Written Erin on February 21, 2012 in Costumes and Costuming | No comments yet
New costume renderings to share! I made this set for “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” which happens to be one of my favorite plays of all time.  I know Irene Sharaff won an Oscar for Best Costume Design for the movie version with Liz, so these are big shoes to fill, kids! The scans are a little blurry but I think you get the idea of what I came up...
Written Erin on February 12, 2012 in Costumes and Costuming | No comments yet
I’m working on some costume design for PCC’s upcoming production of Everyman, a 15th century allegorical morality play about Everyman’s reckoning with Death and, ultimately, God. Everyman, in this case, is going to be one of the only actors who isn’t a giant, fantastic, steampunk-inspired puppet.  Everyman will also be played by many different actors throughout...
Written Erin on February 07, 2012 in Craft Miracles | No comments yet
Love this dress.  Would you believe it’s made of paper?  Edward Maeder makes historically accurate, pitch-perfect, full-sized dresses using only everyday found paper goods.  This is taking a love of paper dolls to the next level.You might also enjoy:Secret Life of Sewing MachinesPost of the Week at Burdastyle.com!!Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf costume
Written Erin on February 03, 2012 in Me, Me, Me | No comments yet
  All new designs and projects are up now on my porfolio!  Now I just have to dig into my old files to try and recover some of the Patchwork Underground designs from years ago.  I really want the flames skirt on my portfolio along with a few other dearly missed and loved pieces I made during that time period.
Written Erin on January 30, 2012 in Costumes and Costuming | No comments yet
As you can tell, I’ve been re-watching Gone With The Wind again.  Don’t ask where the medieval influences came in…I’m really not sure.  I sat down and started making this with no plan, just an awareness that this striped seersucker was the only appropriately scaled fabric in my stash.  I started with the chest piece and worked my way out from there,...
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