Bio

Jessamy Shay Kilcollins is a textile artist, educator, and sustainable fashion designer who uses secondhand materials and handcraft processes to interrogate the roles of consumption and consumerism in modern society. In addition to the one-of-a-kind creatively mended and upcycled garments she releases under her AMENDED label, she also crafts textile statement jewelry and intricate fabric collages from the fabric scraps generated in the garment mending and making process. She has taught mending and hand stitching at organizations that include Harvard Art Museums, the Farnsworth Art Museum, Patagonia, and the Boston and Cambridge Public Libraries. Jessamy holds a BFA in Fibers and a Certificate in Fashion Design from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. She also co-owns High Energy Vintage with her partner in Somerville MA.