Hair, Makeup, & Crafts

Shibori Dye Trial/Wig

              
1(Raw Silk)               2(Silk Habotai 5mm)         3(Silk Habotai 10mm)        4(Rayon Silk 18mm)
A(ice dye)                         B(triangle fold press)         C(wrap and scrunched on pole)    D(rectangle fold press)

Details: Four different fabrics (1 yard each) and four different Shibori dye techniques were in trial to decide which to be used for
the Rapunzel wig.  Requestments for the wig: Grow in 5 stages, switched out from blonde to purple, and finished
length be 20 feet long.  It was decided to use fabric 3 and technique D for the braided blonde wig.  The draped
puple wig would be fabric 4 and technique A. 

         

         
16 Yards                                            10 yards

         
1st transition is into wig, 2nd is wig at length in pic 1 &2, 3rd is wig unsnapped in pic 3
4th and 5th transition use a clip to attach braided lengths

         
Original: Final length.  Final dress rehearsal before tour.

Play: Rapunzel - TYA tour     Shooting Stars YouTheatre
Director: Octavia Biggs
Costume Designer: Pamela Workman
Costume Shop Supervisor: Pamela Workman
Year: 2021
 

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Thermoplastic and EVA Foam Horse Heads

    
Original: child volunteers from the audience


Original: Cinderella being drawn by carriage Commedia Cinderella TYA outdoor

Play: Commedia Cinderella - TYA     Lexington Children's Theatre
Director: Octavia Biggs
Costume Designer: Pamela Workman
Costume Shop Supervisor: Pamela Workman
Year: 2016
 

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Thermoplastic Anime Sword  

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Thermoplastic Commedia Mask  

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Flags stenciled and painted

         
Original: flags hanging on the set of Commedia Cinderella TYA outdoor

Play: Commedia Cinderella - TYA     Lexington Children's Theatre
Director: Octavia Biggs
Costume Designer: Pamela Workman
Costume Shop Supervisor: Pamela Workman
Year: 2016
 

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Hair styling and design

    
Original: Athena                                 [publicity photo]

Play: The Odyssey                                        Director: Matthew Ellis
Adapted: Mary Zimmerman                           Photographer:  Sandra Bent
Director: Matthew Ellis                                  Photographer: Sandra Bent
Hair/Make-up Design: Pamela Workman       Location: University of Oklahoma
Costume Designer:  Lloyd Cracknell              Year: 2010
 

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Body Shaping build

    
Original: Amal [body sculpture]                                   Original:  Amal [in production]

Play: 9 Parts of Desire                                                Costume Design:  Pamela Workman
Playwright: Heather Raffo                                           Set Design:  Christopher Fitzer
Director: Alissa Millar                                                  Lighting Design:  Brad Grey
Location: University of Oklahoma                                 Year: 2011
Understructure Build: Pamela Workman

Details: This padding garment was created to give a performer the appearance of a heavier body structure than she actually possessed.  Made from spandex shorts that were layered with foam.  The foam was carved into form and then covered with 4-way stretch skin toned spandex.
 

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Body Shaping build

    
Original: Pregnant body sculpture                                    Original:  Arlene [in production]

Play: Baby, the Musical                                                   Costume Design:  Pamela Workman
Playwright: Sybille Pearson                                            Set Design:  Ulderio Sarmiento
Director: Lyn Kramer                                                       Lighting Design:  Kirk Fitzgerald 
Understructure build: Pamela Workman                         
Location: University of Oklahoma                                     Year: 2009

Detail: This padding garment was created to give a performer the appearance of being nine months pregnant.  Built by using a nude leotard as the base and cutting the breasts section out.  The belly portion is layers of foam, carved, then covered with nude spandex.
 

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Latex Mask  

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Latex Mask

    
Original: Chimpanzee [face cast]                            Original: Chimpanzee [in production]

Play: Words, Words, Words                                   Student Costume Design:  Bekah Frient
Playwright: David Ives                                           Student Director: Emily Plank
Makeup Design: Brittany Hartman                          Latex Mask build: Pamela Workman
Costume Shop Supervisor: Pamela Workman
Location: Ashland University                                  Year: 2012

Detail: Cast the actor’s face to make a mold. Use latex and paper towels to build up the areas of the face in a monkey structure. Add hair and makeup to finish the latex prosthetic.  
 

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HMU Application

    
Original: Avatar [before]                                       [after]

Makeup Design: Pamela Workman
Location: Personal Project                                   Year: 2010

Detail: Makeup transformation to produce the appearance of a fanciful creature. This is the 4-year-old subject, before the transformation.
 

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HMU Application

    
Original: Facial Scarring                                [close-up]

Makeup Design: Pamela Workman                 Location: Personal Project
Year: 2010

Detail: An unscarred subject wearing a prosthetic facial scar.
 

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Craft - making feather from fabric

    
Original: Feather Making                                                       Original:  Feathers applied to poncho

Director: Greg Wing
Play:  2014 Annual Gala                                                        Theme:  Rio de Janeiro Carnival!
Costume Design: Pamela Workman                                       Location: Morehead State University
Costume Shop Supervisor: Pamela Workman                       Year: 2014

Detail: Cut lightweight material into strips.  Then pull out threads and use a wire brush to distress.
 

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