Freelance Upholstery Project | 2021
Reproduction camelback sofa reupholstered in a large pattern damask. Project included repairing the frame, plumping the cushions with batting, double piping edges, recovering the feather box cushion, and 20 yards of pattern matching. Completed in one week.
GLORIA: A Life | McCarter Theatre Center | design by Amy Rubin | 2019
22 floor pillows for audience seating, constructed out of Kantha quilts. Constructed in four days with prep and finishing help from the McCarter Prop Shop.
Die Fledermaus | Santa Fe Opera | design by Allen Moyer | 2017
Two four-seated round poufs, rotating, draped and upholstered on a complex curve with diamond tufting. Upholstered to reinforced chip board, with over 300 buttons. Frame constructed by David Schneider. Completed in about two weeks.
Freelance Upholstery Project | 2020
Re-purposed a vintage Hudson Bay blanket to cover a daybed, accenting the patch and striped details from the blanket while avoiding stains and holes in the aged fabric. Completed in one day.
Don Pasquale | Santa Fe Opera | design by Chantal Thomas | 2014
Ten scalloped-back armchairs in red, orange, and yellow velvets that were hand basted, then machine sewn; foam was custom cut and shaped; rear chair backs were hand sewn on. Pattern draped by Eileen Garcia, stitching support from Kaitlyn Horpedahl and Andrea Spraycar, done over a three week period.
Onegin | Santa Fe Opera | design by Gary McCann | 2021
Aged box cushion, used as a booster seat, constructed in one hour with hand dyed fabric and ties to secure to chair.
A Christmas Carol | McCarter Theatre Center | design by Daniel Ostling | 2018
Patterned velvet valance with bullion fringe. Constructed in four hours.
Night is a Room | Signature Theater | design by Rachel Hauck | 2015
Two pressed wood vintage chairs repadded and recovered in two days.
The Grand Duchess | Santa Fe Opera | design by Andrew Linford | 2013
Six rows of seating, including a curved back seat, consisting of sewn-in diamond-tufted backs and channeled seats, upholstered in red naugahyde. Upholstered over two weeks with help from Roo Huigen and Anna Warren.
Daughter of the Regiment | Santa Fe Opera | design by Allen Moyer |2015
Interior walls covered in padded velvet with gold trim and diamond tufted door panels. Two seats with diamond tufted backs, tufted box cushions, and a box-pleated skirt. Ceiling covered in a ruched moiré with a cast center medallion. Six working Austrian drapes cover the windows and are trimmed in weighted fringe. Completed over a two week period.
Freelance Upholstery Project | 2019
Striped ikat patterned canvas used to refinish the cushions in a T@DA camper; three wood-backed cushions and six zippered cushions attached to the camper with Velcro strips. All cushion patterns matched to line up when installed. Nine cushions completed over three days.
R(e)volution of Steve Jobs | Santa Fe Opera | design by Victoria "Vita" Tzykun | 2017
Six IKEA office chairs were recovered and altered with foam to recreate a specific 1970s office chair. Completed with the help of the Santa Fe Opera crafts shop in five days.
Night is a Room | Signature Theater | design by Rachel Hauck | 2015
Four dining chairs upholstered in a thick vinyl. Brought in halfway through project to resew the cushions and upholster the chairs. Completed in two days.
Apprentice Scenes | Santa Fe Opera | 2017
Tufting pattern on this settee back merged five pieces of fabric without any sewing. Rest of settee upholstered by Elise Christiansen. Back tufting completed in one day.
Die Fledermaus | Santa Fe Opera | design by Allen Moyer | 2017
Two captains chairs refurbished and reupholstered in green vinyl and trimmed in brass tacks. Completed in three days.
Apprentice Scenes | Santa Fe Opera | 2017
Armchair reupholstered in a striped fabric. Upholstered in one day.
Sleuth | McCarter Theatre Center | design by Alexander Dodge | 2020
To soften the metal staircase for a falling actor, the stairs were covered in a thin dense foam which was then covered by a carpet runner. To accommodate for the spiral and the narrowing of the staircase as it ascends, each tread and rise is covered in three pieces of carpet — two edge pieces, and a center. The carpet is taped together and T-nailed to the metal frame. Carpeting completed in six hours with the help of Grant Larouere.
Uncle Vanya | NYU Tisch Graduate Theater Department | design by Michael Leon | 2016
Slipcover draped and sewn in one day.
Sleuth | McCarter Theatre Center | design by Alexander Dodge | 2020
Red tufted vinyl with seven real buttons camouflaging a hole in the cushion where the painted tip of a blood cannon sticks out. Bench built by Grant Larouere. Painted and upholstered in two days.
Vanessa | Santa Fe Opera | design by Allen Moyer | 2016
Two counter-raked armchairs upholstered in burnt velvet, with hand-tacked tassel fringe and pattern matched seams. Frames constructed by JJ Hu. Upholstered over a one week period.
La Finta Giardiniera | Santa Fe Opera | design by Hildegard Bechtler | 2015
10-foot long chaise covered in heavily sculpted upholstery foam and bead foam for support and shape, then upholstered in a thick, printed canvas. Finished with floral appliques. Project completed in four days with assistance from the SFO props craft shop.
All's Well That Ends Well | NYU Tisch Graduate Theater Department | design by Taísa Malouf | 2016
Red folding futon reupholstered in a faux red snakeskin in two days.
As You Like It | The Juilliard School | design by Jason Ardizzone-West | 2014
Replaced canvas cover on pop-up camper. Draped off the dimensions of the original canvas and used 25 feet of green vinyl-coated polyester fabric and screen. Constructed over a 1.5 weeks.
Frankenstein | McCarter Theatre Center | design by Daniel Ostling | 2019
Four frames, three panels each. Sewn clear Visqueen panels and aluminum frames aged with tinted shellac. Completed in two days.
Freelance Upholstery Project | 2012
Blue velvet chair that required replacing broken springs, retying springs, new webbing, replacing the batting and reupholstering. In all this project took four days.
Marjorie Prime | Playwrights Horizons | design by Laura Jellinek | 2015
An armchair and IKEA sofa reupholstered in geometric print fabric, with pattern matched seams. Box cushions and ottoman by Kiera Bunch. Completed in one week.
...Meet Vera Stark | The Juilliard School | design by Dan Conway | 2014
Matching Art Deco style sofa and armchair, reupholstered in white velvet with black cording. Completed over two weeks.
Apprentice Scenes | Santa Fe Opera | design by Patrick Evans | 2013
Freelance Upholstery Project | 2015
Complete cushion rebuild, using original springs and horsehair. Upholstered in three days.
A Doll’s House | Williamstown Theater Festival | design by David Korins | 2011
Four cushions upholstered in a ten hour overnight shift.
Apprentice Scenes | Santa Fe Opera | 2013
Draped and upholstered in gold dupioni, this chair was reupholstered in a one day.
Stage Kiss | Playwrights Horizons | design by Neil Patel | 2014
Chair upholstered in under one day. Entire back attached with curve ease.
Rooftop Bothy Bar | Sleep No More | 2014
Two leather chairs were patched and partially recovered with leather and a cotton houndstooth. Both were repaired structurally, one needing its entire seat rebuilt, including tying the springs. A third chair was simply recovered in a yellow corduroy. Completed in 1.5 weeks.
Freelance Upholstery Project | 2012
Green velvet rocking chair with a tufted cushion upholstered in three days.
Good People | Cleveland Play House | design by Mimi Lein | 2013
Large couch upholstered in three days.
