Overview and Skills

  • MPC 705 Union Costumer

  • Shopping and pulling from costume houses

  • On set kit

  • Graphic design: Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop

  • Surface Design: Vector surface design, fabric dying, batik, hand embroidery, silk screening, transfers, applique

  • DSLR Photography, Adobe Photoshop

  • Contacts and relationships with vendors, factories, pattern makers and seamstresses

  • Garment construction

  • Pattern-making

  • Alterations

  • Fashion sketches and technical flats

  • Technical packs for fashion production

  • Web design: Squarespace and Shopify, basic HTML and CSS

  • Self-starter with initiative and quick follow through

  • Microsoft Office, Word and Excel

Work Experience

Costume Design

  • 2008 - Present, Costume Designer

    • Universal, “Ted,” 2024, Costumer

    • Independent Film, “Bliss” 2024, Costume Designer

    • Independent Short Film, “Any Sign At All” 2022, Costume Designer

    • Hozier Music Video “All Things End,” 2023 Personal Stylist to Hozier

    • Jimmy Johns Commercials, 2023, Assistant Personal Stylist to Brad Garrett

    • Hozier Music Video “Eat Your Young,” 2023, Assistant Stylist

    • Ghost Music Video “Jesus He Knows Me,” 2023, Assistant Stylist

    • California Lotto, 2022, Assistant Costume Designer

    • Ladder, 2022, Assistant Costume Designer

    • Fox, “Pivoting”, 2022, Wardrobe Assistant

    • Adult Swim, "Hot Sluts" 2009, Costume Designer and Set Photographer

    • My Damn Channel, "Horrible People" 2008, Costume Designer and Art Department

Design

  • 2012 - Present, Fashion and Product Designer

    • 2012 - Present, Designer and Production Coordinator for Independent Brands, New York and Los Angeles

    • 2012 - 2020, Founder/ Head Designer at Hijinks Costumes and Dig A Pony, New York and Los Angeles

Art

  • 2001- Present, Fine Artist, Gallery Manager, Artist Assistant

    • Fine artist: painting and fiber arts, Kansas City, New York and Los Angeles

    • 2006 - 2011 Gallery Manager at Loretta Howard Gallery, New York City

    • 2003 - 2006 Artist’s Assistant

      • Artist’s Assistant to Muhsana Ali and Kansi, Dakar, Senegal

      • Artist’s assistant at Petah Coyne Studio, New York City

      • Artist’s assistant at Ghada Amer Studio, Kansas City

      • Art installation at Kemper Museum of Art, Kansas City

      • Art installation at various Chelsea galleries, New York City

Education

  • FIT New York Studied pattern making under Professor Sarah Gilbert

  • KCAI Kansas City Continuing Education in Graphic Design

  • University of Missouri, Central BFA Painting and Fibers