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-->The Search for a Handbag Education
PSST, I have a not so secret, secret - I am a self-taught handbag designer. Lately I have been feeling like getting a bit of an education in accessory design. It is not that I am unhappy with my line, on the contrary I love my designs and esthetic, however it is always nice to give your creativity a bit of an electric charge. I have always found schooling to do that for me. Right now a 2 week intensive workshop would be ideal, 3 weeks would even be manageable. I just don’t have the time to commit to an MFA or MA program and moving to a city that offers a strong course of study isn’t an option right now.
While searching I realized that finding quality workshop courses conducted by an accredited staff is a little trickier than I would like it to be. Currently I have identified a London location - Prescott and Mackay - as a potential resource for furthering my design education.
Their programming seems strong and they have a teaching staff that has been educated in accessory design. Prescott and Mackay also offers courses in shoe design and millinery (a secret passion of mine). I am fairly excited about finding them and just had to share. Hopefully I can convince them to offer a few workshops stateside in San Francisco. I have had little to no success finding any intensive study workshops in the U.S. - may be you know of some?
August 29th, 2008 at 8:12 am
There’s a mini-program in Minneapolis too!
MCTC is on the edge of downtown and they have all sorts of classes. http://www.minneapolis.edu/documents/catalogs/2008-09/careerprograms/43.pdf
I don’t suppose learning technique for clothing would hurt your handbag-makin’ skills