VIDEO: Valerie Mayen
Can You Hear the Buzz (and Growl?)
Yellowcake, Valerie Mayen’s fashion design studio, is buzzing with activity in the wake of her appearances on season eight of Project Runway. The fallout from the six-months of activity before, during and after the show have left her in-box full, her head spinning and her plans going full-throttle forward for Cleveland and its fashion community.
Listen to Valerie talk about Buzz & Growl, her latest venture, a sewing co-op created for fashion designers (students, hobbyists and professionals) giving them access to studio work space which houses all the expensive machines and equipment needed to construct garments. The environment will be one of supportive collaboration and there will also be educational classes available to the members. Buzz & Growl will help stem the out-going tide of designers who leave Northeast Ohio because of not having the supportive community necessary to grow their careers and businesses right here.
Here’s how you can get involved: Go to BuzzAndGrowl.com and pledge what you can. $10,000 is needed by December 6, and they are a quarter of the way there already! Watch the video here.
Carol Drummond has been a professional designer for 25 years. Prior to starting her award-winning graphic design studio 15 years ago, Drummond Design, she graduated from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, worked at a graphic design studio, a video production company, and a consumer products company. She has been an art docent for Mayfield City Schools and currently serves on the COSE Arts Network Advisory Committee. http://www.DrummonDesign.com