painted costume

painted costume

PAINTED COSTUME Ever since I discovered that Leon Bakst’s highly coloured and fanciful costume designs for the Ballet Russe were usually realized in painted not collaged sewn fabric, I was intrigued with the experiment of painting my costumes and finding out how it...
unpainted

unpainted

UNPAINTED 1982: DREAMING AND DUELLING 1987: BEING AT HOME WITH CLAUDE 1988: EN ATTENDANT GODOT 1994: IF WE ARE WOMEN 1983: PRIVATE LIVES 1988: NOTHING SACRED 1989: THREE PENNY OPERA 1998: HAMLET 1984: THE TEMPEST 1988: MOMENTO MORI 1991: THE...
painted wood

painted wood

PAINTED WOOD I have always loved graphic line drawings and cross hatching. These were shows where each piece of wood paralleled the  lines in my drawings. The wooden forms have paint. It created a world and color without enclosure so there was volume but it was not an...
industrial-repurposed

industrial-repurposed

INDUSTRIALREPURPOSED Brief: Industrial materials have always fascinated me and I have used them in my scenography extensively. Unusual shapes and textures are fun to work with. Starting out in poor theatre there was little or no money to be spent on productions, so I...
red/white/black

red/white/black

RED / WHITE / BLACK 1983: IN THE JUNGLE OF THE CITIES 1995: STILL THE NIGHT #1 2006: RICHARD III 2012: THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO UI 1984: CAPTIVATING COLE 1996: STILL THE NIGHT #2 2010: SWEENEY TODD #2 1989: THE THREE PENNY OPERA 1998: HAMLET 2010:...