Saturday, August 17, 2019
I AM Costumer : MY CURRENT SITUATION
I AM Costumer : MY CURRENT SITUATION: So it has been a while since I have spoken with those of you who are interested in my musings in the world of costumes and wardrobes and mor...
MY CURRENT SITUATION
So it has been a while since I have spoken with those of you who are interested in my musings in the world of costumes and wardrobes and more.
My eyes have opened wider with each venture. In the past year I have continued my journey in the field in spite of the things that some times try to get in the way. Things include life and home decisions and situations, travels, projects and so much more. Yes, I did finish Ethan's Quilt and included a storage bag/pillow case. His mom was excited about the creativity.
It has been a year and a half since my last entry and I was absolutely thinking about the blog but never put in the work. I could have brought my laptop to the sets and to the meetings. That seems practical, doesn't it?
My supporters are growing for sure. I am constantly thinking and producing product and projects and collecting ideas but the posting part is often beyond me. Requests come often enough to keep me busy enough including teaching two very young persons how to hand sew this summer. I loved it as it connected me with the two that I would have otherwise not spent as much time. They entertained me with every visit.
Together we made things like pillows of the tiny kind while incorporating stitches like running, basting, overcast or whipstitch. Having had the experience of teaching sewing for several years, I made adaptations while we created yo-yos of the fabric kind, drawstring bags, and finally pillowcases. In the 4 weeks we met (two days for 1.5+ hours) giving them home work was not fruitful. It was summer and they had the interest but oh, silly me, they had such busy schedules. The emphasis still is and was for them to practice, practice, practice.
Sewing on buttons, threading needles, single and double thread stitches and more were crammed into these sessions.
The mom who approached me is interested in having them continue this school year and we will work it out. My mission has become to pass down these skills I acquired over the many years. With clothing construction almost nil or just plain old watered down by today's standards, I promise not to torture but to expound upon what has been already begun. They are excited about learning more and the socialization part is tantamount for sure.
My other exploits have been the gardening of the container kind, traveling to NYC to complete the Wardrobe Technician and Costume Design Specialist Certificates at FIT in November 2018, returning to NC for decorating for our annual Family Reunion on Thanksgiving and most recently a missions trip to Trinidad. The theater has commissioned me to work locally on "Real Life, " A Hip Hopera written by Joel P. King; Christmas and Easter Productions for my church, and an original play entitled "The Manifest," written and directed by Maxine Williams Wright. August Wilson's "Gem of the Ocean" was the culmination of my summer theater journey. It was a treat to outfit the characters from the year 1905. Also, the photograph taken in 2018 for the Juneteenth festivities in Marietta, GA was republished this year as part of an article describing the historical event and the weekend planned. Although I was not a participant, I was excited about the newspaper coverage.
Surely, I have missed something I have worked on in the last year and a half and I am embarrassed that it took so long to get to this entry. Better things are coming!
Wanda J
My eyes have opened wider with each venture. In the past year I have continued my journey in the field in spite of the things that some times try to get in the way. Things include life and home decisions and situations, travels, projects and so much more. Yes, I did finish Ethan's Quilt and included a storage bag/pillow case. His mom was excited about the creativity.
It has been a year and a half since my last entry and I was absolutely thinking about the blog but never put in the work. I could have brought my laptop to the sets and to the meetings. That seems practical, doesn't it?
My supporters are growing for sure. I am constantly thinking and producing product and projects and collecting ideas but the posting part is often beyond me. Requests come often enough to keep me busy enough including teaching two very young persons how to hand sew this summer. I loved it as it connected me with the two that I would have otherwise not spent as much time. They entertained me with every visit.
Together we made things like pillows of the tiny kind while incorporating stitches like running, basting, overcast or whipstitch. Having had the experience of teaching sewing for several years, I made adaptations while we created yo-yos of the fabric kind, drawstring bags, and finally pillowcases. In the 4 weeks we met (two days for 1.5+ hours) giving them home work was not fruitful. It was summer and they had the interest but oh, silly me, they had such busy schedules. The emphasis still is and was for them to practice, practice, practice.
Sewing on buttons, threading needles, single and double thread stitches and more were crammed into these sessions.
The mom who approached me is interested in having them continue this school year and we will work it out. My mission has become to pass down these skills I acquired over the many years. With clothing construction almost nil or just plain old watered down by today's standards, I promise not to torture but to expound upon what has been already begun. They are excited about learning more and the socialization part is tantamount for sure.
My other exploits have been the gardening of the container kind, traveling to NYC to complete the Wardrobe Technician and Costume Design Specialist Certificates at FIT in November 2018, returning to NC for decorating for our annual Family Reunion on Thanksgiving and most recently a missions trip to Trinidad. The theater has commissioned me to work locally on "Real Life, " A Hip Hopera written by Joel P. King; Christmas and Easter Productions for my church, and an original play entitled "The Manifest," written and directed by Maxine Williams Wright. August Wilson's "Gem of the Ocean" was the culmination of my summer theater journey. It was a treat to outfit the characters from the year 1905. Also, the photograph taken in 2018 for the Juneteenth festivities in Marietta, GA was republished this year as part of an article describing the historical event and the weekend planned. Although I was not a participant, I was excited about the newspaper coverage.
Surely, I have missed something I have worked on in the last year and a half and I am embarrassed that it took so long to get to this entry. Better things are coming!
Wanda J
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