This Canadian Designer On Why Itâs A Weird Time To Be Alive
May 02, 2022 at 07:50PM Cassie Germannâs brand, Itâs A Weird Time To Be Alive, started as a kind of art therapy. âI called them âpandemic panic drawings,‘â says the former tattoo artist of her initial graphics. âIn 2020, everything was so overwhelming that I would just sit and draw while listening to the news. Suddenly, I had all of this artwork that I thought would look great on a t-shirt, but the problem was, during the lockdown, nothing was open, so I was forced to work with what I had.â Enter daily trips to the dollar store for fabric paint and upcycling pieces from her own closet, and the Canadian sustainable brand was born. For Germann, Itâs A Weird Time To Be Alive is a form of fashionable activism, hence the quirky yet powerful collages she creates on upcycled clothing. As a…
