Our Spring Event is May 2nd from 5-9pm + May 3rd from 12-4pm
PEACE’D TOGETHER BY JULIE
upcycled patchwork bags made from clothes and fabrics
Meet The Artist
WHO ARE YOU, WHERE ARE YOU FROM, & WHAT DO YOU DO?
Julie Leopard, from the northeast originally, but I’ve been Augusta for 32 years. I make bags and other fun stuff out up old clothes!!
DESCRIBE YOUR PROCESS.
I break down jeans, clothes and linens and then let fabric tell me what it wants to be. I make a lot of bags, because they fit everyone!!
WHAT INSPIRES YOU?
Pattern and texture
FUN FACT ABOUT YOU.
Mother of four boys and two dogs. Recently because a grandma!!
FAVORITE THING ABOUT DOWNTOWN AUGUSTA.
The diversity of people and culture
WHY DO YOU LOVE TO DESIGN, CREATE + MAKE?
My day job is rather boring, so this is a great outlet for me.
WHAT IS ONE PIECE OF ADVICE YOU WOULD SHARE WITH OTHER ARTISTS + MAKERS?
Make what you love. They will come.
- If you donate old clothes , you get 20% off purchases!!