the sewing machine

Fashion Forward Upcycling Adventures

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June 24, 2025

Woodroe Woods

Went well getting to know new participants and their skill sets. Some with fine motor skill challenges were able to cut a star today. Learning each participants abilities and growth was rewarding.

Younger group of participants learned to sew on buttons, making small teddy bear plush. Older participants worked on tote bag designs and practiced more sewing skills on the sewing machine.

Fashion Forward Upcycling Adventures

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June 21, 2025

Woodroe Woods

Went well today smaller group of participants a few went on vacation. Overall good class good engagement excitement and interaction.

Last group of younger participants learned the running stitch using yarn on the house project. The second and 3rd groups continued practice using the sewing machine and created tote bags and upcycling t-shirts from their design ideas

Fashion Forward Upcycling Adventures

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June 21, 2025

Woodroe Woods

Smaller group of participants. A few went on vacation. Good engagement, excitement and interaction

Last group of participants learned the running stitch using yarn to make the house projects. The 1nd and 3rd group practiced more on using the sewing machine to create tote bags and upcycling t-shirts design

Fashion Forward Upcycling Adventures

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June 18, 2025

Woodroe Woods

Class went well. Good participation and engagement

Younger participants created house patches using yarn, upholstery fabric and learned the running stitch. The older groups worked on their totes and upcycling t-shirts design. They all learned to make a bobbin and used the sewing machine to sew.

Fashion Forward Upcycling Adventures

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June 18, 2025

Woodroe Woods

All went well. Good participation and engagement. The sewing machine still needed some adjustments but it didn't get in too much of the way for class time . Students were able to use the sewing machine.

Another new group of participants made a house patch using yarn and the running stich to outline. The older groups worked on tote bags, and upcycling t-shirts designs

Fashion Forward Upcycling Adventures

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June 17, 2025

Woodroe Woods

It went well today with the participants. Had to fix the sewing machine, but it worked out got it back and running.

Today new younger group learned how to handstitch. They made a house using the running stitch with yarn, on upholstery fabric. The next group practiced using the sewing machine to finish their upcycled t-shirts design.

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