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Christianne Myers
Aug 311 min read
Obsessive Crafting
In July 2021 I started a crochet blanket project. I saw different interpretations of Janie Crow’s Persian Tile crochet throw and wanted...
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Christianne Myers
Jul 5, 20233 min read
Fabric as Inspo
One last post as I reflect on teaching Advanced Costume Design last term. I developed another mini-project that disrupts the “paper...
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Christianne Myers
Nov 24, 20222 min read
Circle Skirt Magic
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...
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Christianne Myers
Feb 19, 20201 min read
Bringing it All Together
This week, my Costume Crafts turned in their fabric samples, testing out various painting and dying techniques that are commonly used in...
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Christianne Myers
Dec 21, 20192 min read
A Brief History of the Ugly Christmas Sweater
As the semester winds down ( and I procrastinate grading), I offer a quick history of the ugly Christmas sweater. Having lived through...
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Christianne Myers
Dec 7, 20191 min read
Radial Symmetry
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...
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Christianne Myers
Nov 23, 20191 min read
Unica All Together
Back at the end of October, the components of Unica and All were assembled. Unfortunately, a production team member had to withdraw for...
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Christianne Myers
Oct 7, 20191 min read
Unica Taking Shape
I've engaged a student to build the pieces for Unica and our resident crafts artisan, Elizabeth Gunderson, to complete the custom paint...
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Christianne Myers
Sep 22, 20192 min read
And now for something completely different...
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...
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Christianne Myers
Aug 30, 20193 min read
Fabric Shopping
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...
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Christianne Myers
Aug 5, 20191 min read
Travel Views
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...
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Christianne Myers
Jul 18, 20191 min read
Art Fair 2019
Just a quick check in at the BioArtography booth at the South University Art Fair to see all of our hard work paying off! It is...
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Christianne Myers
Jul 16, 20192 min read
Laser Cutter, Part 2, Take 2
I'm finally back in the Fabrication Studio attempting to cut & etch leather. There were simply too many variables last time. Also, I...
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Christianne Myers
May 24, 20191 min read
A Big Hit!
Turns out the scarves are big hit! The BioArtography director previewed them at a sale at the Botanical Garden last week, and now we're...
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Christianne Myers
May 9, 20191 min read
All the things!
Just because the academic term is over doesn't mean all my projects are done. I've described this time as feeling like it's a three day...
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Christianne Myers
Apr 26, 20191 min read
The Great Wash Out
Back in Michigan, my final pieces got their initial rinse and then all the pieces cooked a bit in our dye vat to set the colors....
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Christianne Myers
Apr 20, 20193 min read
Fabric Printing, Day 5
What a week! Overall, I printed 15 yards of fabric in five days. It was helpful to have the BioArt as a source of inspiration to anchor...
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Christianne Myers
Apr 19, 20193 min read
Fabric Printing, Day 4
After not finishing anything to rinse out on Wednesday, Thursday I was a printing maniac, completing six or seven pieces to rinse and dry...
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Christianne Myers
Apr 18, 20193 min read
Fabric Printing, Day 3
Days Three & Four wiped.me.out! I had a nice dinner with new friends last night, so a bit of catch up writing today. On Wednesday...
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Christianne Myers
Apr 16, 20192 min read
Fabric Printing, Day 2
Today I used one 1/2 yard as a catch all place to experiment with different techniques- more rolling from below, but this time using the...
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