((PKG)) WEARABLE ART
((Banner: Wearable Art))
((Reporter: Faiza Elmasry))
((Camera: Adam Greenbaum))
((Adapted by: Martin Secrest))
((Map: Severna Park, Maryland))
((NATS))
((Ellie Heath, Owner, Three Blue Bunnies))
Sewing is my biggest hobby. It relaxes me. It is very
therapeutic to me. I love just being able to create anything
that I really think of.
((NATS))
((Ellie Heath, Owner, Three Blue Bunnies))
Before I could even talk, I could always be drawing anything.
And then as I grew older, I’ve always been creating things,
like, it started off with earrings, then I changed to felted mice,
and then, I eventually got into sewing and jean jackets. My
definition of wearable art is something that makes you feel
unique. It’s one-of-a-kind, often handmade. First, I go
through my fabric, see what I have, see what kind of jackets
I have, find out a design that works on it through trial and
error, or maybe just the design comes to me.
((NATS))
((Ellie Heath, Owner, Three Blue Bunnies))
Then, I will cut it out and pin it on the jacket and then, sew it
on. And all of my jackets are finished with a custom label
that I make, that says my name and the number of the
jackets that I have.
((NATS
Ellie’s mom: The darker color would look good on a lighter
jean jacket))
((Ellie Heath, Owner, Three Blue Bunnies))
My mom has always been a huge supporter of the arts, and
she’s always given us a place to express our creativity.
((NAT
Ellie: Oh, here’s a tee-shirt I can put on the back of one.))
((Amy Heath, Ellie’s mother))
Creativity feeds kids’ brains, and with something they
probably can’t get elsewhere. She started making earrings
and felting, and then exposing herself through church and
craft fairs.
((NATS
Cheryl Crow: So, show me what you are doing now. Gosh,
that’s just beautiful.))
((Cheryl Crow, Ellie’s Mentor and Middle School
Teacher))
We introduced new classes called Project Runway and was
it to be fashion, sewing.
((NATS
Ellie: This one’s my personal one.
Cheryl: Oh, yeah! That’s lovely!))
((Cheryl Crow, Ellie’s Mentor and Middle School
Teacher))
Ellie, I guess, would have been 11, and always was a dream
student. She was always very involved in the class, always
working very proficiently, very creative.
((Angela Germanos, Drama Director, Severna Park High
School))
I have been working with Ellie Heath for three years. As a
freshman, two years ago, she volunteered and helped with
costumes.
((NATS - Mamma Mia Musical School Production))
((Angela Germanos, Drama Director, Severna Park High
School))
Last year, again, worked with us for Mama Mia and designed
several costumes. We’re excited that the students can take
ownership of the process and be involved in the creative part
of it, not just the singing or the dancing or the acting, but
they can do the costuming or the makeup and the tech,
these kinds of things themselves.
((Terri Ann Stahl, Ellie’s Science Teacher and Key Club
Advisor))
Every year, we have a prom fashion show, which is the
biggest fundraiser of the year. So, we were thrilled to have
Ellie volunteer to design a dress that could be modeled in
the show.
((NAT))
((Ellie Heath, Owner, Three Blue Bunnies))
All of my pieces have recycled fabric. Everything I use is
recycled or donated. There are over 21 billion pounds (9.5b
kg.) of textile in the US alone in landfills and I strive to
reduce that number by at least a little bit. My advice for
young people is that if you have a dream or an idea, stick
with it, pursue it, try to see if you can find people who can
support your idea, and just make it a reality.
((Banner: Wearable Art))
((Reporter: Faiza Elmasry))
((Camera: Adam Greenbaum))
((Adapted by: Martin Secrest))
((Map: Severna Park, Maryland))
((NATS))
((Ellie Heath, Owner, Three Blue Bunnies))
Sewing is my biggest hobby. It relaxes me. It is very
therapeutic to me. I love just being able to create anything
that I really think of.
((NATS))
((Ellie Heath, Owner, Three Blue Bunnies))
Before I could even talk, I could always be drawing anything.
And then as I grew older, I’ve always been creating things,
like, it started off with earrings, then I changed to felted mice,
and then, I eventually got into sewing and jean jackets. My
definition of wearable art is something that makes you feel
unique. It’s one-of-a-kind, often handmade. First, I go
through my fabric, see what I have, see what kind of jackets
I have, find out a design that works on it through trial and
error, or maybe just the design comes to me.
((NATS))
((Ellie Heath, Owner, Three Blue Bunnies))
Then, I will cut it out and pin it on the jacket and then, sew it
on. And all of my jackets are finished with a custom label
that I make, that says my name and the number of the
jackets that I have.
((NATS
Ellie’s mom: The darker color would look good on a lighter
jean jacket))
((Ellie Heath, Owner, Three Blue Bunnies))
My mom has always been a huge supporter of the arts, and
she’s always given us a place to express our creativity.
((NAT
Ellie: Oh, here’s a tee-shirt I can put on the back of one.))
((Amy Heath, Ellie’s mother))
Creativity feeds kids’ brains, and with something they
probably can’t get elsewhere. She started making earrings
and felting, and then exposing herself through church and
craft fairs.
((NATS
Cheryl Crow: So, show me what you are doing now. Gosh,
that’s just beautiful.))
((Cheryl Crow, Ellie’s Mentor and Middle School
Teacher))
We introduced new classes called Project Runway and was
it to be fashion, sewing.
((NATS
Ellie: This one’s my personal one.
Cheryl: Oh, yeah! That’s lovely!))
((Cheryl Crow, Ellie’s Mentor and Middle School
Teacher))
Ellie, I guess, would have been 11, and always was a dream
student. She was always very involved in the class, always
working very proficiently, very creative.
((Angela Germanos, Drama Director, Severna Park High
School))
I have been working with Ellie Heath for three years. As a
freshman, two years ago, she volunteered and helped with
costumes.
((NATS - Mamma Mia Musical School Production))
((Angela Germanos, Drama Director, Severna Park High
School))
Last year, again, worked with us for Mama Mia and designed
several costumes. We’re excited that the students can take
ownership of the process and be involved in the creative part
of it, not just the singing or the dancing or the acting, but
they can do the costuming or the makeup and the tech,
these kinds of things themselves.
((Terri Ann Stahl, Ellie’s Science Teacher and Key Club
Advisor))
Every year, we have a prom fashion show, which is the
biggest fundraiser of the year. So, we were thrilled to have
Ellie volunteer to design a dress that could be modeled in
the show.
((NAT))
((Ellie Heath, Owner, Three Blue Bunnies))
All of my pieces have recycled fabric. Everything I use is
recycled or donated. There are over 21 billion pounds (9.5b
kg.) of textile in the US alone in landfills and I strive to
reduce that number by at least a little bit. My advice for
young people is that if you have a dream or an idea, stick
with it, pursue it, try to see if you can find people who can
support your idea, and just make it a reality.
