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Wednesday, September 14th, 2011The big mass-production day! Tanja came in from Sandnes, Birgitte organized, and we all spent the day cutting shirts. I think we managed around 50! This picture is taken at the end of the day, hence all the cut-offs on the floor As you can see the room is quite dark, we´re actually on the [...]
Green kimono re-done
Monday, September 12th, 2011Sunday spent sewing at home. What a wonderful peaceful day, not leaving the house, not driving two hours to get to the theatre and home agin, but just being at home, working. I love an efficient day! One of the Amanda-dresses, half-way done and ready for fitting. I like the little detail, both sides, both [...]
Deco & silk
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011The kimono dress is progressing. In between checking lists, designing, making patterns, cutting… … I try to sew a bit. I really do like the pattern in the kimono-silk. It´s so art deco-ish. The color is quite bright orange, but softened with tiny white dots. Still thinking about the laces, both the colors and the [...]
Kimono deconstruction
Sunday, September 4th, 2011Yesterday a big package arrived in the mail, with seven beautiful, vintage kimonos inside. I got them for the Amanda-costumes on eBay for 3 reasons: 1. They´re silk! 2. The colors and patterns are very 1920s-compatible 3. They´re silk!! I just had to try it on before dismantling it. Kimonos seem like such simple, straight-forward things. [...]
Amanda-kick-start
Thursday, September 1st, 2011Today was the first day of rehearsals on “Amanda”. All the actors were there, the production-team, the administration, the musicians, everyone. Well, almost everyone. Not the ensemble of about 80… So good to meet old friends, and new. After the first read-through, it was time to meet the press. Which is when I seized the [...]
Herring-jazz
Saturday, August 13th, 2011Yes, you read right. Probably not an obvious combination, but in Haugesund they thought it was a splendid idea Probably because the city is “built” on herring. And now every year there is a jazz festival. A traditional New Orleans jazz festival. Well, there´s lots of other music too. So today´s assignment was to dress [...]
Haakonarspelet
Saturday, August 13th, 2011Håkonarspelet på Seim is a historic play set to the year 960, and it follows the life of King Håkon the Good. The choir are all fallen warriors, now celebrating in Valhall. With beautiful voices they tell the epic story, music newly composed by Reid Gilje. All dressed in shades of purple, the hues of [...]
Jorunn Shieldmaiden
Friday, August 12th, 2011A shieldmaiden was a woman who had chosen to fight as a warrior in Scandinavian folklore and mythology. The Valkyries might have been based on the shield-maidens. One of the main characters in Håkonarspelet, and the one main costume I´ve been working on for this show, is for Jorunn Shield-maiden, played by Lynni Treekrem. Jorunn is more [...]
dressing the horse
Wednesday, August 10th, 2011A new experience: a costume-fitting for a horse! Helped by the the two ladies in charge of the horses, we started to adjust the wool blanket to go under the saddle, cutting holes in the fabric for the straps. Then we pulled some fancy-smancy fake leather thingies over the real straps (can you tell my [...]
half-tech at Seim
Tuesday, August 9th, 2011My expanded team of seamstresses, Siri, Anne Britt, Kathrine and Annhja racing to get everything ready for the technical rehearsal. Up by the stage, I find two warriors fighting off a private battle behind the barn. These guys don´t PLAY fighting. They´re in a group of viking re-enactors who practice sward-fighting, make their own costumes [...]
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