Theatrical Milliner for 'The Enchanted Pig'
(Royal Opera House, 2009)

Working for costume supervisor Kirsty Rowe and designer Dick Bird, I made a moon headdress for The Royal Opera House's production of 'The Enchanted Pig'. This show was a revival, as it was originally on at The Young Vic in 2006, when the hats and headdresses were made by Ella J Kidd. I refurbished some of Ella's wigs for this performance and made the moon headdress from scratch using Dick's designs.

Theatrical Milliner for 'Jack and the Beanstalk'
(Bury St. Edmunds, 2009)

Working for costume supervisor Sarina Hosking, I made a pantomime dame headdress and structured chef's hat for 'Jack and the Beanstalk'. I used blocked buckram, plastazote, stretch velvet and various sprays.

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Theatrical Milliner for 'Smollypop's Incredible Freakshow'
(Glastonbury and various other shows, 2009)

I made this top hat for Chloe Purcell's show 'Smollypop's Incredible Freakshow'. Chloe is a puppet maker and puppeteer based in London. The top hat was made from buckram and covered in silk.

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Hat maker for 'The Medieval Banquet'
(St. Katharine's Dock, 2009)

Working for the designer Alan Flyng, I made 4 female Tudor headdresses.
These were made using buckram, wire and fabric. They were made for
'The Medieval Banquet' which is an historical re-enactment evening of entertainment.

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'Captain Thorpe' costume made for Thorpe Park.
(Costume made at Rainbow Productions Ltd, 2009)

I made the helmet for 'Captain Thorpe'. It was constructed using a bought helmet visor, plastazote, leatherboard, lycra and neoprene. Other employees working at 'Rainbow Productions Ltd' made the rest of the costume including gloves, shoes, cloak trousers pants and trousers.

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Hat maker for ‘Once on This Island’
('Birmingham Rep Theatre' 2009)

From Lotte Collett’s designs I made 2 hats for Birmingham Rep Theatre
show. The show toured from Birmingham to Nottingham and the Hackney Empire.
The hats were made using buckram, wire, a variety of fabrics and applied detailing,
one of which is pictured below.

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Dyed straw hat, personal project
(2008)

I made the hat pictured below whilst on one of Jane Smith's millinery courses at Morley College. It is a strip straw hat sewn by machine. There is a separate collar that fits around the crown. When the hat was still in its separate pieces of brim, collar and crown I dyed the straw using a navy dye. This produced a turquoise colouring due to the reaction with the yellow of the straw.

The straw crown and brim were also steamed and blocked to shape before stitching together.

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18th Century historical bonnet
(2008)

I made the hat pictured below whilst on one of Jane Smith's week long millinery courses at Kensington and Chelsea College. It is made by pattern cutting buckram and wiring the edges before sewing together. The trim is machined box pleating that has then been hand sewn onto the hat.

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Zombie hat for old lady, used in the feature film 'Doghouse'
(Vertigo films, 2009)

'Doghouse' is a feature film released in June 2009, starring Danny Dyer. Working for the designer Hayley Nebauer I made a 50s style pillbox hat from blocked felt.

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Costume props for
'Alice Through The Looking Glass'.
('The Tobacco Factory', Bristol, November 2007)

Working for the designer and costume maker Sara Fay Marshall I fabricated
all the costume props for 'Alice Through The Looking Glass'.

They were constructed using plastazote, wire, foam, fabric,
pva, acrylic and pattern cutting techniques.

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'Marley' Mask for 'A Christmas Carol' staged by 'Flat Pack Productions'.
('Greenwich Playhouse', Greenwich London, 2007).

This mask was for the character 'Marley' who visits Scrouge as a
ghost to warn him about the error of his miserly ways.

The mask was fabricated using plastazote, pva, acrylic paints and fabric.
'Flat Pack Productions' performed 'A Christmas Carol' from 4th December - 6th January.

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Prop maker and buyer working for 'White Horse Theatre'. (Soest, Germany, October 2008).

White Horse Theatre produces 9 touring theatre shows in each rehearsal period. At the end of a 5 week rehearsal and making period the productions depart from the theatre in Soest and tour Germany and Europe for a year teaching English to school children through theatre.

I worked with one other prop maker and a needle person shared with the costume department. Together with the other prop maker (in this rehearsal period Geoff Simms) I communicated with directors and designers to buy, find and make all the props for 9 shows. I also supervised work experience students, drove a van and managed my own deadlines and managed budgets.

The crown and turban below were designed by Anna Finch. Anna and I worked together to arrange the fabric on the turban.

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