GINA RENAY

is  the mastermind and freestyling designer of her fashion-tabulous line called AWE!Some CROCHET.  She is an innovative instructor extolling both individuals and groups in the art & joy of freeform design.  She specializes in YOUnique wearable art clothing and accessories.  All of her designs are one-of-a-kind spontaneous artistry.  She believes one should either be a work of art or wear a work of art:  to thy own style be true.

She is a poetess, visionary, conceptual fiber artist, costume designer for the indie movie 'Dream Kweens',  sign praise interpretative dancer, coordinator, storyteller and mom-preneur.  Her fashions have been featured on tv, in newspapers, galleries, hair & fashion shows.

"I can create whatever  you can imaGINA", is her heart's cry utilizing a YOUnique collaboration of your vision with hers to create poetic threads.

Having arrived in Atlanta August 2005 from Escatawpa, MS a day before Hurricane Katrina hit, she has unleashed a fury of her own.  She has adorned herself with strength, courage and determination to persevere to make a name for herself.  Having lost 90% of everything to the storm, she impassionedly and dauntlessly announces:  'Katrina will not defeat me--you can't keep this good stitch down!'

  'My art in thread is a bold, vibrant expression of avant-garde individuality. I develop a frenzied urgency of spiritual energy fusing the beautiful with the unusual.  Each fiberous strand forges a new life of art for tomorrow's possibilities, today's vision and yesterday's  strengths.  I ardently test and push the boundaries of style by blending art with fashion, creativity with passion and edgy sophistication without apology.'


With a flaire for the unorthodox, GINA RENAY's styles are haute, haute, haute!


              EMAIL:  [email protected]


I am interested in collaborating with artistic visionaries who think outside of the box. I am extremely hardworking, energetic, FUNky, witty, ambitious, friendly, and reliable. Let's make magic together...

Please do leave a message as I could have fallen and slipped on yarn and can't get up.  Well, I can still crochet lying down.  Girl, I am surgical with this instrument, teehee.  I have that mad woman crochet disease--"crochet-itis", dis (at) ease without my hook and thread, which causes me to "foam at the hook".

Events I've participated in:

**2009 EVENTS**

High Style Model Birthday Celebration, June 27th
East Cobb Park Photo Shoot with James Porteous
Autrey Nature Preserve & Heritage Center Photo Shoot w/Joypho Images, Neil Williams
PoolSide Manor, Photo Shoot with Brad Mitchell, Shanti G, Davis PhotographyShooter's Lounge/Designer Profile Photo Shoot
SWAGDELIC, May 8th
LUAU/ALL WHITE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION, May 8th (Charlotte, NC)
KURVY KUTIES, April 25th
Wellington Estates Fashion Show, April 25th
World Natural Hair Show, April 5th
AMERICA'S BEST STEP SHOW & FASHION SHOW, April 4th
Rhythm & Fashion, March 6th
Flow So Fierce, Feb 28th
Women Who Make Things Happen, Feb 22nd
Fresh Faces Magazine, Feb. 21st
A Night of Passion wth Daaijee, Feb. 14th
STARBREAKERS TV Taping, Feb. 8th
"A New Beginning" with Innovative Model/Talent Management, Jan. 26th
"Show Me Da Money", Jan. 22nd
Better Mornings Atlanta Live TV Broadcast, 6-6:30am @ Osbourne High, Cool Schools segment, Jan. 9th
Chocolate In Winter birthday celebration/mini fashion show, Jan. 4th

