RESUME
Experience
BRUSH & BLADE
2018-Present
Founder and CEO of Brush & Blade Inc. (formerly Blue Canary Made)
Costume, Craftswork, Dye, Puppet, and Prop design & production for theater, television, and film.
JOAN & EDGAR BOOTH THEATER, BOSTON UNIVERSITY
2019-2022
Grad student and Teaching assistant
Head Crafts Artisan for stage productions
Maintain Crafts workroom
Lead undergraduate teams in production work for all Booth performances
Thesis work and mentorship
SAN FRANSISCO OPERA COSTUME SHOP
2013-2019
2016-2019--Head of Shoes & Production Assistant
Assistant Dyer’s previous responsibilities
Purchasing and fitting shoes on full company for all productions
Organizing and maintaining shoe inventory in show and in stock
Acting as Assistant Crafts Artisan in the Craft Shop when needed
2015--Assistant Dyer & Crafts person
Dyeing and distressing costumes
Painting and distressing shoes and accessories for theater production
Assisting in both Dye Room and Craft Shop with previous responsibilities
2014--Assistant Crafts Artisan & Costume Technician
Creating custom leather armor
Fabrication of props and embellishment
Painting and distressing armor and accessories
2013--Costume Stitcher
Sewing and alterations of costumes and accessories
NORDSTROM
2014-2016
Embroidery specialist
Alterations of designer clothes
Custom machine embroidery work including digitally designed embellishment, trim, and statement pieces
MYTHBUSTERS: DANGEROUS TOYS
2013
Fabrication Artist, on-screen
Building props
Designing large soft builds
Sewing, painting, dying fabric
Assisting with large hard builds
FONCO CREATIVE SERVICES
2011-2013
Lead Puppet and Costume Fabricator
Custom fabrication work for commercials, television and feature films
Creating characters for in-house original content
Building sets and figures for client and in-house content
Lead of 4 person team
Management of tools and materials