Seraphim: a short film by Kip Kubin

      I just completed work on a costume for the film, Seraphim, directed by Kip Kubin, starring David Malius and Mary Arwen.  It was one of the most enjoyable design experiences yet.  I had so much fun designing the necklace the the helmet.  My dear friend Renee Sola created the dress and the cape.  Mary Arwen wears it so well in the film.  She was a joy to dress.

Preliminary sketches of the helmet.     

Kip gave Renee and I this photo for inspiration.  It's a dress designed by Valentino.  Kip and David created a pinterest to conceptualize the Seraphim character.  You can view it at http://www.pinterest.com/rugby80/seraphim-design/

 3 dimensional conceptualization to get the ideas flowing.  Poor Barbie had to lose her hair for this.

The helmet was made out of foam and then gold leafed and I added real gold glass shards to the front piece.  It was made in two parts so that it could be moved up and down to adjust in case the actress needed to move it.

This photo is what inspired me to make a large necklace.  It looks as if the top piece is a neck shield.  It felt very holy army to me.

These are the pieces that went into the necklace.

The finished piece.

Night of the fitting.  Everything fit surprisingly well.

On location

Oldies But Goodies: Venus Hum

I was just going through some files and happened upon these images I did with Kip Kubin for the Venus Hum album The Colors In The Wheel.  That was a really fun project.  I was told to just make whatever I wanted.  What a dream.  This is how the bees for Search For the Sugar Puff Hollow were born.  They started out with a story about some bees who ran away from home and died.  They became ghosts, forever hunting for their hive.  It was a sad story but I was really into dreamy, dramatic stories at that time.  Who am I kidding, I still am.  For the new book I used the same character, changed their look and brightened up their story.  Here are some of the images from the album artwork for Venus Hum.