This weekend we opened Turn of the Screw at U-M, directed by faculty director Chía Patiño. I had an absolutely blast working with her...

My transition back to creative work has been a slow one post-pandemic. I assumed an enormous amount of administrative work for my...

As an Extended Reality add-on to the MOOC (massive open online course) Black Performance as Protest  developed by Professors Louise...

I had an absolute blast designing this opera at U-M, directed by the fabulously creative Greg Keller. Great process overall with amazing...

One last post as I reflect on teaching Advanced Costume Design last term. I developed another mini-project that disrupts the “paper...

Next up in my series of disrupting the paper project model- a collaboration with the Dept. of Musical Theatre on their New Works...

Here we are, deep in to winter term- I am continuing to reconsider what skills to practice in an advanced costume design class. The way I...

Bernarda Alba opened a couple of weeks ago and it was so wonderful to be back in the theatre. The content is challenging, but the...

I'm delighted to be immersed in the process of designing Bernarda Alba, musical by Michael John LaChiusa based on the Lorca play. While...

The craziest thing happened this week that was such a delightful surprise. A little back story: At the beginning of the pandemic, the...

When I was in grad school I had this big "ah-ha" moment. I didn't really understand how to draw a suit collar & lapel until I drafted and...

As part of the Design Rendering course I teach, one of the last assignments before students start their final projects is a costume...

Pretty small group of folks who read these posts, but I want to use this space to amplify the work of the Costume Industry Coalition....

Between all the meetings, teaching that takes twice as long, fires to put out, worry for the industry, and worry for the future, I've...

It's hard to think spring is around the corner when we had two snow days here in Michigan last week, but it's warming up a bit, the...

Last weekend was very busy with our annual portfolio review. This is when 2nd, 3rd & 4th year students all showcase their work from the...

There are (finally) important conversations happening around pay and labor inequities in the business. There are a couple of grassroots...

Now that the semester has started, I am integrating this idea of "Radial Symmetry" into course assignments. On Wednesday all three of my...

This past week I did a favor for an old friend and in return was gifted a lovely memory. More than twenty years ago (1997 to be exact)...

As the semester winds down ( and I procrastinate grading), I offer a quick history of the ugly Christmas sweater. Having lived through...