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VISUAL ART

An array of digital and traditional art

"The Sun Knight" 2024, based on Jeanne D'Arc by Albert Lynch • drawn on Procreate

"The Architect Arcane" 2023, based on Laerryn Coramar-Seelie by Critical Role • Digital on Procreate

"Keeper of Scrolls" 2023, based on Patia Por'co by Critical Role • drawn on Procreate

"Keep It, It's Yours" 2024 • drawn on Procreate

"The Sun King" 2023 • Digital on Procreate

"Howl Jenkins" 2024 • digital on Procreate

"Tea Time" 2024, charcoal on paper

"Tailor" 2024 • colored pencil on paper

"Vielleicht Im Nächsten Leben" 2024 • pastel on paper

Fabric Study, 2024 • charcoal on paper

"Icarus" 2022 • acrylic on paper

Color Theory Study - analogous repeating block print • digital; January 2025

Color Theory Study - complimentary repeating block print • digital; January 2025

COSTUME DESIGN: PERSONAL PROJECTS

Costume Tech

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Deimos Matei

I love some shoulder caps! Got around to making a prototype for a new vest design so here are some more detail-oriented shots while I work on getting some good full photos of it.

Vest is sheepskin and full grain leather

#sheepskin #sheepskinvest #

Lady Macbeth • trying a new rendering style by redrawing some old designs from my freshman year!

Slide 1: hosting gown
Slide 2: sleepwalking
Slide 3: queen

These are part of a surrealist arthouse-esque horror concept of Macbeth I’ve be

Gideon Nav, Cavalier Primary of the Ninth House

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Annnnd here is the layer analysis/breakdown of the Gideon design I did to go with Harrow!

#thelockedtombtrilogy #harrowtheninth #gideonnav #costumedesign #costumeillustration #gideontheninth #thelo

Reverend Daughter Harrowhark Nonagesimus, Necromancer Adept of the Ninth House

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Layer analysis/breakdown of the Harrow design I did over the fall/winter! I’ve slowly been working on designing all the necromancer and cavalier duos (and one tr

Recently just found one my first beetles I ever made when I was about 16 and boy is it nice to see how far I’ve come.

You can really see my dedication to detail evolve as well as my comfort with the materials. My first guy is so flat and simp

Dressing Cheshire; from sketch to screen

Photos from the process of creating the look of Cheshire, one of the main characters in @chasingalicefilm

Talk about a costume based around a single piece of clothing!

Cheshire’s look came together v

Creating Alice; from sketch to screen

Photos from the process of creating the look of the titular character from @chasingalicefilm

From the concept sketch and moodboards to the first look at our pieces to our fittings and all the way to the day of

The Corded Binder

A first iteration of a corded compression top based on some of the concepts from regency short stays and corded stays.
(There’s a clever joke somewhere in this project about being a self-made man)

I have never made anything

Draped pattern for a 1930s bias cut dress

A fun little bonus project from my pattern making class! I didn’t build the full dress, just made the pattern hence why there is only half of a dress and I didn’t fill the skirt in—in the

Another bug! This time a moth with more embroidery than usual

#beading #embroidery #beadedart #beetleart #costumedesign #costumeaccessory #beadedinsects

Process for making the beetle

Images:
1. Wire framed wings on organza
2. Tread wrap wire for the antennae
3. Lay out shells and body and couch down foam or felt for dimension
4. Fill in body and wing shells
5. Remove everything from the frames and

A return to beading

A couple months ago I made a return to creating beaded insects with this little guy. Each piece of him was hand beaded separately within a wire frame and then assembled together to make his final form which is about 1.5” in

Snake shoulders! (Snoulders, if you will)

Throwback to my second leather project ever; hand stamped, carved, and laced (most of lacing being during my lecture classes freshman year)

The base block for these was based on Morraine Sedai’s bole

WIP on a draped bodice - also first venture in really paying attention to pattern matching!

These are the cut pieces pinned to the dress form so that I can ensure the motif remains intact as much as possible. Next is lots of hand basting

#costume

Draped bodice sloper progress

#draping #patternmaking #costumedesign #costumetechnology #drapingtechniques

Blue suede bakers cap with brim made of black 5-6oz full grain leather

#hatmaking #suedehat #millinery #leathermillinery #leather #leathercraft

Shakespeare In Love opens tonight at the Lucas!

It has been such an honor to work on this project with @costumedesignerjaniebryant and my fellow teammates!

📸 @elles._.photos

@aoedepasquarelli
@olivewinograd
@commatoad
@kelpowers.hmu
@katei

Medieval woodcut inspired tiled pattern!

#tilepattern #repeatpattern #medievalwoodcut #knight #knightart #medievalknight #colorpalettes #digitalart #procreate

I made this vest over a year ago and only just took photos of it 😅

It was quite an experience to move from design to actuality as this was the first big project I did in sheepskin from design to reality and boy does sheepskin work differently than

Leather belt I made over the holidays as a gift with hand-painted art nouveau inspired flowers!

The base belt is made out of one piece of veg tan leather which is a little stressful because it means I can’t really adjust the size at all, espec

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