“a wizard of wardrobe reinvention and pack-rat inspiration.”
I share a curated slideshow of my award-winning wearable art, all made from deconstructed vintage quilts and linens.
We’ll explore the mysteries of creativity: how it flows, why it stalls, and how to invite it back.
This compelling lecture traces the shadowy side of fashion history, from arsenic-laced gowns of the Victorian era to today’s fast fashion catastrophes.
This presentation celebrates my no-rules approach to art quilting, where perfection is tossed aside in favor of curiosity, emotion, and bold experimentation.
This presentation explores the power of cloth to challenge, heal, and inspire.
I share my personal story of transforming ordinary jackets into expressive, eye-catching works of wearable art.
Lectures run one hour with 30 minutes of Q&A. Fees and booking: write to Marty.
Wielding a needle and thread, using thread-worn, deconstructed and reconstructed patchwork quilts as her palette, MartyO's wearable art and art quilts are pointed commentary on the stereotypic, disempowering and oppressive roles forced onto women by our society over the last century, and to this very day in many countries in the world.