TABATHA ROSE
Thrift4People
What started as a simple retail job at a thrift store, pricing and hanging inventory, turned into a job where I could showcase my creativity through graphic design. Wallis Blivin, owner of Thrift4People, a local thrift store in Santa Fe that donates 75% of profits toward scholarships for community college and trade school students, wanted to inspire more youth to donate and thrift. Leveraging @Thrift4People’s Instagram, I created collages to provide a more interesting way to introduce the store's clothes and promote the possibilities of thrifting to youth.
To generate more sales for the thrift store, and therefore more scholarship funds for students, I created tote bags, stickers, and T-shirt designs to print and sell at the store and at various art shows.
YOUNG ARTIST POP-UP
YOUNG ARTIST POP-UP
During a lunch break, Wallis and I bounced around ideas to create a space for young entrepreneurs, artists, and creatives in high school and college to sell and showcase their work, get noticed by the community, and help generate funds toward their futures. The results were fantastic: every vendor sold at least half their artwork or inventory and were able to chat directly with the community and get the word out about their work. We are now working to create a reoccurring pop up art and small business show and showcase even more creatives in the area. Below are some photos and videos of a pop-up show, where I had the opportunity to present a few of my works to the public. Seeing a simple idea, to create a social and creative gathering for students our age, become something incredibly larger is beyond words.
Designing A Pop-Up Showcasing Young Artists and Entrepreneurs in the Santa Fe Area
