Kate Goldwater is a 23-year old fashion designer, artist, and store owner
living in New York. Kate uses environmentally friendly sea sponges in place
of tampons to absorb her menstrual blood. Sea sponges are reusable, comfortable,
economical and inexpensive. She preserves her menstrual blood in film canisters
and then paints with it to alleviate stigmas on feminine hygiene and draw
attention to feminist issues. She depicts topics such as reproductive rights
and access to abortion/contraception, violence against women, female genital
cutting, and cruelty to animals. She was active in NYU's pro-choice club,
previously interned for NARAL Pro-Choice NY, and is a clinic escort for
Planned Parenthood. After graduating from NYU with a concentration in Art
and Clothing for Social Justice, she opened up her own store in October
2006. Her store, AuH2O, is an environmental and sweatshop-free boutique
that carries her one-of-a-kind designs.
All AuH2O clothing is made of recycled materials such as old t-shirts,
slips, ties, vintage dresses, costumes and curtains. Goldwater sews all
clothing at her store, located at 84 E. 7th St. in New York's East Village.
See her work on her website: www.auh2odesigns.com.
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