Guest presenters
Tory Padden and Barbara Kirksey spoke at DAFA’s January 2015 meeting about
the design processes involved in theatre costuming. The two showed slides of
their individual and collaborative projects in a program they called “Into the
Real Woods: A Journey into the World of Costuming.”
Tory is an
award-winning costume designer working in a variety of theaters around the
Metroplex. Barbara, a DAFA member, has worked in a number of productions at
Mainstage/Irving-Las Colinas and Northlake College.
The
evening also included a session of “fiber trafficking” – a swap of art-related
items that enabled members to honor their New Year’s resolutions to shed some
unwanted pounds of “fiber fat.” President JoAnn Musso also led the guild in
honoring Deborah Boschert, who coordinated DAFA’s participation in the recent
VECCO rug challenge. DAFA members’ efforts in the competition netted $7,500 in prize monies for
the guild treasury.
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Left:
Chuck Baber and Mary Masal consider other members’ cast-offs during the “Fiber
Diet” session preceding the program. Right: President JoAnn Musso presents
Deborah Boschert with roses in appreciation for her leadership in the VECCO
project.
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Left:
One of the costumes on exhibit at the meeting. Center: Barbara Kirksey (on the left)
and Tory Padden entertain the crowd with stories of their adventures as costume
designers. Right: A slide showing a panto (holiday comedy) chicken costume.
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Slides
of the designers’ costume creations for productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream (left) and Tartuffe.
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