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from the issue of September 1, 2005
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Student project joins Husker pride with textile design
UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS
A student project has taken blending into Memorial Stadium beyond wearing traditional red.
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| | | UNL junior Elizabeth Walters examines samples of Memorial Stadium camouflage on display in the second-floor hallway of the Home Economics Building on East Campus. The camouflage was designed last spring in an advanced textile design course taught by Michael James. Photo by Troy Fedderson/UNL Communications.
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In the Advanced Textile Design course last spring, Michael James, professor of textiles, clothing and design, had 22 graduate and undergraduate students design camouflage that mimics game day in Lincoln. Those designs are on display in the second-floor hallway of the Home Economics Building on East Campus through Sept. 16.
"We had a whole show from this class in the gallery at the end of the spring semester," James said. "But, we held this design project back to show it in the fall. It really provides a great welcome back and sets the tone for our students."
In developing a camouflage pattern, students utilized three-color palettes - including the traditional red, white, black and tan of Husker game day. Students also picked a theme to the design, ranging from an Alice in Wonderland tea party and interior of an automobile, to a master bathroom and the nursery at Bryan Hospital.
The motifs within the designs reflect the themes, however the colors have a familiar home in Memorial Stadium.
"This is a great project for our students because it comes at a time when camouflage is popular and becoming more high tech," James said. "The fashion industry is using camouflage more and more. And, the military is doing research into a number of different camouflage designs, including one with layers that can only be seen with night vision goggles."
The New York Times ran stories on both camouflage trends as James and the students were developing their designs.
The camouflage exhibit is free and open to the public.
For more information, call 472-2911.
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