Cassandra Mayela / Portfolio
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Cassandra Mayela
Measurements & additional information
| Height | 5'7"/170 cm |
| Hair | Dark Brown |
| Eyes | Brown |
| Waist | 28"/71 cm |
| Hips | 41"/104 cm |
| Bra | 34DD/90DD |
| Shoes | 7/37 1/2 |
| Pronouns | She/Her |
Hair Notes
Natural soft waves. Heat Ok
Cassandra Mayela (b. Caracas 1989) is a self-taught textile artist who has lived in NY since 2014 when she forcedly migrated from Venezuela. Her personal experiences as an immigrant and a woman of color have shaped the urgencies in her work. She is curious about clothing’s story-telling capacities and is particularly interested in how migration affects one’s identity and ideas of belonging.
Portfolios + More
Through research, conversations, audience participation, and engaging with textiles and collected and found material, she creates community-oriented work that informs how fundamental changes in fabric can affect one’s perception of identity, highlighting new waves of empowerment.