INTERNSHIP STORIES

My name is Haven DeAnglis and I am a junior Fibers major with concentrations in Sustainability and Social Practice and Experimental Fashion. During the summer of 2018, I was an intern at MamerSass Reinvented Fashions in Chincoteague, Virginia. The small business focuses on reducing textile waste, and the apparel that is sold in the store is either vintage or upcycled. I learned of the internship experience after the co-owner and designer of the business, Jamey Brittingham, reached out to the Students of Sustainability club to see if we would be interested in hosting them on their college tour. I was able to bring MamerSass to campus in the spring of 2018, and Jamey gave an inspiring artist talk about starting a small, sustainable business. They also brought along the mobile shop, so students could see the upcycled clothing creations. Before Jamey and her partner Derek came to MICA, I did research on the company and learned that they offered internships. I e...

My name is Emma Rubini, and I am going into my senior year as an Illustration major. In summer 2016, I interned in the costume department at the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company (CSC). The world of theatre is one that has interested me since I was a child, but I had gotten out of it since starting college, and it was something I really missed. After becoming interested in costumes as a hobby, I took the costume design class here at MICA in fall of 2014, and it was from the professor of that class that I heard about CSC. I emailed the costume director, Kristina Lambdin. She got back to me quickly, and after a short back-and-forth, she accepted my internship request. She is also the one who became my direct supervisor. She is in charge of designing costumes for new shows (sometimes with a co-designer) as well as maintaining the costume shop and creating new c...

My name is Emily Joynton. As an Illustration Practice MFA grad student, I participated in a variety of different workshops facilitated by my program. Last spring, one of those workshops focused on patternmaking and it was led by Amy Voloshin and Leanne Biank of Printfresh. Before the workshop, I was not sure how much I would enjoy making patterns or learning about the industry, but Amy and Leanne led an informative and enjoyable session. I found making patterns to be challenging but also a lot of fun, so after our critique I asked Amy and Leanne if Printfresh offered any paid internships over the summer. They enthusiastically confirmed that they do, and a few days later I sent in my formal application. Just a few weeks later, I was officially accepted as one of the summer interns. Printfresh is a textile design company, meaning that they have an in-house team of designers who are constantly creating new patterns to coincide with predicted trends (mostly geared toward the women...