My inspiration comes from many places, but the foremost is probably through film. I enjoy stepping into the world the director has created and I let myself willingly suspend disbelief so that I can appreciate the director's vision fully.One film that has inspired me was Moulin Rouge!
It's possible that I wouldn't be involved in costuming after my absence of five years if it hadn't been for an exhibit of costumes from the film. Being able to examine that remarkable work up close really brought home to me how much I love the medium of costume. It was then that I decided to return to The Greater Bay Area Costumer's Guild and pursue my goals: promoting costume as an art form, teaching the art of costume, and inspiring others to enter the fantastic world of costume in all its forms. Of course I also plan to expand my work in tandem along with Live Art; combining the conceptual with installation and sculpture.
I get a lot of inspiration from reading literature and faerie tales. I love Modern Fashion and read the fashion magazines faithfully. My favorite designers are Thierry Mugler, Christian Lacroix, and John Paul Gaultier. I will pick up a magazine for one image of a fabulous hat and my apartment is full of fashion magazines waiting to be canabilized for ideas. I put them into clear pages and make huge notebooks of individual designers as well as just shoes!
Installation and Earth based Artworks fascinate and inspire as well. Their Mythology astounds me. I was brought up to appreciate the great artists; Leonardo, Michaelangelo, Rembrandt, Toulouse-Lautrec, Picasso, Frida Khalo, etc. Their work and lives fasinated me as a child.
My performance is character driven with an intense inner life which I hope to bring out by working with costume.
All of this and more combined, hopefully will serve to bring me to a realization of my hopes and dreams in Costume, Performance and Art.
