SUPPOSITIONS
Interactive touch and sound, conductive paint, and raspberry pi My experience at VCFA helped me to discover an intersection for my interest in technology and art. I’m finding new ways to create with technology, combining analog and digital mediums together. I have found that the addition of a technological component invites the user to interact with the pieces in a more tactile way.
RACHEL RAMSAY Rachel Ramsay is an educator, designer, entrepreneur and reluctant role model. She graduated from Utah State in Art and holds an MFA in Graphic Design from Vermont College of Fine Arts. In a desire to create opportunities for girls she developed the Girls Go Digital program. One of the main goals of the program is to expose girls to STEM subjects, specifically Technology and Computer Science, that they might not naturally choose to explore, due to gender norms or fear of the unknown. Girls ages 8 to 18 come to camps and learn about computer programming, design, robot programming, e-textiles, micro-controllers, soldering circuit boards and more. It is Rachel’s hope that she might be able to cause a “Positive Disruption” in the lives of the girls who attend. What started in 2013 as an experiment during her thesis research, has grown exponentially in the following years. Girls Go Digital fills a growing need for girls to choose STEM subjects as careers. Rachel is an Assistant Professor of Design at Dixie State University in St. George, Utah. www.girlsgodigital.org