I Create Birmingham: Alabama Sawyer
“Bring back shop class! I support being tech savvy, but not everyone has the constitution to sit in front of a computer. Open the textile mills back up! This is a state of workers. Making is work. Let’s work.”
“Bring back shop class! I support being tech savvy, but not everyone has the constitution to sit in front of a computer. Open the textile mills back up! This is a state of workers. Making is work. Let’s work.”
“What we hope to see is more collaborations, conversations, mixtures and fusions that cross our cultural and generational lines in Birmingham.”
“The rule is to just make something. Make something that you can show other people. Don’t sit still and wait for someone else to tell you what to do. There are a lot of people that are willing to work harder than you. If you are sitting and waiting for someone to give you permission, then you are going to miss your shot.”
“Whatever you do — be all there! Don’t be a button-pusher. Anyone can do that. Dig deeper, and understand how something works, and even better, know why it works.”
“My favorite part of the process is seeing it all come together, looking at the grid when it’s printed and seeing all those films….It’s like making a mixtape for someone. “