About

Ivy Waegel is a multimedia artist, specializing in upcycling fabric, garments, and accessories via hand-sewing and hand-printing, as well as in 2-d visual design manifesting mainly in posters, tattoos, and decorative collage. They make functional art for navigating, adapting to, and thriving in changing social and physical environments.

They currently live in Chicago, working in production design and theater; they are planning to run away with the circus and make interactive art pieces for traveling performances. If you want to collaborate, talk, share tools, build something, make beans together, or anything else, please don’t hesitate to reach out at Ivywaegel@gmail.com, or visit @waegelsbagels on instagram!

CHICAGO RESOURCES:

Free food pantries in Chicago

Chicago mutual aid map

Chicago Tool Library Bridgeport

Prop rental Bridgeport

Waste reuse Pilsen / Riverdale

Art / Food distribution Rogers Park

Cheap art supplies Humboldt Park

Art community / free art supplies Humboldt Park