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I think i've mentioned the creative draping portion of our students' graduate thesis, but i haven't featured photographs and a description before. This year, i'm hoping to showcase some of our graduates' work, to give an overview of exactly what the projects entail. MFA 2009 Amanda Phillips presented hers yesterday and i was able to take my own photos, so i'll start with her!
Essentially, the students propose a project to our program director in their 3rd year of study; the nature of the project can be fluidly defined, depending on a student's particular area of focus. For example, in a previous class, a graduate who was interested in a career as a crafts artisan chose a design for a stiltwalker costumed as a flamingo, so she could make stilts, an animal headdress, and address some structural challenges like the "bird tail" support; another graduate chose an Erte ballet design, to incorporate historical research and practical dancewear considerations.
Amanda's focus was in draping, and she has typically been drawn to unusual creative structural challenges and couture-style design elements in her project choices throughout her study. She came to the program with a diverse background ranging from theme-park walkaround maintenance and children's theatre to professional opera and ballet. While in graduate school, she spent her summers working at Tricorne in NYC on shows such as Wicked, Young Frankenstein, and The Little Mermaid.
For her creative draping thesis project, she chose an origami-inspired design from John Galliano's Fall 2007 collection for Dior.
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Essentially, the students propose a project to our program director in their 3rd year of study; the nature of the project can be fluidly defined, depending on a student's particular area of focus. For example, in a previous class, a graduate who was interested in a career as a crafts artisan chose a design for a stiltwalker costumed as a flamingo, so she could make stilts, an animal headdress, and address some structural challenges like the "bird tail" support; another graduate chose an Erte ballet design, to incorporate historical research and practical dancewear considerations.
Amanda's focus was in draping, and she has typically been drawn to unusual creative structural challenges and couture-style design elements in her project choices throughout her study. She came to the program with a diverse background ranging from theme-park walkaround maintenance and children's theatre to professional opera and ballet. While in graduate school, she spent her summers working at Tricorne in NYC on shows such as Wicked, Young Frankenstein, and The Little Mermaid.
For her creative draping thesis project, she chose an origami-inspired design from John Galliano's Fall 2007 collection for Dior.
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