Hi there! I'm Donna, an E-textile enthusiast, maker, and a textile craft artist in New York City. I am currently focusing on creating functional products and whimsical craftwork with textile.
Artist bio
Donna’s work sits in the intersection of craft, art, and technology. With a priority in E-textile, she merges textile based craft with electronic circuitry to make things such as lighting plushies, fabric made speakers, pressure sensors, analog switches, etc. She shared her craft skills with various communities by teaching multiple workshops on basic e-textile craft and circuitry in various places such as NYC Resistor, online guest lecture for wearable design class at SFK int'l art edu, and High School of Fashion Industries. As a maker, she exhibited her e-textile works at Coney Island Maker Faire in 2024(LighTuT-interactive lighting gloves) and 2025(Sensory NYC Diary).
Her textile based craft started by hand stitching dolls with felt and other scrap fabric and mending clothes, and evolved into integrating electronics with textile based craft as she gained technical skills in graduate school (Parsons MFA Design&Technology).
Artist statement
My work sits in the intersection of craft, art, and technology. As an E-textile enthusiast, my current focus is on making whimsical craft with fabric and electronics including LED lights, speakers, pressure sensors, tilt sensors, etc. I stitch everything by hand unless the project size is too large because I love hand stitching and I value hand craft as an artist. Also, I integrate electronic elements to my textile crafts by adding LED lights that shine, or a speaker that plays sound when it's connected to MP3 devices. I use conductive thread (Thread made of polyester and metal) to stitch the electronic components on the fabric.
Featured
Donna's soft circuits talk @Wonderville
Presentation about soft circuits
Organizations
SFK Int'l Art Edu
High School of Fashion Industries
NYC Resistor
Maker Faire Coney Island