Summary

Looking for work as a Seamstress in film. As an artist and textile conservator for over twenty years, I specialize in millinery, lace, French Handsewing, embroidery, beadwork (both hand and loom), knitting, crochet and smocking just to name a few.

Credits

12/15 – 12/15

Costume Designer Breathe

Film (Feature-length) — Louisiana Film Resources, LLC Details
12/15 – 12/15

Costume Design, Wardrobe Supervisor, Lead Costumer.

12/15 – 12/15

Seamstress The Camera Store

TV — Bibideaux productions Details
12/15 – 12/15

Alterations of costumes

8/15 – 8/15

Seamstress Quarry (Pilot)

HBO — TV — Railway Spine Productions, LLC
8/15 – 8/15
11/14 – 11/14

Costumer Mr. Right

Film (Feature-length) — Perfecto Motion LLC Details
11/14 – 11/14

Alter, iron and steam costumes for extras, sew portions of costumes for actors, press and steam costumes for actors.

9/14 – 9/14

Costumer Saints & Sinners (Season 1)

A&E — TV — Original Media Details
9/14 – 9/14

Purchased and created costumes, props, and set decoration. Assisted with dressing of characters and set decoration.

8/14 – 9/14

Seamstress (Wardrobe Stylist, Wardrobe Supervisor, Props Master, Special FX) Eterno

Film (Feature-length) — Louisiana Film Resources, LLC Details
8/14 – 9/14

Secured and prepared costumes and props. Created and prepared special effects. On set handling props, special effects and costume changes.

7/13 – 7/13

Wardrobe Stylist (Scripty) Fettucine

Film (Feature-length) — Louisiana Film Resources, LLC Details
7/13 – 7/13

Created custom millinery for the lead actress. Kept track of film time vs. script. Brownie wrangler. (Yes I always bring awesome espresso brownies to the set to share with everyone!)

3/13 – 3/13

Wardrobe Supervisor Government Lies Episode 2 (Season 1)

A&E — Digital — Outlook Productions Details
3/13 – 3/13

Handled all wardrobe and props for episode 2

Orgs

  • NOVAC
  • Women In Film and Television - New Orleans

Recos

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Education

Class of '15

Southern Costume Company/Alison Parker

Costuming in Film
Class of '14

Quixote PA Bootcamp

General Set/Office PA Intensive Bootcamp in New Orleans
Class of '05

Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center, Nebraska

/Adhesives for Conservation
Class of '04

Winterthur Museum, Delaware

/Aqueous Systems for Cleaning Historic Textiles
Class of '03

Lascaris Conservation of Works of Art

/Iconography
Class of '01

Tulane University

/Fine and Studio Arts
Class of '99

University of Rhode Island

/Textile Conservation
Class of '81

University of New Orleans

Special Education/Special Education and Teaching, Testing and Me
Class of '76

Loyola University New Orleans

/Music Therapy/Therapist

My Gear

  • Steamer
  • Sewing machine
  • Smocking machine

Skills

  • Film
  • Teaching
  • Film Industry
  • Acting
  • painting
  • Cooking
  • sewing
  • Fine Art
  • Costume Design
  • Glassblowing
  • Art History
  • Pottery
  • Beading
  • Knitting
  • Bassoon
  • contrabassoon
  • flute
  • french handsewing
  • Great at thinking out of box in creating
  • Greek folk dancing and culture
  • Needlework
  • Quilting
  • textile conservator