Inside the Studio
Teaching Art
with Intention
Lyndsay brings her professional design background — nine years at Converse, head of design at Pam & Gela, and a Pratt Institute BFA — directly into the classroom. Her lessons connect fashion history and cultural storytelling to hands-on art-making practice.
Currently completing a Single Subject Credential in Art at California State University, Long Beach, with fieldwork placements at Luther Burbank Middle School and Millikan High School (2024–2025).
Credentials & Clearances
Downloadable Resources
Lesson Plans
for the Classroom
Each lesson connects a fashion designer's life and creative vision to art-making techniques students can explore directly. Free to download and use.
01
Coco Chanel
Explore the life and revolutionary vision of Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel — how she liberated women's fashion and built a brand that endures a century later. Students connect her story to their own design thinking.
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Vivienne Westwood
Dive into the punk provocation and political commentary of Dame Vivienne Westwood. This lesson examines how fashion can be protest, art, and identity all at once — and what it means to dress with conviction.
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Willy Chavarria
Examine the work of Willy Chavarria — a designer whose collections center Chicano identity, community, and dignity. A lesson in how contemporary fashion tells the stories of people and place.
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In the
Classroom
Luther Burbank Middle School
Student Teacher — Visual Art
Fieldwork placement, 2024–2025. Middle school visual arts instruction with a focus on identity, character design, and mixed media.
Millikan High School
Student Teacher — Visual Art
Fieldwork placement, 2024–2025. High school art curriculum including drawing, painting, and art history integrated with contemporary fashion.
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