Cincinnati Original Creative Festival
Cincinnati, OH June 24 - 26, 2010
Amy Barickman is founder and owner of Indygo Junction and The Vintage Workshop. She is a leader in the sewing, needle arts and retail crafting industry. Her recent endeavors include authoring Hankie Style (published in 2009), as well as Amy Barickman’s Vintage Notions: An Inspirational Guide to Needlework, Cooking, Sewing, Fashion and Fun, to be published in September 2010. Amy grew up immersed in the sewing and crafting business, spending hours at her mother’s creative arts retail store working and watching the business evolve along with the trends. What started as a sewing store ultimately grew into a multi-faceted business that included women’s fashion, needlework, fabric, knitting and quilting, gifts and classes. The seeds of entrepreneurism took root in Amy and she started her own business designing and marketing collectible teddy bears while still in high school. After graduating from the University of Kansas with a degree in art and design, Amy founded Indygo Junction in 1990 to publish and market sewing books and patterns in the fabric arts, and also to showcase the talent of leading sewing and craft designers. Amy’s knack for anticipating popular trends has led her to discover more than 35 innovative artists and designers and, over the years, publish 800 sewing pattern titles, selling nearly two-million. In addition, she has licensed her craft kits and fabric lines with some of the top fabric and fashion and novelty craft supplies in the nation and has published 80 books that have sold at stores throughout the U.S. and internationally. Through her published works and business Web sites and e-newsletters, Amy inspires countless crafters to explore their own creative spirit and experiment with the newest sewing, fabric, and crafting techniques.
With her keen eye for design and new market opportunities, Amy spotted the emerging vintage art movement and collected an impressive archive of vintage ephemera. As technology improved, she envisioned what crafters could do with their home computer and printer. So, on the heels of Indygo Junction’s success, Amy founded The Vintage Workshop in 2002 to create products that allow crafters online access to timeless vintage artwork, which may be printed on fabrics. Her digitized vintage designs are available to download from her Web site at www.thevintageworkshop.com and on CD.
Amy’s book, Amy Barickman’s Vintage Notions: An Inspirational Guide to Needlework, Cooking, Sewing, Fashion and Fun, was the logical next step for her, as she continues her quest to provide women with imaginative and inventive ideas that show them how to use their talents and skills in the best way possible.
Amy and her work have received much acclaim in the news media, including on home and fashion shows and in magazines and industry periodicals. In addition, Amy had the recent honor of being named one of Country Living magazine’s prestigious Creative Women Entrepreneurs. She has made television appearances on HGTV’s “The Carol Duvall Show,” AOL Television’s “America Quilts,” and Public Television’s “Sewing With Nancy.”
Amy travels from coast to coast to share her ideas, showcase the work of talented designers and spread inspiration among those who share her passion for creative arts. She and her family live in Prairie Village, KS.
ORIGINAL CREATIVE FESTIVAL CLASSES:
Sew Vintage
Trunk Show Lecture, 1 Hour, Friday 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Instructor: Amy Barickman, Indygo Junction & The Vintage Workshop
Amy Barickman, founder of Indygo Junction and The Vintage Workshop shares a trunk show of ideas for incorporating vintage textiles, thrift shop finds and cast-offs into unique fashions…from recycling denim, felting sweaters, to pillowcase pullovers and embellishing with hankies. Fun and easy fashions from Indygo Junction designers will inspire you to Sew Vintage!
Class fee $10
Sewing Success: From Inspiration to Income
Lecture, 1 hour, Friday 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Instructor: Amy Barickman, Indygo Junction & The Vintage Workshop
Come and see how Amy Barickman's newest endeavor, her book Vintage Notions, will inspire the joy of sewing and domestic arts as an avenue for their entrepreneurial spirit. Vintage Notions, a three-year labor of love for Barickman, is filled with creative ideas, practical advice, vintage fabrics and samples of authentic handiwork, and illustrations of fashion and dress, that celebrate the rich heritage of Mary Brooks Picken and The Women's Institute. Through stories of success, triumphs over adversity and connecting with the personal journeys of the women that came before us, Vintage Notions will inspire you to find personal creative fulfillment, independence and self-esteem through your creative work. In the age of eBay and Etsy, it's a can't miss presentation for a can't miss title.
Class fee $10
Sewing Success: From Inspiration to Income
Lecture, 1 Hour, Saturday 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Instructor: Amy Barickman, Indygo Junction & The Vintage Workshop
Come and see how Amy Barickman's newest endeavor, her book Vintage Notions, will inspire the joy of sewing and domestic arts as an avenue for their entrepreneurial spirit. Vintage Notions, a three-year labor of love for Barickman, is filled with creative ideas, practical advice, vintage fabrics and samples of authentic handiwork, and illustrations of fashion and dress, that celebrate the rich heritage of Mary Brooks Picken and The Women's Institute. Through stories of success, triumphs over adversity and connecting with the personal journeys of the women that came before us, Vintage Notions will inspire you to find personal creative fulfillment, independence and self-esteem through your creative work. In the age of eBay and Etsy, it's a can't miss presentation for a can't miss title.
Class fee $10
Sew Vintage
Trunk Show Lecture, 1 Hour, Saturday 2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Instructor: Amy Barickman, Indygo Junction & The Vintage Workshop
Amy Barickman, founder of Indygo Junction and The Vintage Workshop shares a trunk show of ideas for incorporating vintage textiles, thrift shop finds and cast-offs into unique fashions…from recycling denim, felting sweaters, to pillowcase pullovers and embellishing with hankies. Fun and easy fashions from Indygo Junction designers will inspire you to Sew Vintage!
Class fee $10
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