Meet the Instructor: Cynthia Padilla

 Padilla (center) and '07 interns.















MS PADILLA graduated from California State University in Los Angeles, and went on to study Surface Design at UCLA. Thus began a 20-year career as a fashion illustrator and fabric designer for apparel and home interiors internationally. Travel research included the major fashion and textile centers of Paris, London, New York, Delhi, Milan. And the places filled with color print and pattern inspiration...Agra, Athens, Antigua.

Available internationally for workshop retreats, exhibitions, juror, private instruction.

Am I coming to your town? Request me: padillapost@gmail.com



















--Instructor's works.

Meet the Teaching Artist: Jacque Lytle 2012

Jacque Lytle is 2012 Teaching Artist in the Sewing Studio.  She is a familiar face in Summer Youth after retiring as Director in 2009.  One of her retirement wishes was to return as a volunteer in some of her favorite classes that she watched grow into a very successful long term summer program for students interested in art  and other creative endeavors including sewing.  She has sewed throughout her life, taught sewing to high school students in her early professional life and studied dress design as a graduate student.  Along the way she completed a Ph.D at Texas Tech in Human Sciences and worked in higher education administration and the nonprofit community for many years. 

Meet the Teaching Artist: Katherine Perrine 2012-11

 

Kathryn has been a lifelong learner of the arts. Native to Ohio, she moved to Texas in 1982 and began the journey to enhance her artistic skills. She has been sewing since she was 8 years old, later teaching sewing to girls ages 9-18, and traveled to all the major fashion capitols such as London, Italy, New York and Toronto. Taking over 10 classes with International arts instructor and exhibit curator Cynthia Padilla, Kathryn has mastered skills in Soft Pastels, Drawing, Watercolor, On location/Plein Air Sketching, Colored Pencil, Pen and Ink, and Acrylics which has added to her many talents.

Retiring after 25 years service from Nortel Networks, where she was a Human Resource Coordinator, taught Team Building, and assisted in the development of and taught both personal skills and technical classes.


When not involved with her artwork, she enjoys flower gardening, her 3 grandchildren, and playing on the 2010 Women over 40 National Championship Ice Hockey team. She volunteers for the Covington Community Outreach Association and is a member of the Plano Art Association.


She attended Edison State College in Ohio, Richland College in Texas and the University of Texas at Dallas obtaining a degree in Business Management.

Meet the Teaching Artist: Janet Merritt 2012-11

Artist Janet Merritt [standing] gives advice on cropping and matting for presentation.

Jan Merritt has always had a love of teaching, writing, traveling, and art. She received a BA in English with a minor in Communication and a secondary teaching credential from California State University at Fresno. She also received a secondary teaching credential in special education, language arts, and reading from Texas. Ms. Merritt worked 30 years for the U.S. Treasury Department in training development and examination in Fresno, Washington, D.C., and Dallas. After retirement, she taught English and reading for five years at Plano Rice Middle School. She has two sons, Matt (age 34) and Chris (age 21); both live in Plano.

Jan’s love of travel has taken her to Mexico, Great Britain, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Turkey, Italy, and Greece. Her passion for drawing and painting began five years ago with her first of six art classes, taught by Cynthia Padilla. Her preferred medium is pastel. Today Jan writes, draws, paints, creates jewelry, teaches, and volunteers through her church.

Meet the Intern: Eva Wilson 2012

Hello, everyone! My name is Eva Wilson, and I am a recent graduate of Northwestern State University of Louisiana with a BFA in Studio Art. I'm from Sugar Land, TX, and I love the big city and I love shopping. 

I have always enjoyed drawing and sketching clothes, and have always enjoyed Fashion deeply. When I discovered that there was an industry for Fashion Sketching and Illustration, I was hooked. Now, I'm working harder than ever to follow my dream. 

One such step is helping out young women here, at the SMU Summer Youth Program. Ms. Padilla is a wonderful lady who is always there to help, teach, and guide. I hope that every girl that leaves this program will learn to love drawing, art, and fashion even more, knowing that they have a place in the industry as long as they follow their dreams and their hearts.


While here, I've been doing some sketching of my own. The girls have been learning about using a Croquis, or a rough sketch. Templates for clothes are very important for fashion sketching, and I've been learning just how useful they can be:

I hope everyone has a wonderful summer!! 

My only advice would be this: 

Be true to yourself and you will always look amazing, no matter what size you are!

If you would like a commission, or simply want to see more of my Fashion Illustrations, you can find them at my website here: http://evawilsonart.com 

Meet the Intern: Arielle Antwine 2011

Bonjour! Je m'appelle Arielle Antwine. I'm currently a Junior studying fashion design at the University of North Texas in Denton.Those who know me describe me as confident, intelligent, and goofy. I absolutely adore all things French...couldn't you tell? In fact, I love French so much that it's my minor at UNT. I have a knack for designing costumes and evening wear. My favorite thing to do is fashion illustration.When I'm not hard

at work designing, I'm most-likely listening to new music, at a concert or the movies with friends, or painting.

