Katie Carillo

Katie Carrillo is a Knoxville based artist and seamstress who received her B.A. in Performing Arts at Clemson University in South Carolina. Previously a theatrical costume designer, she is now focusing on finding creative ways to reduce textile waste in landfills. With this mission, she created her brand: sprout!arts, and makes products from 100% upcycled fabric. Katie is also interested in contributing to her community through mutual aid organizations, as well as volunteering at the Sustainable Fabric Workshop hosted at the South Knoxville Community Center.

More of Katie’s work can be found at etsy.com/shop/sproutartsshop.