Toner fumes
Never, ever, under any condition, place yourself in a small unventilated room with a printer and a queue of 110 pages. Only 6 more to print and I'm feeling pretty loopy. Those who work at Kinkos must be the happiest people on earth...or else the sickest.
I'm currently piecing together my lecture and info packets on liturgical garments for my costume seminar class. Hence the toner fumes. I just need to order my outline...a mere 2 1/2 hour project, but since its only 9pm, I'm not too concerned. Granted the entire lecture should have been ready to go a few days ago, but all thing considered, I'm not in a bad place. Good enough to spare a few moments updating my blog at least.
We saw the sketches for Scapin today. I must say I am extremely impressed. Our MFA III designer conceived some very colorful and exaggerated costumes for this production. It's 20's meets clowns with a touch of Dutch fashion designer thrown in for good measure. Bright colors, asymmetrical, patchwork, large shoulders, multiple collars...the shop will be quite busy with these 10 costumes. I've been assigned all of the hats. 1) I have the most millinery experience (and best hand at the devil's cardboard a.k.a. buckrum)
2) The shop supervisor believes that, while not easy, the hats won't be as time consuming as on of the suits or dresses.
Ideally I'd like to be making Scapin's costume which from the front looks like a skewed 19th butler, and from the back a harlequin. Our supervisor is concerned about the dance concert, however, and wants me to be free enough to move onto those costumes if need be...as it appears most of the shop will be too busy with Scapin and Peace Prize to help with the dance concert. It is unfortunate that one of my three potential designs during my time here at Rutgers will be done without the shop support others receive. That and the liaison to the dance department has yet to send me a budget so I am sitting on unfinalized designs. This is after several emails and phone calls from me, one from our faculty and prodding from my choreographers. I think the dance program is in the process of screwing themselves because I am not going to take this abuse quietly. The design faculty will hear about my dissatisfaction at my portfolio review.
I'm currently piecing together my lecture and info packets on liturgical garments for my costume seminar class. Hence the toner fumes. I just need to order my outline...a mere 2 1/2 hour project, but since its only 9pm, I'm not too concerned. Granted the entire lecture should have been ready to go a few days ago, but all thing considered, I'm not in a bad place. Good enough to spare a few moments updating my blog at least.
We saw the sketches for Scapin today. I must say I am extremely impressed. Our MFA III designer conceived some very colorful and exaggerated costumes for this production. It's 20's meets clowns with a touch of Dutch fashion designer thrown in for good measure. Bright colors, asymmetrical, patchwork, large shoulders, multiple collars...the shop will be quite busy with these 10 costumes. I've been assigned all of the hats. 1) I have the most millinery experience (and best hand at the devil's cardboard a.k.a. buckrum)
2) The shop supervisor believes that, while not easy, the hats won't be as time consuming as on of the suits or dresses.
Ideally I'd like to be making Scapin's costume which from the front looks like a skewed 19th butler, and from the back a harlequin. Our supervisor is concerned about the dance concert, however, and wants me to be free enough to move onto those costumes if need be...as it appears most of the shop will be too busy with Scapin and Peace Prize to help with the dance concert. It is unfortunate that one of my three potential designs during my time here at Rutgers will be done without the shop support others receive. That and the liaison to the dance department has yet to send me a budget so I am sitting on unfinalized designs. This is after several emails and phone calls from me, one from our faculty and prodding from my choreographers. I think the dance program is in the process of screwing themselves because I am not going to take this abuse quietly. The design faculty will hear about my dissatisfaction at my portfolio review.
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7:55 PM
3 Comments:
Glad your enjoying the fumes...mmmmm fumey goodness. Good luck with the lecture and the hats.
Yeah, don't take those dancers lying down. Just because they are mythological creatures doesn't mean they can tap dance all over you.
Thanks for updating. It's always good to hear what you're up to!
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