Valley-based clothing brand Punkwasp looks to combat fast fashion with handmade garments
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Many of the designs in Punkwasp's debut collection feature checkered patterns.
Carrie Marill is part artist, part skateboarder, part jewelry designer and part surfer. And now she can add fashion designer to the list.
Marill has been an artist in Arizona for more than a decade, painting fine art and making beaded jewelry under the name Punkwasp. Now, she’s out with a new clothing line, her first, and it’s full of gingham and stripes, the same kinds of bright colors and patterns she celebrates in her work.
Though Marill now splits her time between Phoenix and southern California — where she’s closer to the beach — her clothing is all handmade here in the Valley.
The Show spoke with her to learn about her new endeavor, and what drew her to art.
