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Christianne Myers
Dec 5, 20203 min read
One More Demo...
And it's a doozy! For this semester of remote learning I created 45 demonstration videos (a couple have been shared here on the blog). I...
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Christianne Myers
Nov 21, 20203 min read
Playing in the Shadows
For the last two weeks, I've participated in two workshops with the Chicago International Puppet Theatre Festival. The first workshop,...
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Christianne Myers
Nov 1, 20203 min read
Rendering Demonstration
As part of the Design Rendering course I teach, one of the last assignments before students start their final projects is a costume...
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Christianne Myers
Oct 18, 20201 min read
Costume Industry Coalition
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....
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Christianne Myers
Oct 3, 20202 min read
Making Some Aaaaarttttt!
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...
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Christianne Myers
Sep 4, 20201 min read
Building a Costume Community
Back in May, Chloe Chapin & I co-led a 4 day workshop on Costume History Pedagogy. One participant, Michelle Souza, wrote a lovely...
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Christianne Myers
Aug 8, 20202 min read
Teaching Remotely
This pandemic is taking its toll on everything. I have no idea what things will be like on the other side of this, but it will be...
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Christianne Myers
Jul 28, 20202 min read
What I Did on my Summer Vacation, Part 2
Week two continued with more body carving, and then lectures & demonstrations about how Mirek created out kits and the various types of...
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Christianne Myers
Jul 13, 20203 min read
What I did on my Summer "Vacation" part 1
On my "bucket list" for years has been to participate in a marionette carving workshop at Puppets in Prague. I'm on their mailing list...
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Christianne Myers
Jun 28, 20203 min read
The Great Pause
Suddenly another month has passed in 2020. The Costume History Pedagogy Workshop wrapped up and there are plans to continue the work and...
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Christianne Myers
May 22, 20202 min read
Catching Up, Reaching Out
Well, suddenly another month has passed. We are all under the stress of dealing with the virus and social distancing. I've been very busy...
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Christianne Myers
Apr 11, 20202 min read
One Hundred Years Ago...
My paternal grandmother was born in 1914 and lived to meet a fifth generation (not to mention my daughter in the fourth generation)...
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Christianne Myers
Apr 1, 20201 min read
Social Distancing- Clothing Edition
Well, a lot has certainly been happening these past few weeks. We are living in world that is hard to describe right now. I fear for the...
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Christianne Myers
Mar 2, 20202 min read
Spring Break!
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...
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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
Feb 8, 20201 min read
Portfolio Review 2020
Last weekend was very busy with our annual portfolio review. This is when 2nd, 3rd & 4th year students all showcase their work from the...
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Christianne Myers
Jan 23, 20207 min read
It's Not All Roses, People...
There are (finally) important conversations happening around pay and labor inequities in the business. There are a couple of grassroots...
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Christianne Myers
Jan 18, 20202 min read
A Day at the Museum
Now that the semester has started, I am integrating this idea of "Radial Symmetry" into course assignments. On Wednesday all three of my...
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Christianne Myers
Jan 1, 20203 min read
The Zibaldone is not Morte!
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)...
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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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