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Hello!
I am a costume and props designer with a special passion for the highly stylized. My background is in theater and live performance, but I also work in film.
For the right project, I am willing to travel.
Former IATSE Local 479 member
Portfolio
Handmade Robe Collection
Spring/Summer/Autumn 2021 | Made for sale and consignment
A series of luxurious robes, cloaks, and cover-ups made for sale from vintage upcycled scarves made during COVID lockdown in 2020-21. The orange one was made from from the skirt of ballgown sourced from a thrift store during my displacement from New Orleans by Hurricane Ida.
Material Institute Student Showcase
December 2018 | Design & Construction | Material Institute
I designed and constructed a patchwork dress inspired by Sonia Delaney's "Simultaneous Dress" for pilot phase of the Material Institute, a fashion school in New Orleans, LA. This project gave me an opportunity to explore my interest in Dada and experiment with different fabrics.
Material Institute Interim Fashion Show
July 2019 | Design & Construction | Material Institute
Fashion Show for the interim phase of the Material Institute, combining construction, pattern making and fashion illustration. It shows my process from concept to execution. My inspiration was Pasaquan, the art environment created by outsider folk artist Eddie Owens Martin in Georgia, my home state.
Orfeo
October 2015 | Costumer | Ballet
Marigny Opera Ballet. Peter Lee costumer designer. I learned about embellishing and dance on this beautiful production.
Art Klub Incubator
April 2015 | Designer
Steve Martin Gallery New Orleans 2015
Project for Art Klub Incubator showing an completed example of costume design for John Ford’s Jacobean revenge play “Tis A pity She’s A Whore”. I chose this as an example of a design for a production that would need to be built to match the concept. It also demonstrates my ability and interest to work in different genres of theatre,
Surreal Dinner Party
2014 | Short Film
Costume Assistant for prep and on set for this surreal short film inspired by Jungian archetypes. Costume Design by Cheyenne Buchanan
A Very Merry Unauthorized Children’s Scientology Pageant
Costume Design | The Nola Project
A very fun project where I did both the costume design and the execution. The idea was for it to be both “kiddie” and avant-garde at the same time. Directed by AJ Allegra and Natalie Boyd 2013
48 Hour Film Festival
Film, Puppetry & Fabrication
Puppet body construction for Robot Alchemy New Orleans 48 Hour Film Festival 2013 entry “There Was A Bird."
This project combined my sewing skills and my interest in puppetry.
Squidbillies
Film & Television | Costumer
Promo spot for DVD release of Adult Swim’s Squidbillies Vol. 5 2012 where I used my ability to source and coordinate wardrobe to create the desired look for the directors.
Twelfth Night
Stitcher/Wardrobe Mistress. Blue Ridge Theatre Festival 2011. Sarah Woodworth Costume Designer. Here I learned how to stitch and maintain period costumes in a summer rep environment.
Assassins
Stitcher/Wardrobe Mistress. Blue Ridge Theatre Festival 2011. Sarah Woodworth Costume Designer. The costumes go through several different time periods in this production.
The Little Death
Art Direction | The Little Death (2010)
Key set dresser for film “The Little Death” 2009. I can be asset to production in different areas. The stuffed peacock was a personal item of mine. This film took place in a Victorian bordello. Lot of potential for an art department!
Cabaret at the end of the Night
Costume Coordination | Brechtian Cabaret
My contribution to an evening of Weimar Berlin inspired political cabaret. I also made the postage stamp style frame. New Street Arts Atlanta, GA 2008
Photos by Derek Jackson
Brighton Beach Memoirs
Art Direction
Props Design for Duluth Center Stage Alliance 2007. My eye for aesthetic details lead me to being chosen for art direction and props design on this production.
