Penny Collins is Chair of the Fashion Design Department at Woodbury University where she specializes in studio courses with a particular interest in experimental design. Collins has participated in the development of two interdisciplinary courses; one combining fashion design and architecture student exhibition design and one combining fashion design and interior architecture students in a seminar on materials and meaning. In addition to her work at Woodbury, Collins is inolved in the creation of art pieces that utlize re-used and found materials, which she has exhibited in group shows around