Written Erin on April 02, 2012 in Costumes and Costuming | No comments yet
Still a work in progress.  This is where we’re at.  Hopefully this one sticks!  I took the liberty of placing the actor in Jamie’s beautiful scenic design.  I went to Fabric Depot yesterday for fabric swatch shopping and picked out a very textured drapey metallic knit that I think will work perfectly!  Measurement session for all 10 actors playing this character starts in 1...
Written Erin on March 08, 2012 in Me, Me, Me | 1 Comment
I have super exciting news to share with you: I’m going back to school! I got my letter of acceptance from the Theater Arts Department at the University of Oregon a few days ago – I’m going to go back for my MFA in Theater Arts with an emphasis in Costume Design!  There are not enough exclamations points in the world to convey how excited I am! I had the pleasure...
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:Looooong term projectHome Ec books I’m loving right nowThe history of the Seminole patchwork
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