Maker's Way

The Garment District Alliance is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to make  the Garment District a better place to work, live and visit.

Garment District Alliance

Feeling Crafty?  Stop by for a FREE, LIVE Make & Take EXPERIENCE.
Join top Artist & Crafters in partnership with the Garment District Alliance for Maker’s Way.   This one day event will feature an array of booths offering interactive activities and demonstrations of homemade arts and crafts.
Artists & Activities
<A HREF="http://www.sethapter.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Seth Apter, NYC Media Artist, Author, Instructor and Designer</A>
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Let your inner artist out - quick and easy - using paint, ink, stamps, paper and the Gelli Plate when you stop by and visit Seth Apter at his booth for some mixed media fun. NYC Media Artist, Author, Instructor and Designer, Seth Apter looks forward to showing you how!
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<A HREF="https://jessihighet.com/About" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jessi Highet, Textile Artist, Soft Goods Fabricator and Teacher</A>
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Textile expert from Parsons, Jessie Highet, will be leading a drop in tapestry weaving workshop as well as community weaving project. Tapestry weaving is a long, slow, beautifully meditative process and Jessie looks forward to teaching you the basics.
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<A HREF="http://distillcreative.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Stephanie Echeveste, Distill Creative</A>
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Stephanie Echeveste, a Mexican-American fiber artist, will have a Calavera decorating station where you can decorate your own sugar skull to celebrate Día de los Muertos. Her booth will also feature her artwork, including macramé, shibori indigo dyeing, and printmaking in the form of wall hangings, gifts, and cards.
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<A HREF="https://evanikolova.com/section/226009.html" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Eva Nikolova, Art Teacher</A>
Eva Nikolova will be demonstrating how to paint with alcohol inks, showing a range of techniques on a variety of surfaces including ceramic tiles, synthetic paper, and clear film.
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<A HREF="https://riverhorsestudios.weebly.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Laurie Carretta Scupp, River-Horse Ceramics</A>
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Meet the talented ceramic artist, Laurie Scupp, who will have have illustrated, functional pottery pieces made out of porcelain and stoneware and have fun playing with clay as well.
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<A HREF="https://www.meetup.com/knitting-1266/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Gerladin Yang, Knitting Around New York</A>
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Have fun learning how to knit your own coaster from Gerladine Yang, founder of the largest social knitting club in NYC, where knitting enthused have fun bonding with each other while crafting.
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<A HREF="https://nina-edwards.squarespace.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Nina Edwards, Metropolitan Miss</A>
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Come check out Nina Edwards watercolor and digital fashion illustrations while she does live fashion illustration demos.
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<A HREF="http://treeturn.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sean Cummings & Yelena Synkova, Treeturn</A>
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Watch the talented Sean & Yelena as they create pen & ink drawings reminiscent of Boston & New York on wood veneer and turned hardwood. They will have a pile of different wood blocks set up where you can draw your own imaginary building/cities too!
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<A HREF="http://www.domingocarrasco.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Domingo Carrasco, Domingo Carrasco Fine Art</A>
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Join Domingo Carrasco, NYC Art Teacher and Painter, to decorate your own stone! While in his booth check out some of his original works on paper comprised of Sumi ink drawings. 
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<A HREF="https://www.1178designs.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jean Luc Comperate, 1178 Designs</A>
See what it takes to create beautiful stained glass from Jean Luc Comperate where he will have one glass box at different stage of fabrication and explain how things get done with tools on display as well.
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<A HREF="https://www.coroflot.com/eunicehuang/portfolio" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Eunice Huang, Ying Graphics</A> & <A HREF="http://www.doublehappinesscreations.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Yvonee Wong Feing, Double Happiness Creations</A>
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Join Eunice Huang & Yvonne Wong Feing, where they will help adults make their own hand-cut greeting cards while kids can experiment and play with stencil stamping to create a special greeting card.
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<A HREF="https://umbertosquarciajrart.wordpress.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Umberto Squarcia, Sculpture Artist</A>
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Stop by to see the behind the scenes process of Umberto Squarcia’s CROSSROADS sculpture collection. While around, stop to do a sample painting to take home.

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