Ashley Jane Lewis is a maker, baker, coder, and new media artist. She is currently studying ITP at Tisch School of the Arts in NYC. Ashley was named one of the top 100 Black Women to Watch in Canada.
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Little Robot Friends, Toronto
We talk about…
Girl Guides as medium between the past and present
Beekeeping
Preserving
Data Weaving
Choosing a college major
Being a “Jane of All Trades”
Physical fabrication w power tools
Growing up with parents who were always making and learning new things
Valuing pursuits that you’re not paid for
Growing up with a freedom of learning
Learning to code in university
Robotics
Animation
Wearables
50 Years of Bond Spy Making Project
Spark Makers
Maker Spaces
Robotics, coding, fabrication
Taking apart electronics to see how they work
Black box mentality
Hack Lab, Toronto
Psych 3M, Toronto
Being a generalist
Burn out from specializing
Data weaving
Intersection of technology and culture
Afrofuturism (using tech to inspire people of color to pursue technology)
Family heritage woven into clothes in African heritage
Tartan
Information conveyed in textiles
Explore Spaces
Fab Labs
Being interested in old forms of making and new forms of making
Morse code
Foraging
Fermentation
Raspberry Shrub
Scobies
Kombucha
Curiosity as the spark of creativity
Creativity as seeking information
Activism and technology
Burnout
CBC’s Ramona Pringle
Girls learning to code
Bitmaker, Toronto
Cheers,
Sarah