Emily Bennison
Garment Making as a Practice of Freedom
As an Artist, Emily Bennison delves into the depths of memory and nostalgia through creating one of a kind storied garments. The body is a canvas for narratives woven with threads of personal recollections and collective experiences. Each creation is a testament to the beauty of diversity, a homage to the rich history of women sewers before her.
As a community fashion design educator, she strive for more than mere aesthetics; championing radical acceptance and inclusivity. Working with young people, Emily works towards a classroom where all bodies and identities are celebrated, where garments become a medium for empowerment and self-expression.
Fashion Design Work - Comfort Chronicles
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![Girl standing on stairs in quitled multi color dress with sunflowers on the dress](/sites/default/files/styles/full/public/2024-05/ebenniso_media1.jpg?itok=TA-4uMMZ)
Comfort Chronicle's Look one
Fashion Design Wotk
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![Girl stretching in pink gingham dress with floral green and yellow corset](/sites/default/files/styles/full/public/2024-05/ebenniso_media2.jpg?itok=9AiiIe8V)
Comfort Chronicles look 2
Textile Work
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![Swamp Textile landscapes of found blue and green fabric and Yarn](/sites/default/files/styles/full/public/2024-05/ebenniso_media3.jpg?itok=NibsXyfe)
Okefenokee Swamp 1
Textile Work
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![Blue textile rectangular with long thick green yarn strands dangling like vines](/sites/default/files/styles/full/public/2024-05/ebenniso_media4.jpg?itok=lmRqnprN)
Okefenokee Swamp 2
Elementary Arts Sewing Projects
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![Red hand sewn color monster with red eye and yellow stitching around the rectangular body](/sites/default/files/styles/full/public/2024-05/ebenniso_media5.jpg?itok=9RDafjAJ)
Color Monster by Student at Mini Makerz
Middle School aged Sewing Project
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![Girl posing in white cargo pants and coral and white patchwork knit short sleeve top](/sites/default/files/styles/full/public/2024-05/ebenniso_media6.jpg?itok=14coLiSY)
Patchwork Top by Student at Barrington Public Library
Highschool Age Sewing Project
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![Student posing with back jacket with white pleated fabric wrapping around the arms](/sites/default/files/styles/full/public/2024-05/ebenniso_media7.png?itok=igWlG93e)
Pleated Jacket by Student at Project Open Door
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