Project: Ragtime-A joint production with Live Arts Theatre and a local high school.

We've been super busy costuming shows. Since we have a lull, we might as well update with some photos

I was in the process of transforming bridesmaid dresses to fantasy dresses for Cinderella

(in postponed and holding status due to covid19)

5 Women Wearing the Same Dress 

They did play week 1 (2 and 3 canceled due to covid19)

Costuming with my daughter- projects from spring 2018

When we work together, my daughter comes up with the designs and I execute them.  For me, it slows down the process a little because I have to take the time to understand the layers of her drawing before I can execute.. and when I costume by myself, I take a more simplistic approach.  Each has their place and use.

Here are some photos of what we have done recently.

I recently squeezed in a quick costuming job for a middle school in Atlanta (photos taken from a distance to obscure faces)  (poverty in 1815 Louisiana)

She is handpainting a couple of jackets for the princes for into the woods:

Put her level of detail together with my simple construction, and you get something very layered and interesting.  (no heads-also middle schoolers)

Things are coming along nicely.

Loving the Hamilton Mill Booth Location, but not able to give it the time it deserves as I am selling my house and buying a new one.  This makes it hard to make new items for my store spaces.  The good news is that I will be living near there.  Undecided if I will keep the other location.  My costuming work is keeping me very busy as it is.

As of right now I am working on.

1. Charlottes Webb
2. Gearing if for Fahrenheit 451 in spring
3. Gearing up for Into the Woods in Spring

just finished a prop-heavy comedy and helping out with another show I wasn't expecting to work on.
I am also working on a Halloween costume right now.

With my daughter home after finishing college, we are deciding how to split off work, as there is plenty for both of us.  She will be jumping into the costume side.

Summer project, and next year

I just got two really trashed boxes in the mail. I had ordered a Z rack to get some costumes and such organized.  It looks like they sent me two, and both boxes are trashed. Let's hope I have 1 complete Z-rack from the bunch.  I don't understand.

So I need to spend the summer loading all the costumes onto my website for renting/selling.

Then I need to prepare to costume 4-5 shows beginning in the fall.  2 are supposed to be at the community theatre with me teaching someone else the process. 1 is supposed to be solo in the Spring... I've already started brain storming it. 2 are paid gigs at the public school.  I'm kinda excited about that.

So that's costumes.

As for furnishing and home decor:  I am downsizing my first vintage booth because it is turning out to be a very fickle location. I am opening a small booth 8 miles away because the location seems steller.  First week, I sold a table/chair set I had been sitting on for a year at the other place.  Hopefully, that is a good omen.

Seussical 1- Working on a project for local middle school.

I am about a month into this 3 month project.

I will do my best to keep a photo blog.

Mayzie in progress.

Artwork by my daughter. Jordan-Yvonne

Not a huge fan of feathers, substituting Tulle whenever possible.