Costume Crafts/Construction
Quixote Nuevo, 2025
Papa Calaca final onstage look
Silver Luchador mask painted with black fabric paint to resemble a skull.
Ribcage Chestpiece complete on stage
Ribcage close-up. Wrapped in ivory satin and embellishment tacked on
Embellishment planning. Main body made of sponge and wrapped in scrap cotton.
Final onstage look of Penacho
Close up of Penacho detail. Gold embellishment made with Fosshape and wrapped in gold satin.
Feather planning
Penacho Original Mask base
Quixote on stage full look.
Bed pan helmet on stage. Plastic bedpan painted silver mounted on fosshape cap. Cap wrapped in a red bandana to hide it.
Faux tin can shin guards. Fosshape painted silver/gray with labels glued on and distressed.
Quixote fitting, Front of chestplate, neck ruff and bedpan helmet. Ruff made of aluminum vent hose, distressed and lined with felt.
Closeup of chestplate back, faux duct tape made of gaff spray painted silver and glued on for security. Chestplate made with steaming fosshape over metal chestplate, using it as a mold. Paint treatment is acrylic paint mixed with fabric medium.
Side view of Quixote ensemble. Buckle side closure, and hanging "license plate" strips, tied with suede strips
Fosshape base for Quixote's helmet.
Los Empeños De Una Casa, 2024
Final Onstage Look, sitting
Final Onstage Dress
Final Fitting
Construction phase, double checking pattern matching
Planning out pattern pieces to pattern match across bodice
Mockup Fitting
Drafted an additional piece to complete designers vision
Muslin Bodice mockup, with further alterations
Adapted pattern transferred to muslin
Pattern adapted and lifted from historical bodice pattern. First lifted on butcher paper