Profile:
Educator, Designer, Patternmaker with over 30 years experience in: eveningwear, ready-to-wear, dance and theatre costuming, bathing suits, lingerie, active-wear, soft structure, sustainability and materiality. Costume designer for off Broadway, ballet companies, dance studios and ballroom competition.
Computer Patternmaker: Art Stone Theatrical- costumes
Patternmaker/Associate Designer: Sara Mique - Eveningwear
Assistant Patternmaker: Zandra Rhodes - London
Dynasty Dolls - Designer and Patternmaker
Hippototomus Children's wear - Patternmaker/sample maker
Degrees Held:
Bachelor of Science in the Arts Degree
Professional Affiliations:
Surface Design Association
AAUW
Suburban Art League - Board member
Brookhaven Theatre Dance Guild - Board Member
Recent Publications:
Speaker at the United Nations - topic: Empowering Women Through Design
Speaker for Sino-American Friendship Association - Empowering Women in Design
Collaboration with Parsons Professor Francesca Sammaritano for Childrenswear Text Book - Developed blocks, slopers and muslin Samples for boys and girls dress forms 2015-2016
Nassau Community College Text Book - Created Fashion Illustrations
Research Interests:
Surface Design: Columbus College of Art and Design - Surface Design Symposium - techniques for silk painting 016 and 2017
Weaving: Mid Atlantic Fiber Association - Weaving for the Home - 2011
Awards And Honors:
The New School Development Award 2016 and 2017
Nassau Community College - Student of the Year
Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award nominee 2011,15,16,17
Heirloom Sewing Award - 1st Place
2nd Place Art Award - Long Island Festival
2nd Place Art Award - Suburban Art League
3rd Place Choreography - Jazz production
2nd Place costuming - Jazz costumes
1st Place costuming - Tap costumes