Miriam Vergara

Fabrication and Operations Assistant at // LOOMIA
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(386) 825-5501
Location
New York City Metropolitan Area
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Spanish Native or bilingual proficiency

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Experience

    • Italy
    • Marketing Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Fabrication and Operations Assistant
      • Mar 2023 - Present
    • Textile Designer and Workshop Designer
      • Jun 2020 - Present

      Homeware Designer and Textile Commissions Workshop Designer: Create workshops from initial to completions including management of budgets Textile Consultation: advise artist and designers on textile based projects Conduct research on textile history and documenting/filming stories including Mexico, South Korea and Sweden Public and Digital Marketing including photo taking and editing Teaching Artist for private events Homeware Designer and Textile Commissions Workshop Designer: Create workshops from initial to completions including management of budgets Textile Consultation: advise artist and designers on textile based projects Conduct research on textile history and documenting/filming stories including Mexico, South Korea and Sweden Public and Digital Marketing including photo taking and editing Teaching Artist for private events

    • United States
    • Utilities
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Customer Service Representative
      • Jun 2022 - Sep 2022
    • United States
    • Retail Art Supplies
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Birthday Party and Field Trip Coordinator
      • Aug 2019 - Jun 2020

      Organized over fifty concurrent events for schools and parents at a textile resource center.

    • Textile Youth Instructor
      • Sep 2017 - Jun 2020

      Led craft classes to teach weaving, surface design and soft sculptures skills. Lesson planned and classroom prepwork.

    • Studio Monitor and Marketing Staff Artist
      • Sep 2017 - Dec 2018

    • Youth Education Intern
      • May 2017 - Aug 2017

    • Production Assistant
      • Jan 2018 - Aug 2019

      Aided in jewelry production for designer. Marudai braiding and adding fringe fibers to necklaces and earrings. Worked with naturally dyed fibers such as cotton and linen. Steamed and combed for finishing touches. Sale Associate in events. Aided in jewelry production for designer. Marudai braiding and adding fringe fibers to necklaces and earrings. Worked with naturally dyed fibers such as cotton and linen. Steamed and combed for finishing touches. Sale Associate in events.

    • Staff Writer and Mentor, SEEN Magazine
      • Sep 2016 - Dec 2018

      Composed personal narratives to promote theater performances for an online magazine. Mentored writers to help build stronger narratives. Facilitated and coordinated trips to the theater with small groups of college students. Composed personal narratives to promote theater performances for an online magazine. Mentored writers to help build stronger narratives. Facilitated and coordinated trips to the theater with small groups of college students.

    • United States
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Production Intern
      • May 2017 - Aug 2017

      Dane- Co is a Brooklyn based furniture company. I aided with their "Whipstitch Rug" production and preformed tasks such as weaving, sewing and ironing 100 inch by 72 inch rugs. I also helped polish and dye chairs. Dane- Co is a Brooklyn based furniture company. I aided with their "Whipstitch Rug" production and preformed tasks such as weaving, sewing and ironing 100 inch by 72 inch rugs. I also helped polish and dye chairs.

    • Artist Assistant
      • Jan 2017 - May 2017

Education

  • The New School
    The Arts, Arts in Context
  • College of the Atlantic
    Human Ecology
    2013 - 2015

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