Prof.Sedrick Huckaby
Presented to The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries on the occasion of Promotion to Associate Professor, Prof. Sedrick Huckaby, Art & Art History, Fall 2018.
Item(s) added to the Libraries' collection:
Vinyl heat press to the UTA FABLAB
The equipment is significant to my practice as well as providing for the creative activity of my students. With the heat press, students can make custom T-shirts and attach patterns for fabric quickly, using digital imagery of their own making. The possibilities here are wide open--students can self-publish t-shirts for their own teams, groups, or organizations, for protest, or simply to start their own fashion line. In my studio practice I am currently examining the power of the funerary t-shirt, portraiture, and its role in Black communities. This equipment allows me to see how DIY shirts can be made, use it, and point students to the process.