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Homemade Mask (Virtual) Summit: Part 2On June 17, 2020 and June 20, 2020, Tulane University held the Homemade Mask (Virtual) Summit, organized by the Just Wanna Quilt team of Elizabeth Townsend Gard, Hailey Barnett, Whitney Chatmon, John Spartz, and Becky Blank. Hosted by Newcomb Institute, and co-hosted by the Phyllis Taylor Center for Social Innovation and Design Thinking, and the Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. More information can be found at http://www.justwannaquilt.com.Homemade Mask (Virtual) Summit is where we celebrate the entrepreneurial activities of the mask makers around the country, talk to industrial hygienists about how to safely move around in this world (including how many people should be in an elevator at one time), talk to the scientists, and connect the compassion of caring and making masks with BLM.The audio link to Day One: Part 2 Guests include:The Story of One HospitalDr. Robin Womedou, Chief Medical Officer, Methodist University Hospital, Memphis.TN.The Science of Mask RecapHailey Barnett with Dr. Jocelyn Songer (MakerMask.org)Masks in PrisonsAngelique Thomas, Innocence Project New Orleanswith Hailey Barnett Artists and Performer ProfilesJulian McCleary, professional performer on cruise ships that turned to making masksCeeley Pedescleaux is a quilter who is everything I aspire to be.  Her pieces are nationally known. She is the heart of the Beecher Memorial Quilt Group  in New Orleans, and she has, like so many of us, been making masks.  She made quilts after Katrina, and she is now working on projects about COVID as well.Wendy Starn is a fiber artist.  We’re going to talk to her about her COVID-19 piece.Will Nemitoff is the owner Curious Form, a local art fabrication and design business based in New Orleans. He pivoted from making large-scale artworks for events to addressing the PPE shortage with the production of over 10,000 Face Shields.Industry PivotsMattie Rhodes, Quiltsmart, creates products printed on about interfacing and creating custom patterns for them.  The mondo bag is legendary in the sewing world.  She pivoted to making printed cotton patterns for masks.Chris Larson, Mattress King, is a mattress maker who began using the same materials to shift and make masks. Inventions and 3d PrintingJuan Borbon, who began making bias tape for local groups making homemade masks with a personal 3D printerAlan Puccinelli s the founder of Operation Shields up where he fabricates PPE face fields for front line caregivers.  Broadway, Film, and Designers RepurposingRachna Chandra of Taj Cottage, a clothing brand that shifted to making masks
Alison Parker costumer in the film industry, and  is also the founder of Ric Rack, a local group whose focus is educating the public on textile recycling.
Jeff Whiting gave studio space to Broadway costumers to make masks. Jeff is the owner and Artistic Director of The Open Jar Institute, a music theatre training program founded in 2003 for the development of music theatre artists of all ages.  Jeff is extraordinarily impressive with a long  resume of directing and choreography credits on broadway.   
Sewist in ActionChelsea Cooper, new to sewingRaymond Houston, an author of quilt books, and quilt designerMisty-Anne Harold, wildlife biologists and quilterMeghan Romere, Texas law student who started making masksBeth Strand, long-time quilter who made capsMaddie Kertay of BadAss QuiltersSeth Hackler of Quilting on a Budget and Million Masks a DayJeannete Floyd, art quilterTamy Silvers, quilt businessJudy Walker, quilterEdith Gross, art quilterThe Story of AccuQuiltPam Heller and Joy BanfieldPreservationFrances Dowell and Amy Milne, Quilt AllianceMask Making and CultureRachel McCrafty, Executive Director at Ace Makerspace, a 10-year-old space in Oakland, CA. She has participated in several large mask making projects including an ongoing project serving at-risk communities. Learn more at thecraftyavenger.comThe Power of Students and What’s Happening NextSunshine Best, Ph.D. student, Tulane School of Public HealthHailey Barnet, 2020 Tulane Law School graduateWhitney Chatmon, 2L Tulane law SchoolAlexa Magyari, Ph.D. student, U.S. Berkeley School of Public HealthBecky Blank, alumni, Tulane UniversityElizabeth Townsend Gard, Professor of Law, Tulane University