Arts - Buffalo State College

Julia Bottoms, Painting
Faculty Mentor: Professor Carol Townsend, Design
Abstract Title: Faces On the Tree: Exploring Heritage Through
Portraiture
Julia will graduate in May 2012 with a B.A. in Art. After graduating, she plans to
pursue her studio practice endeavors that include illustration. She also is considering
continuing her studies at the graduate level.
For her research, Julia documented her lineage through portraiture. Initially,
she explored her sense of identify by interviewing and photographing local relatives
on her Greek as well as her African-American side. She then traveled to Franklin,
Virginia to immerse herself in her African-American culture. Upon returning to
Buffalo she finalized her series of portraits.
Anthony Bruce, Fashion and Textile Technology
Faculty Mentor: Professor Holly Henderson, Technology
Abstract Title: Into the Loop: Explorations In Fashion Knitwear
Anthony graduated in December 2011 with a B.F.A. degree in Fashion Technology
and a minor in Fiber Design. Tony was a member of the American Green Team,
finalists in the national competition “Trimming the Waste of Fashion”. Anthony plans
to pursue a career in fashion design with a focus on knit fabrications.
As part of his research, Tony attended a two weeklong training workshop
on Computer Aided Design for knitwear techniques hosted by the Shima Seiki
Corporation in Wakayama, Japan. Tony researched sustainable materials used
in the knitwear design process, created a portfolio of garment designs utilizing
advanced zero-waste knit technology and explored possibilities of bringing fashion
manufacturing back to America. He plans on further using this research to co-author a book on the interpretations and
contemporary applications of knitwear techniques and whole garment technology.
Kelly Caruso, Furniture Design
Faculty Mentor: Professor Jozef Bajus, Design
Abstract Title: Second Chance: The Application of Recycled Material In
Furniture Design
Kelly will graduate with a B.F.A. in Furniture Design and Woodworking. After
graduation she plans to continue here study of furniture at The Danish Design School
in Copenhagen, Denmark. She hopes to continue promoting the practice of green
design in her future endeavors.
Kelly studied the application of using recycled materials in building furniture. She
was inspired and motivated by the current environmental issues of today to explore
different materials and research how they could be manipulated. Using several
techniques and methods from her furniture and fiber design background, she took donated and found materials and
applied them to her design. Her goal is to continue those practices in the future to build functional furniture that is still
contemporary.
Recipients of Undergraduate
Summer Research Fellowships in 2011
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