Research/Design Scholarship:
- Social Psychological Aspects of African American Appearance
- Knit Wear Production
- Wearable Art
- Historic Reproductions
Selected Publications or Juried Exhibits:
- Sanders, E. (January 26, 2007 – present – accepted December 18, 2006). Yellow Aofifoi (Yellow Flower). Private Collection. An empire waisted dress made from Ghana tie & dye cotton damask, embellished with smocking and hand beading. Design Exhibition, International Textile and Apparel Association. Online.
- Level: National.
- Retrievability: http://www.dene.tcu.edu
- Number of Entries Submitted: 55
- Number of Artist Selected: 23
- Sanders, E. (November 2 – November 30, 2006). Seber Blooms (Eggplant Blooms). Private Collection. A strapless layered bodice cocktail dress made from Ghana tie & dye cotton damask, embellished with hand beading. Design Exhibition, International Textile and Apparel Association. San Antonio, Texas.
- Level: International.
- Retrievability: ITAA 2006 Design Exhibition Catalog “Confluence of Culture” ISBN – 1-885715-06-4
- Number of Entries Submitted: 264
- Number of Artist Selected: 110
- Sanders-Okine, E. (June 29, 2006). La Afofoi. Private Collection. A halter bodice with ruffled neckline and floor length bubble skirt made from Ghana tie & dye cotton damask, embellished with machine quilting and hand beading. Handweaver’s Guild of America Convergence Conference, Make a Grand Entrance Fashion Show, DeVos Convention Center Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- Level: International.
- Retrievability: Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot. (Fall 2006). Volume XXXVII, No. 4. Issue 148, p.48.
- Number of Entries Submitted: 135
- Number of Artist Selected: 60
- Sanders, E. (October 3, 2005-November 4, 2005). Metalling with Fibers I. Private Collections. Hand-knitted canvas created with metal tack button backings strung on the yarn and knitted into the canvas, then dyed with fiber reactive dyes and painted with acrylic paints. Handweavers Guild of America Small Expressions 2005. Mableton, Georgia: marble House Cultural Arts Center.
- Level: International.
- Abstract: Will be published in the conference proceedings
- Number of Entries Submitted: 136
- Number of Artist Selected: 36
- Anderson, C. and Sanders, E. (Sponsor). (November 6, 2004). Penuche. Private Collections. A flared floor length strapless v-neck gown with boned contoured princess seams made of 100% polyester gold Charmuse. Design Exhibition, International Textile and Apparel Association. Portland, Oregon.
- Level: International.
- Abstract: Will be published in the conference proceedings
- Number of Entries Submitted: 56 (undergraduate)
- Number of Artist Selected: 7 undergraduate
- Course the Ensemble was Created: AM 446-Senior Capstone
- Sanders, E. (November 6, 2004). Ahine. Private Collection. A strapless bodice and straight floor length skirt with a godet at the center back were created from 100% cotton damask hand-dyed in hues of blues, greens, and browns purchased in Accra, Ghana. Design Exhibition, International Textile an Apparel Association. Portland, Oregon.
- Level: International.
- Abstract: Will be published in the conference proceedings
- Number of Entries Submitted: 33 professional
- Number of Artists Selected: 14 professional
- Sanders, E. (November 10, 2003). Sankofa. Private Collection. Beaded bustier with asymmetrical front and skirt with a chapel length train, made from a traditional Ghanaian wax print. Design Exhibition, International Textile and Apparel Association. Savannah, Georgia.
- Level: International.
- Abstract: Will be published in the conference proceedings
- Number of Entries Submitted: 256
- Number of Artist Selected: 150
- Sanders, E. and D. Caleb. (November 10, 2003). Cara de Picasso. Private Collection. One shoulder silk shantung dress and caplet with appliquéd abstract face reminiscent of Picasso's paintings. Design Exhibition, International Textile and Apparel Association. Savannah, Georgia.
- Level: International.
- Abstract: Will be published in the conference proceedings
- Number of Entries Submitted: 256
- Number of Artist Selected: 150
Current Research or Exhibit Projects:
- Understanding History Through Appearance: An Analysis of a Black Woman in the Nineteenth Century Based on the Adventures of Mary Seacole. A traveling exhibit on the life of Mary Seacole and the social psychological aspects of her appearance.
- African American Appearance in Slave Narratives. A study of appearance references in published slave narratives written by women and men.
- Fiber & Wearable Art Inspired by African American Male & Female Slave Narratives. Machine knitted and embroidered garments reflective of research on African American Slave Appearance.
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