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

Whelp, for those of you following along at home, I did, in fact, look at snowflakes and now a small group of faculty in different...

Note to self: do NOT read the rehearsal report before going to bed. No matter the item or note, there really is no point in worrying...

Back at the end of October, the components of Unica and All were assembled. Unfortunately, a production team member had to withdraw for...

First fittings for The Grapes of Wrath are finished and now we are all working towards being as organized as possible. While this show is...

This weekend La Bohème performs and the show is in the capable hands of the wardrobe crew. It truly takes a village. All Photos by Peter...

This weekend we have the first dress rehearsals for La Bohème! The Power Center for the Performing Arts is just packed and the orchestra...

A couple of years ago, I discovered a very easy way to quickly use digital rendering to help personalize makeup worksheets. For years...

This past week was all about fine tuning all the details for La Bohème. Even though there are sixty people in the show, the number of...

It's a bit of a marathon these days. Unica will begin technical rehearsals in Detroit on the 21st. Elizabeth and I tag-teamed today...

I've engaged a student to build the pieces for Unica and our resident crafts artisan, Elizabeth Gunderson, to complete the custom paint...

Another project I'm working on right now is a new performance piece in development with my colleague, Malcolm Tulip. It is a solo devised...

La Boheme is well into production. Though preliminary muslin fittings began a month ago, the first official design presentation and...

The School of Music, Theatre & Dance produced this wonderful overview of how performers work with the costume shop during the production...

A big part of any costume design process is selecting fabrics for the items that will be built for the show. While the number of online...

I just watched a video that blew my mind a bit (it is NSFW- but those who know me know I am fluent in both sarcasm and four letter words)...

I'm back in Michigan and started to sort though the logistics of producing the costumes for La Boheme. We have an amazing, fully staffed...

I just wrapped up a two week trip to Phoenix, AZ to see family. While there we went to the Heard Museum-Advancing American Indian Art. I...

After adding more detailed research and a series of rough sketches, part of my process is to now really fine tune the drawings, making...

Just a quick post this holiday weekend. Last month I was asked to participate in U-M's Academic Innovation Arts and Technology Teach Out....