**2008 EVENTS**

CHRISTMAS BANQUET, First St. Peter AME, Dec. 20th
CATWALK With A CAUSE, Dec. 19th
CHRISTMAS PARTY, Osbourne High School, Dec. 12th
A REAL DESIRE PRESENTS: Fashion & Talent Showcase, Dec. 10th
PHOTO SHOOT With TIM BRANTLEY, Nov. 29th
DIAMOND STUDDED Fashion Show, Nov. 19th
Exclusive Xpressions Fashion Show, Nov. 15th
The Cutting Edge TV Show/MACE Awards, WAEN-TV, Nov 9th
Movie Extra, "The Preacher's Kid", Atlanta Civic Center, Nov. 5th
Motivational Speaker, Frederick Douglass High School, "Youth Motivation Day", Oct 30th
PHOTO SHOOT with TIM BRANTLEY, Oct. 22nd, Oct. 29th
PHOTO SHOOT with MATTHEW CARTER, Oct. 12th
VIDEO MUSIC SHOOT with TRE CARTER, SLAZAH PRODUCTIONS, Oct. 11th
People TV Premiere Party Red Carpet, Oct. 8th
Greater St. Peter AME Church, Jonesboro, Oct. 4th
ATL Urban Fashion Week, Oct 1-4th
A CELEBRATION OF STYLE/All Black Affair, Ballroom at the Twelves, Atlantic Station, Sept 26th
PHOTO SHOOT with DAVID KNOX PHOTOGRAPHY, Sept. 20th
INCISE STYLES Boutique Opening, Sept. 18th
PHOTO SHOOT with CRAIG SIMS, Sept. 13th
HIGH STYLE!!  MixHer @ Vino Libro, Sept. 7th
STAR BREAKERS: The Ultimate Showcase, "Live" tv taping, Sept. 3rd
WHITE CELEBRATION, **Private** Party @ a Celebrity's Mansion, Aug. 30th
PHOTO SHOOT with COREY REESE PHOTOGRAPHY/Feisty Jewels, Aug. 17th
Wren's Nest "Giving Back to the Community", Aug. 9th
Fall Sophistication with TOP THIS MODELS, Birmingham, AL,  Aug 9th
"A Konversation with Kelli" (Woman on a Hustle TV), guest panelist, Aug. 1st
ALL WHITE AFFAIR, Birthday Celebration, Music Video Shoot with Sam Ajavon, Rip the CROCHET Runway, July 26th
FASHION PHOTO SHOOT with Shinobi/Avant Glam, Selfish Styles Magazine, Urban Mainstream, June 25th
Live Radio Interview with Dred/Hip Hop Honey, June 25th
MODEL EXPLOSION II with Adonis Models, Crowe's Nest, June 22nd
Wet & Wild Pool Party with OoooWee Productions, June 14th
URBAN NETWORK SUMMER PRESENTS: Men of Renaissance, Utopia Ice Lounge, June 6th
ROCK THE RUNWAY, May 18th
Fashion in Motion: A Tribute to Mothers, May 18th
Dancing Stage Play "So Fresh", Beulah Baptist Church, Decatur, May 3rd
Urban Network Fridays @ Utopia/Modeling for Dee Hill, May 2nd
"A Diversity of Talents" Fashion Show, American Idol Diana DeGarmo Supporting the Fight Against Breast Cancer, April 26, 2008
PROFILE MAGAZINE Designer Photoshoot 1st & 3rd weekends in April 2008
URBAN FASHION ATLANTA tv taping April 19th
EXOTIC IDOL, March 21st...vendor
"All Eyes On Me", Fashion/Hair Show, March 8th, Club Expose
"WALK THE PIAZZA" Feb. 10 @ The Verve Lounge
Miss Georgia "A Perfect State of Mind" Album Release Party Jan. 19 @ Rays      Over Da Edge

**2007**

SMS Fashion Matters Group "The Fabulous Life" @ Stephenson Middle School
Calendar Photo shoot @ The Striker Motorcycle Club
Carver Bible College "Celebrating Carver Homecoming 2007"
Fulton County Federal Building "Employee Appreciation Day"
LaFemme Africaine Inc., Charity for Breast Cancer Awareness, PINKFEST
Ladies of NOW (Nigerian Outreach for Wellness), Charity
Miranda Burnette Ministries
DREAM KWEENS The Movie Premiere/Red Carpet GALA
Video Shoot with Rap Artist KeVasia
5th Annual Night Under the Stars @ Tupac Amaru Shakur Center
Fashion Fantasy 2007  'Psalms 139 Fearfully & Wonderfully Made'

July - Aug. 9th, Crochet Instructor, North Creek Summer Camp ages 7 - 12

Success in Learning Summer Camp, ages 9 - 12, Talk/Presentation & Crochet Lesson 'Creative  Loops: The Joy of the Foundation'

