Upper Division Interdisciplinary Studios extend a student's cross-school experience from Core Studio up into their upper division years. 3 units of Interdisciplinary Studio are required of all majors and must be completed in the junior or senior year. This advanced level studio is thematic in nature. Technical demonstrations are paired with thoughtful readings, seminar discussions and ambitious projects. Collaboration, experimentation and presentation skills are developed in concert with critical thinking.Section Description
In an economic system that promotes perpetual newness over the time honored, an American household generates an average of 82 pounds of textile waste per year. As we find ourselves sinking into a sea of the discarded, what is the value of rescuing damaged or outdated objects? How can we employ techniques of mending to counter the unsustainable proposition of relentless disposability and poetically advance the aesthetic principles of ephemerality and imperfection? Holes, tears, broken threads, stains, and missing pieces offer potential for transformation through the careful work of darning, stitching, fusing, patching, and embellishing. They are also fertile sites for reflecting on the physical, emotional, spiritual, environmental, and economic benefits of repair and reuse. A $17 (estimate) course reader will be required, details on the first day of class.

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