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stacey

back from CA and ready to rock it!

About Me

i'm a installation and performance artist in many different realms of life - museums, art studios, theatres and office settings around NC.i spent 2 months this spring at the Headlands Center for the Arts in Sausalito, CA as an Artist in Residence. www.headlands.org My performance and installation work from the residency can be seen through my residency blog: http://staceykirby.blogspot.com i'm a conservation technician at the NC Museum of History for the Costume and Textile Collection.I also work in wardrobe as a dresser for Broadway shows that travel through Raleigh. www.broadwayseriessouth.comRecent shows worked - Sweet Charity, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Moving Out and The Lion King.

My Interests

inspirations = embroidery:samplers, fashion:dior, costumes:theatre/historical collections, maps:topographic, coastal areas: topsail island and marin headlands, archives of information: national and state archives.i'm interested in finding new venues The Declaration Project . i want to work with William Ivey Long in some fashion. he is an incredibly inspiring costume designer that grew up in NC. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Ivey_Long

I'd like to meet:

artists of all types - especially trapeze and performance, pirates, anyone who dances, yurt builders, travelers....

Music:

mary j. blige is in my cd player

Books:

currently reading about Black Mtn College and Buddhism