Suwanee Day Arts Festival, Artist Demonstrator
Clayton State University 2007 Alpha Phi Alpha Fashion Show
Visual Erections:  Fashion, Art, Spoken Word

Milky Way Shake-n-Go Hair Fashion Competition @ The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA

L-Week @ Lawson State Community College, 'Rip the Runway' Birmingham, AL
GA State University, Subliminal Spring Fashion Show
Lace, Beads & Glimmer sponsored by the 100 Designing Women of Atlanta
African Cultural Show @ Gordon College, Gainesville, GA
Gifa Imoudu
Kinky in the 'Ham Hair & Fashion Show, Birmingham, AL
Live TV Fox 6 Broadcast with Reporter Jeh Jeh Pruitt, Birmingham, AL
Visual Erections Swimwear
Lipstikk Inc. 'Eye Candy Fashion'  Charity
'Dream Kweens The Movie' photo shoot

**2006 EVENTS**

2nd Annual Lingerie Party, The Office SportsBar
Filming Runway Scene of 'Dream Kweens'
Greater Missionary Baptist Church 'True Beauty'
'Fashion Explosion' hosted by Initial Tuesdays
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Fashion Show Charity building water wells in Ghana
BET Hip Hop Awards collaboration with media press interviewer DJ Stereotype
SubUrban Underground TV taping 'Celebrating Fashion' Guest Panelist, Designer
Suwanee Day Festival, Artist Demonstrator
Artist EXPO, Pickneyville Community Center
Aug 3 - Oct 25 Teacher Exhibition, Pickneyville Community Center
Old Time Summer in Historic Buford
United Ebony Society 'Juneteenth Celebration'
Eclectic Expressions, 4th Annual Fashion & Talent Show

**2005 EVENTS**

Founder & CEO of 'The Creative Crochet Club', non-profit organization, Pascagoula, MS  2003 - 2005
TV Hostess, 'The AWE!Some CROCHET YouGoGirl Show', Pascagoula, MS

**Photographers**

Corey Reese
Industry Image LLC
David Knox
Craig Sims
Shinobi Muhammad
Jason Scott
Kevin Stewart
Brandon Wiggins
John W. Washington
Perry Marcus/ReMARKable Photography
Timothy Brantley
Nick Romance
Kanen Photography
A Taste of Honey Artistic Creations

**Make Up Artists**

Eve Jade Artistry
Tiffany Sims
NYA
Makeup by Jewell
Karen Painter
Victor L. Perez
Sonya Tutuwan
IDEITY
Yvette Henry
Nikkole Kemp
Cresta
Angela Thomas
Makeup by Candace
Tynisha Lewis

**HairStylists**

Bernadettes Salon
Stylez by ZOE

**PRINT**

Urban Mogul Magazine, Oct 2008
Urban Model Magazine, Oct 2008
Enjoy Life Magazine 'Beauty & Fashion' Oct 2007
Black Purls Magazine Jan. 05
NexStitch Summer 2005
The Mississippi Press (front page) 'To Thy Own Style Be True'  2005
'Spotlight on Jackson County', WKFK Channel 7, featured TV guest  April 2004


**MUSIC VIDEO**

"Let's Drink & Let's Party", Sam Ajavon

**TV**

STAR BREAKERS: The Ultimate Showcase, "Live" tv taping, Sept. 2008
"A Konversation with Kelli" (Woman on a Hustle TV), guest panelist, Aug. 2008
Urban Fashion Atlanta TV, featured designer, April 2008
Live TV Fox 6 Broadcast with Reporter Jeh Jeh Pruitt, Birmingham, AL, Jan 2007
SubUrban Underground TV taping 'Celebrating Fashion' Guest Panelist, Designer, 2006

**RADIO**

Interview with Hip Hop Honeys, June 25, 2008

**MOVIE CREDIT**

"DREAM KWEENS"  Designs on the Runway Segment

OTHER

IFE Gallery, partner, Norfolk, VA
Norwich Arts Council, Norwich, CT solo exhibition
Toronto "WOW Crochet" Oct. 2003 Fashion Show @ The Creative Needlework      Conference

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