Hi. My name is Sarah "Sadie" Nedbalski.I go by either Sarah or Sadie, whichever you prefer. There are too many people named "Sarah" out there (it was the sixth most popular girls name the year I was born) I am a designer of wearable art primarily made out of duct tape, trash bags, newspaper, and contact paper. I am also currently looking to expand my media with which I work with. I love to create and design, though I am not a Fashion major. I am going for a degree in Secondary English Education at Kent State University, where I am currently a Junior. I have been featured on the cover of The Daily Kent Stater and also on Fox 8 News. I have been making dresses out of duct tape since about 2006 but had been using duct tape to create flowers, wallets, bags, etc. since before I can remember. I participated in the 2009 Stuck at Prom competition and made it into the top 10 for my butterfly inspired prom dress and matching tuxedo. I do not use fabric for the bases of my dresses, opting for trash bags instead. I only used fabric once and it just didn't feel right to me because it wasn't 100% recyclable materials. I feel anyone can stick duct tape to fabric (although it doesn't stick very well) but it takes a lot more craft to think outside the box.
I hope to one day be able to sell my dresses or give them to Henkle (the maker of Duck Brand Duct Tape) in exchange for more duct tape (because hey, I'm the typical struggling college kid, working part time, going to school full time and it's getting difficult to finance these dresses). I will post something later once I decide if I will be selling them (on something like Etsy) or something else. I will eventually be putting up a dress evolution timeline including all the dresses I wore to various school dances, concerts, and Fashion Week Cleveland. I am currently participating with FWC at Ingenuity Fest Cleveland. Speaking of Ingenuity, I'd better get ready because that is tonight and tomorrow night! I hope to see you all there!
With Love,
Sarah "Sadie" Nedbalski
(Photo credit: Robert Banks)
This was last night at Ingenuity Festival Cleveland. From Left to Right is Claire Macosko in the shorter companion piece of my Butterfly Prom Dress, Myself in the Ingenuity Dress, Mary Nedbalski in the Army Dress of the ongoing Salute your Soldiers collection, and Fiona Gao in the Paint the Club Red dress. 
