Triangle Designs
Donna Drew,
one of SoHarlem’s first creative entrepreneurs, joined the SoHarlem Collective after a varied career with The County of Essex, NJ, most notably as Director of Cultural and Historic Affairs. After an early retirement, Donna chose to revitalize and formalize her instructional and retail “art making” practice, creating TRIANGLE DESIGNS LLC, which focuses on sustainable design concepts and practices (up-cycling) and the reduction of landfill waste. Her work is the basis for a micro-enterprise offering everything from wearable art to home décor, as she reclaims and transforms objects, giving them a new life. Donna’s association with SoHarlem continues as a Creative Entrepreneur.
An artist and illustrator, Donna holds a BFA from Boston University’s School of Fine Art and has amassed a vibrant history of teaching fine art and crafts to a diverse group of students, including the disabled. Donna developed CREATIVITY BLOOMS, offering sustainable design classes and workshops (printmaking, mixed media, clothing reconstruction, jewelry and collage) and the opportunity for participants to creatively and organically grow and bloom.