The Story Forge Podcast

On March 27th, I was interviewed for The Story Forge about how Broadway is shut down for the Covid-19 Pandemic, my career and craftivism.  The day the interview came out was the day that we officially found out that (currently) we are dark until June 7th.

This has been where I have been spending a lot of time lately--my home studio.  I have made a lot of masks,both for the medical field and civilians, who were kind enough to donate to Relief Crafters.   I have pivoted back to making blankets for Project Linus, which will be a separate post.  Be forewarned: It will be very picture heavy!

Me in a mask.

Halloween 2013

So, over at Motown, where I am the assistant wardrobe supervisor, we had a Halloween potluck, which included dressing up.  I went with a Dia de Los Muertos inspired outfit.

Originally, I was going to sculpt a mask, but then I remembered that I don't have a lot of free time.  Going into my wardrobe kit, I realized that I had some black masks.

I put 3 coats of white paint to cover the black.  Then, I did research.  One of the things that I saw repeatedly was spiderwebs on the forehead.










Then, I added the details. 

I bought a tiny top hat from Spirit Halloween.  I had the tattoo sleeves, which I purchased from LaCrasia Gloves and the dress. Aughra Moon, who is the stitcher on this monster musical, bought me the shoes for my birthday.  We've been working together since Million Dollar Quartet.  The necklace is from my dear friend Elizabeth Novak's line, With Care Jewelry, out of Providence, Rhode Island.  I own quite a few pieces and am always looking forward to what she creates next.  I borrowed the wig from Christina Ainge, the wardrobe supervisor, as well as a very cool lady.

The blue photographed a lot brighter than it appeared.  But, people didn't recognize me and I got a lot of compliments. SUCCESS!!!!

The Masks from the Great Conjurer

I made them, my friend Deb Caney painted them.   They are papier-mâché. From October 2006.