The Importance of Being Earnest is in its final week at PlayMakers Repertory Company; i just had some time this morning to sit down with the photo call disk and go through the crafts items, nearly all of which were made for the characters of Gwendolen and Lady Bracknell.

( stage shots and discussion )

Some time ago i posted part one of this two-part series, on carving a hat block from blue insulation foam. The bonnet is finally finished, so i've got some great info and images to share on the rest of the process ( Read more... )

I've just heard that the hat colloquially referred to as "the Big Mamajama" has landed in Williamstown, which means that i can post about it now. (Even when everyone gives me permission to write about a job, i consider it a courtesy to the designer and the rest of the creative team to wait until they've seen the work--i cringe when i hear about ( Read more... )

I finally have all the photocall shots and was able to put together an overview post of the crafts projects in Pride & Prejudice. I'm really pleased with the photos from this show, they really turned out well in terms of highlighting made-to-measure costumes for portfolios, not only for me but for the drapers/tailors as well.

( photography behind cut-tag )

( Photographs of construction steps with detail info... )

My students are hard at work on their parasol project--most are restoring antique frames whose canopies had rotted or were altogether missing. I try to do many of the projects in my courses along with or a step ahead of the students, so that i have a practical example for them to observe ( Read more... )

We're in previews and the press pix have gone out, so i can share some stage shots and do an overview post now for AmadeusI should clarify, too, that all of the images and information that i share in this blog is strictly by permission of the artists, artisans, designers, and companies that i work for. I have worked under non-disclosure contracts ( Read more... )

I've got more Amadeus hats to share, this time two straws for Constanza Mozart, including a downloadable "Care of Straw Hats" document you can take and modify for your own use!

( click for more info and images )

Today my assistant Miranda Morales and i finished two of the hats we've been working on...well, finished barring any requested changes during tech next weekend. Want to see them?

( tons of photographs, one straw hat and one turbany plumed thing )

The King was a challenging design in our recent production of The Little Prince. I had to work closely with the draper, M. Spencer Henderson, to pull off the extremely stylized effect of the costume.

( pictures )