A Recipe for Fun… Costumes? Beauty and the Beast at Batavia Studios was a 5 week commitment in the summer of 2018. If you are following along, you will already know that I had worked fast and furious to create all of the inanimate object costumes. Most of the costumes were heavy on sewing and building. …
Category: Costumes
Be Our Guest – Setting the Table (Part 2)
Let’s Set the Table…of Costumes If you are following this story, you will know the challenges I faced as costume designer for the recent Batavia Studios’ production of “Beauty and the Beast”. In this installment, we are going to look at some of the costumes that required actual construction. Specifically, I will discuss the plates…
Be Our Guest – Planning the Party (Part 1)
Party Planning My good friend texted me again: “Would you be interested in making costumes….?”! This time, she had the script of Beauty and the Beast in her hand! It was her studio’s summer project and she wanted my help on ALL the costumes. While the offspring would be home for the summer, I eagerly…
When you wish upon a star…you might want custom Mickey ears
My friends and I are at that odd age where some of us are having babies, and some of us are sending firstborns off to college. My offspring are at that spot in the middle. I am able to send them to bed early, yet they will eat an adult-sized entrée at Moe’s Southwest Grille. …
Once Upon a Pastel Dream
Once Upon a Pastel Dream… I have a very good friend, collaborator, patron, mentor, and fellow mama in my tribe and when she texts “Would you be interested….?” I sit up straighter and get out my calendar. Let’s call her “BS” (no, not THAT BS…it just happens to be the initials of her business!). We…