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About Me

Having a strong sense of style and intuition for costumed character development I work as a stylist/image consultant for performers, directors, and producers,and creative individuals. When engaged in my favorite artistic practice Cosplay , I have been named a "Theatrical Performance Artist," "Mimic", often a "Chameleon," a "Thespian," a "Character." For the record,I am not an "Actress."Over the years you may have seen characters from the BGP "PlayRoom" host/promote/raise funds for non-profit organization events who support arts education here in San Diego such as "The San Diego Latino Film Festival" and "Film School Confidential."Understanding what performative costumed character construction is capable of in different environments, I am able to style my clients and myself for the most effective impact. My constructions are often unforgettable. Almost every look you see here can be rented and or purchased out of The Big Girl Productions Playroom. Currently, I lean toward red carpet glamour and can create feminine mystique in almost any time period, including the fashions of today. When not exploring and developing my costumed character constructions I can be employed independently as: -Assistant for film productions including music videos/Fashion and Hair shows -Visual Merchandising -freelance fashion makeup artist, clothing stylist/wardrobe mistress/dresser for film productions and fashion shows -costume persona/character constructor for performing artists -Art Director for many different types of productionSome additional services I offer include: -public relations -promotion and sales -event coordination -hospitality/catering including floral designing -personal shopping and styling services -gift concierge services for your clients* *My unique and thoughtful attention to the dreams and desires of my clients inspires my choices for their recipients. Ask any of my people and they will tell you that my gifts are one of a kind and chosen with their life and needs in mind. I give this same attention to my clients. A beauty/health consultant, fashion stylist, and lifestyle coach, I tailor my suggestions for every clients specific needs. I focus on health, one's personal life experience, indulgence, and FUN!

My Interests

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I love music of all kinds and study it as a spiritual practice to understand why it moves me so. My favorite relationships are working ones with amazing responsible people that who take pride in a project well done! In my last project I had the good fortune to collaborate with composer/musician John Houghton on some vocal/music vignettes. I appreciate thoughtful creators and producers and those types can often corner me just about anytime to talk about music, films, fashion and art.

My Blog

Steampunk- Wikipedia reference

Steampunk From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the genres of fiction and associated sub-culture. For other uses, see S...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:07:00 GMT

Answer to..."Tanya how do I do a 1940s hairstyle?"

Easy babe, Use hot rollers (at least 2 hours before you dress, leave in and wait to style until you are finished with everything and just need to dress)about the size of the rolls you want, if need be...
Posted by on Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:52:00 GMT

"Just like a musical chord..." from the 2006 movie Perfume:The story of a Murder

"Just like a musical chord, a perfume chord contains four essences, or notes carefully selected for their harmonic affinity. ..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />&...
Posted by on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:53:00 GMT

another reason why I CHOOSE Performance Art as medium to Express what I am Amazed about...

I just saw a Fantastic... and by that definition I mean this... antic: ludicrously odd; "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:58:00 GMT

I WORK to hold back and Allow others the OPPORTUNITY to Contribute...

and here are some of the rewards from that. Interesting insight from my classmates in a reflective writing and culture class at UCSD this Spring: "Every Culture has its dominant esthetic. It does have...
Posted by on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 06:15:00 GMT

Do you make all those costumes seen in your MySpace photos?

I do not make those items from scratch. I acquire pieces (I am an incredible buyer/scavenger artist)and then modify them through alteration to their original designs, add this, subtract that, re...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:10:00 GMT

Costume Character Construction...a few thoughts...

You most likley have come to understand after looking at my profile that I am not a designer in the traditional sense of the word. After looking at my photos one can see some of the results of co...
Posted by on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 13:52:00 GMT

...for Mae West, identity became something that could be constructed

Mae also discovered that while gender roles confined women to a rigidly subservient status, at the same time, identity could be flexible...Fundamentally, for Mae, identity became something that could ...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:59:00 GMT

Early Burlesque...

Still, the more elaborate burlesque road shows were popular with audiences not only for their daring content but precisley because they applied the "burlesque idea" to stage traditions. Through the mu...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:53:00 GMT

The process of creating double meanings is as important as the double meanings themselves.

Early 1900s Bert William's performances reified Racism he subtly challenged it by grounding his performances in black comedic tradition. William's stage presence emerged from the African-American prac...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:41:00 GMT