Dye Portfolio

Dyed at Jeff Fender Studio. A vintage fur coat dyed with acid dye. Costume Design by Michael Krass for Hadestown, Walter Kerr Theatre, New York, NY (Broadway). Dyed Jan 2022.

Dyed at Parsons-Meares Inc. for The Lion King (Costume Design: Julie Taymor). This is two long lengths of fabric made into a pair of sleeves, that is dyed using a shibori binding technique and an ombre dyeing method. (Photos taken in Summer 2025).

Dyed and built at Parsons-Meares, Ltd. An ombre dress for &Juliet (Costume Design: Paloma Young). A layer of crinkle silk chiffon over a hammered silk satin. Bodice fabrics are also custom dyed to match. Photos are from Fall 2024.

Dyed at Parsons-Meares Inc. for Paul Taylor Dance company dance piece “Churchyard” in Summer 2025. Dyed on matte nylon milliskin.

Painted and dyed at Jeff Fender Studio. Thrifted jackets dyed, painted, and distressed (for each photo, the left is before and the right is after).

Costume Design by Ann Hould-Ward for The Twelve at Goodspeed Opera House, Fall 2023.

Dyed at Jeff Fender Studio. This is a copy of an already existing vintage shirt. Used wax resist technique with a cold water dye process.

Costume design by David Zinn for Almost Famous, Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, New York, NY (Broadway). Fall 2022.

Dyed at Jeff Fender Studio. In both photos, left pair of shorts dyed to match the right pair. (shorts originally light denim)

Costume design by David Zinn for Almost Famous, Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, New York, NY (Broadway). Fall 2022.

Dyed at Jeff Fender Studio, Summer 2023. Leather boots for a private client. Fall 2023.

UC-CCM, Spring 2018, Gianni Schicchi. Dir. Andreas Hagar, Des. Ashley Trujillo. Production photo by Mark Lyons.

Overdyed with RIT, then cable-tied (a la shibori style) and used RIT Color Remover

Dyed to Match Swatch

Parsons-Meares, Inc. Dyed in Fall 2025.

Dyeing jumbo spandex to match silk crepe. For female marketplace character in Aladdin (Costume Design: Gregg Barnes).

Dyed to Match Pantone Swatch

Parsons-Meares, Inc. Dyed in Spring 2026.

Cotton Lycra dyed to match Pantone swatch for The Lion King dancing hyenas (Costume Design: Julie Taymor)

Dyed to Match Swatch

Parsons-Meares, Inc. Dyed in summer 2025

Nylon milliskin dyed to match cotton drill for stretch gusset. Dyed for Ringling Bros. Circus.

Dyed to Match Pantone

Parsons-Meares, Inc. Dyed in Spring 2026.

Cotton Lycra dyed to match pantone for The Lion King dancing hyenas (Costume Design: Julie Taymor).

Dyed to Match SwatchThe Glimmerglass Festival, Summer 2019, ShowboatDir. Francesca Zambello, Des. Paul Tazewell, Assoc. Des. Loren ShawFiber Content: 100% CottonDye Used: ALJO Direct Dye, mixed to match swatch pictured (of a different fabric)Photo b…

Dyed to Match Swatch

The Glimmerglass Festival Summer 2019, Showboat

(Costume Design: Paul Tazewell, Assoc. Des. Loren Shaw)

Dyed to Match Swatch

The Glimmerglass Festival, Summer 2019, Blue

(Costume Design: Jessica Jahn)