14+1 QUESTIONS Leticia Jorge

1 Who is the best at what they do?

It depends of what I think about “best”.

The point of my sources is the creation of new

products or ways of explore processes and materials. I

don’t know if there is a best one, but one that I relate

more… probably with knit involved, like wonderhand and

nanna van blaaderen.  

2 Who has a path similar to what I see mine to be?

3 What was the educational path and work

experience that contributed to their success?

Mociun : caitlin mociun is a young woman who graduated in bfa textiles

and continue to explore the combination between arts and crafts. Also

she wants to integrate emerging technologies and tradition, healthy

and personalized production. She owns a clothe line and a store at ny.

the store sells several kinds of fine craft selected by her.

Lisa Drader-murphy : Lisa it’s a canadian fashion designer who started her career

offering sewing and design services to companies. She worked for different

sectors, mainly the industrial one. Then she turned into director of

product development and has consulted as an independent specialist of

industrial performance clothing. Nowadays she own her own brand of

cloths and cosmetics and a boutique at halifax.

4 What changes in work, style, opportunity,

and career have these individuals taken?

I have a big list of names that inspire me… they are product

designers, visual artists, shop owners, brand owners, consultants, fiber

artists, jewlery designers, etc.

all of them have different styles and on each area I can find

opportunities, I am open for all of them.  

5 Who has the best portfolio

that I want to emulate?

none. If I could I will pick one or

two works of each person and put together

by main themes, relations or keywords.

probably this is the way that my

portfolio will be. And arrange of different

works related by my experimentations.  

6 Who has the best website?

Farrah sit and Merve kahramam.

white., clean pictures, details of the work.  

7 Who has the best blog? 8 What blog site is the most useful to making connections in my field?

For me the bests blog are the

ones who show me connections, images

and other sources.

The jealous curator for sure.  

9 What is the role is using assistants in

these success examples?

mainly on the stores, I think caitlin and lisa have

staff to help to manage the business, sellers, stylists

maybe…

Nana and the other artists, I don’t have no idea.  

10 What examples are there of cooperative/group start-up doing what I want to do (or are just good examples of that approach)

wonderhand is an collective of 3 persons, 1 manage and the

others work with the production.

 

11 What is an example of the most exciting yet scariest creative thing I can think of doing? (that has been done or is similar to)

I think is my ideas of crazy photos for editorials and stuff… artistic

photos like david lachapelle and annie leibovitz.  

12 what is a miniature version of what I do?

13 what is a giant version of what I do?

14 What examples of social enterprise or

volunteer activity are out there that use

the process and visual materials that I do?

Care to knit – volunteers knitters to donate to hospitals and other

projects.

Wool works – places that receive knits, clothes and blankets

Design possivel –the project that my college in brazil is developing too,

the one about communities and improve their craftsmanship

Instituto da terra – the one of my (ex) final project that happen on the

prision  

15 What apprenticeships, work training,

residency opportunities area in your area of

pratice?

I am really open to the opportunities, one time that I didn’t figure out

what it’s my career. I hope to participate of things like this to gain

experience.  

Res artists – world wide network of artist residencies (I like the ones at

morroco and bahia [brazil])

Gaya ceramic – ceramic residence program at bali