Ms. Padilla's summer Fashion Camp is a great experience because I get to lend my current knowledge to bright youngsters that are willing to apply it later; making what they learn at age 10, what I have learned at age 20. To intern at this SMU camp is a truly rewarding and unique experience for me as well as the fashion campers; one that I wish I would've had as a young fashionista.

Meet the Intern: Jourdan Smith 2011

Jourdan Smith studies fashion design at Savannah College of Art and Design(SCAD), where she has gained skills in fashion sketching, designing, sewing and collection production. Fashion has been a passion of Jourdan's from a very young age and she has been sewing and sketching since the age of 11. Upon graduation Jourdan hopes to land a job designing womens's wear at a major fashion house and ultimatley hopes to create her own line. Aside from sewing and sketching, Jourdan enjoys going to the beach, reading fashion magazines, watching movies and playing tennis.

Meet the Intern: Erica Pflughoft 2010

Erica Pflughoft (http://ericapflughoft.blogspot.com/) is a student at the University of North Texas currently pursuing her Bachelor's Degree of Fine Arts in Fashion Design. The Fashion Design program at UNT is the best in the south and covers a wide range of skills needed in the industry such as flat pattern making, draping, sketching, illustration, sewing, computer illustration, and computer pattern making. Erica is about to begin her senior year in the program and will be designing and producing a senior collection next spring.


Prior to coming to UNT, Erica designed and produced all of her Homecoming and Prom dress as well as some Halloween costumes during her Sophomore, Junior, and Senior year in high school. Fashion Design has been a passion of Erica's since the 6th grade and she is excited to see where the industry takes her after graduation!

Meet the Intern: Jessica Mitchell 2010

Jessica Mitchell is a 5th year senior attending the University of North Texas, and has just completed the Fashion Design portion of her curriculum and will graduate with a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts and Fashion Design with a minor in Social Science in May of 2011.
Jessica has gained many skills in fashion over the course of 3 years, with little sewing skill prior to being accepted into the program, and finds that the process of continued learning is a worthwhile experience.
Jessica is knowledgeable in Fashion Illustration, Sewing, Pattern drafting, draping, and garment planning, not to mention many other skills associated with the diverse world of fashion design.
She has also completed many works while in the fashion program, including a senior collection consisting of four completed garments. She has also had her work shown in professional venues and competitions such as Career Day and GO Red. http://www.dallascareerday.org/
Some of Jessica's hobbies include, video games, cooking, drawing, writing, baking, and hanging out with good friends.

Meet the Intern: Ayumi Makita 2010

Ayumi is a senior at the University of North Texas (UNT). She studies fashion design and general business. This upcoming school year, she will challenge her creativity in menswear and her senior collection. Up until now, she has created various pieces ranging from career wear to casual wear to evening dresses. She has participated in a number of competitions such as the Go Red competition and the Art of Can for Red Bull. Currently, she is attempting the Grand Prix, which is an international fashion design competition held in Japan.

"Fashion fades, only style remains the same." -Coco Chanel-

UNT

About UNT Interns:
Thank you Marian O'Rourke-Kaplan, Associate Dean of Academic and Student Affairs. College of Visual Arts and Design, University of North Texas!

Thank you Janie Stidham, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Program Coordinator. College of Visual Arts and Design, University of North Texas!

For these talented, professional and well trained students selected from your campus:

• Arielle Antwine '11 intern
• Erica R. Pflughoft '10 intern
• Jessica L Mitchell '10 intern
• Ayumi Makita-Lee '10 intern
• Jordan Wiehle '09 intern
• Adrienne Escalante Clarke '07 intern
• Nirada Phyakul '07 intern
• LaKendra Hawkins '07 intern

Meet the Interns

About the 2008 Interns:

Adrienne Escalante Clark studies fashion design at the University of North Texas. Adrienne recently traveled to New York City for inspiration. Her preferences are watercolor. Mixing patterns is her design signature style. She loves all facets of design and when she's not sketching or sewing, you can find her reading, attending concerts and museums, enjoying Mexican and Thai food, hanging out with family and trying new things.

Nirada Phyakul Award winning University of North Texas graduate has been drawing and painting since the age of three. Besides drawing and working in watercolor, her hobbies include watching TV shows, crocheting, and reading books.
















LaKindra Hawkins of Longview, Texas, graduates from attends the University of North Texas May 2008 (yay)! She is majoring in fashion design with a minor in merchandising with plans land a job in the industry that includes travel. The ultimate goal is a custom design shop that promotes individuality, purity, modesty, and caters to every woman on a personal level, helping her to understand how fearfully and beautiful she is made, no matter her body type!

Wade

Thank you Valda McCready, Director of Career Services, Wade College !

For the talented, confident, and well trained students selected from the above fashion programs:

• Patrice Jackson, '09 intern