Getting back on my feet....

After another one of my long hiatus', I did a few small studies today. I've been home all week recovering from foot surgery and not surprisingly the theme running through these images are 'feet'. Hmmm, perhaps this is something I should expand upon for my upcoming show at Ceres Gallery in December......

"146"

I recently spent several days in Greensboro, North Carolina where my dear friend Denise Murphy-Rohr presented her MFA thesis choreography to full houses and standing ovations. Her piece, entitled '146' is based on the 1911 fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York. I was honored to design the costumes for her 11 powerful and enthusiastic dancers.

The costumes were based on women's work clothes from the Edwardian Era, but abstracted and somewhat deconstructed, as Denise didn't want anything too literal or "dancey" looking. The result was spot on perfect and both Denise and I couldn't have been happier with the two performances. The dancers adapted to working in the cumbersome costumes with ease even having had only a week to work with them in rehearsal.

Hello Dolly!....

My show was a great success and although I did not sell anything, I did get a commission from someone who wanted to immortalize their grandmother Dolly as a Christmas gift to her parents. Here's the finished piece. Apparently, it made everyone in the family cry....