BORN TO DYE
A chef in my twenties, I’ve always been at home among the sharp tools and roiling pots of the costume dye shop. My experience food styling on commercials for brands like Starbucks and French’s provided a specialized education in managing controlled chemical/surface reactions, manipulating color and texture for camera, and solving impossible logistical challenges. I live for taming fickle materials and finding inventive solutions on the fly.
As a textile artist and scenic painter, I’ve had the freedom to work (and test) many of my magic tricks on a diverse range of fabrics and materials. My experience as a seamstress helped me develop a complex understanding of fiber properties and surface treatments (as they relate to the fabric’s drape and hand) as well as garment construction.
While I love the technical work of my job as an Ager/Dyer, what I most enjoy is bringing a nuanced sense of life and movement to each individual piece of the Designer’s creative vision. Costume is a crucial window into a character’s history and interior world – the Designer tells that overall story. I make my contribution in the subtle language of texture and shade.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
RICHMOND, VA
CRAFTS & MATERIALS
Textile painting, furs, feathers, & leatherworking. Specialty uniforms including military. Jewelry making, molding & casting in silicone and polyurethane rubbers, plasters, resin, concrete & cement. Sculpting in clays and waxes, stone washing, flame-working/borosilicate glass. Robust knowledge of teching and color-matching; dyeing, painting & texturing techniques, solvents, adhesives, stain removal, molding/casting, physical distressing, airbrushing.
WORK
Ager/Dyer | 2022
SWAGGER, Richmond VA — Season 2: eps 201-208, Cost Designer: Fern Rodriguez
Ager/Dyer | 2022
LADY IN THE LAKE, Baltimore MD — Miniseries, eps 1-8, Cost Designer: Shiona Turini
Ager/Dyer | 2021
WHITE HOUSE PLUMBERS, Washington DC — Miniseries, eps 1-5, Cost Designer: Leah Katznelson
Ager/Dyer | 2021
RAYMOND AND RAY, Richmond VA — Feature Film, Cost Designer: Amy Andrews Harrell
Scenic Artist: Foreperson | 2021
ECHOES, Wilmington NC — Season 1: episodes 1-10, Lead Scenic: Mike Clark
Asst. Ager/Dyer | 2021
THE WALKING DEAD: WORLD BEYOND, Richmond VA — S2: eps 201-210, Cost Designer: Sarah Beers, A/D: Derrick Vener
Scenic Artist & Fabricator | 2020
DOPESICK (miniseries) Richmond VA — Season 1: episodes 1-10, Lead Scenic: Mike Clark
BG & Stunt Costumer | 2019
THE WALKING DEAD: WORLD BEYOND, Richmond VA — S1: eps 101-110, Cost Designer: Diane Crooke
Wardrobe & Food Stylist | 2018 - Present
FREELANCE, Richmond VA — Clients include: Walmart, Starbucks, French’s, Hellman’s, Singer
Seamstress & Fabricator | 2015 - 2018
NATIVE NEST DESIGN, Richmond VA — Custom interior treatments for design clients
Chef | 2016-2019
821 CAFE, Richmond VA
TECH
SyncOnSet
MS Office Suite
Adobe PS
Google Suite
Dymo
Scenechronize
SketchUp Pro
P-Touch
Zoom
EDUCATION
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA Sociology, BS | Religious Studies, BA
