Production Design is about telling a story and making magic happen- it is our role to bring different worlds to life and substitute someone else’s reality for one we have crafted. I have been involved on every level, from Assistant to Key Design roles on productions ranging from college thesis films to reality television.
In studio for the TLC Series Dance Moms.
Position: Art Department Assistant
Frank's Office
Position: Production Designer, Costume Designer & Set Decorator.
Frank's Office
Hallway Reprimanding
Position: Costume Designer & Set Decorator
"Jack & The School Girls"-Bathroom Stalling
Jenny- Bathroom Stalling
Hallway Before & After Shooting-Bathroom Stalling
I have been collecting, restoring and wearing vintage clothing for the past eight years. It all started with my first retail job at a 1940s & 50s Reproduction clothing store called MyBabyJo. Starting out with a Mid Century aesthetic, I found myself unsatisfied so I kept working my way back in time. My particular area of interest lies between the periods of 1900 to the 1940s, but am educated in and work with decades up to the present day.
Sometimes the clothing I come across is not in great condition, great lengths are gone to restore clothing, from specialized cleaning methods to fabric reweaving. Every item has had weeks, months (or even years) worth of time put into them in order to have them look, feel and represent exactly how they should have been when new- down to the last stitch.
In addition to vintage clothing I also do Art Direction/Styling for fashion shoots such as the Klein, Epstein & Parker, a Los Angeles based Made-To-Measure clothing company, specifically the Summer 2015 ad campaign.
Art Director/Stylist
1930 Summer Weight Suit, Late 1920s Matsuya Woven Necktie, Contemporary Dress Shirt.
H.S.M. 1918 Three Piece Suit, 1920s Cloth Necktie, Vintage French Cuff Dress Shirt, Contemporary Ankle Boots.
Dated March 31st 1911 Three Piece Suit, 1920s Woven Silk Necktie, 1930s Bespoke Ankle Boots, Contemporary Dress Shirt.
Location: Bonaventure Cemetary, Savannah GA.
Photography is what launched me into my artistic interests early on, after I had picked up a camera I could not imagine my life without one. It gave me a frame to express visual design concepts within and furthermore allowed for development of narratives. I have had experience with everything from 35mm B&W to Medium and Large Format, and in addition to using vintage photographic equipment I also restore antique cameras.
c.1930 Art Deco tiled bathroom
c.1930 Rayon Beach Pajamas
1951 Rolleiflex MX, 400 Kodak Tri-X, Varykon Fiber Paper, Selenium.
1951 Rolleiflex MX, 400 Kodak Tri-X, Varykon Fiber Paper, Selenium.
1951 Rolleiflex MX, 400 Kodak Tri-X, Varykon Fiber Paper, Selenium.
Hasselblad 500CM, Kodak 125 Plus-X.
Hasselblad 500CM, Kodak 125 Plus-X.
Hasselblad 500CM, Kodak 125 Plus-X
While at SCAD, I had the opportunity to express my creativity in numerous forms ranging from digital work to Fine Art.
Model Making is a extremely effective way to create realistic environments in a smaller scale and fit wide a range of applications. I had always enjoyed making models when I was a kid and as I got older realized the potential of models within film production.
While exploring Wheel Throwing, I found myself drawn to functional tableware/barware and plan on expanding my creative endeavors in this field. I am currently open to commissions of the Greco-Moderne Set.
A 2:30 digital projection show created using two High End System DL3 Projectors and a BarCo RoadHog Console.
Film footage was from the German Expressionist film "Metropolis" from 1927.
A late 1930s inspired women's outfit created for a Fashion Design course at SCAD.
Outfit is paired with a 1940s Marc Cross Ostrich Suitcase.
Greco-Moderne Pitcher and Goblet after the final firing. The glazes; Burnished Steel, Copper Adventurine and Spanish Moss Green were chosen in order to give the pieces a look of being forged out of metal centuries ago.
Greco-Moderne Pitcher and Goblet set in a dry state prior to 1st bisque firing.
These two sculptures were created with a White Clay body and various Raku Glazes. I had been looking into ancient Greek and Roman pottery for inspiration and merged it with an industrial aesthetic commonly found in Streamline Moderne forms dating from the late 1930s.