c.hadleydikeHello, my name is Christina HadleyDike Roosevelt, and I am a Creator Artist. I love experimenting with new techniques and technologies in the industry of sewing and crafting. I have a background in costumes and have worked all around this country at many different theatres. As we all know right now the industry of live entertainment is struggling and I desire to inspire more people to be creative in their own life. Being able to continue creating, during this time, can help relieve the everyday stressors. I strive to learn new ideas and skills as well as continue to create for myself so that I can stay inspired and bring a smile to others during this crazy time.
One of the first things I did during the COVID lock-down was enter into the #badass Women Makers and Engineers Contest. This competition was to create a simple life hack using Arduino or Raspberry Pi. I built a cycling shrug with an Arduino board, flex sensors, buttons wires and Individually programmable neo pixel LED’s. Placing in the top ten of the #badass Women Makers worldwide competition was inspiring to me. I had a wonderful time building and creating the garment as well as the organizing and producing the how-to video of my final product. After completing this competition, I started thinking about continuing my many different dreams, ideas, and projects in a similar way. I enjoy refining the build and sharing the step by step instructions with other creators. I revel in the opportunity of inspiring others to create and build their dreams into existence.
Creativity, positivity, experimentation, and everyday inspiration are extremely important to me. I love to share my knowledge and background. I enjoy teaching and inspiring others around me as well as to learn and be inspired by others. Design concepts can come from anywhere and I strive to always be on the hurt for the next inspiration. Being a self-directed learner I love testing out new techniques both in the world of costuming and for my personal enjoyment. I indulge in taking risks because I find the process challenging and producing the final result extremely rewarding. I challenge myself for my own satisfaction and for the art, beauty and emotional response I create.
Within this Blog I am excited to share my different creative projects including;
- up-cycled and altering clothing
- pattern drafting in adobe illustrated, printing off the patterns and making the garments
- light up jewelry and clothing
- making puppets
- creation on historical undergarments to building the outer layers
- altering commercial patterns
- making accessories
- crocheting
- 3-D printing
Within this blog I will use many different techniques and technologies to complete different projects while also offering some fun tips and tricks along the way. I am excited to start this adventure of creativity and hope to inspire other along the way to create their own projects like mine or inspired by mine. Let’s get dreaming and creating!