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Art & Design Tutor - Portfolio Development for all levels - London (BA hons + MA in Costume Design for Performance)
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At Maria's house: London
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at your home or in a public place : will travel up to 10 km from London
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About Maria
I had the opportunity to teach as a visitor lecturer at Birmingham City University in the Fashion Design department. I was teaching Costume and Script Interpretation. My key responsibilities were to make sure that my students developed an understanding of the similarities of costume and fashion and how both can be equally interesting. The idea was to give a few lectures on the differences and similarities of costume and fashion. After they read a book and from there they started the process of finding the characters, making a characters analysis, developing a concept for each character and by the end they had to design the look for each one of the characters. The sketchbook, the portfolio and the design book had to have a good and flown concept. I found that you are constantly learning even if you are the teacher and that was the most amazing thing through the whole experience. Having a good relationship with the students was very helpful not just for me but for them as well since we had an amazing communication and understanding on what they had to learn and do.
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Art and Design was and is something that interests me from a very young age. The idea of following a process to develop a design fascinates me. My first degree in Fashion Design and Design for Performance helped me understand how the fashion industry works. My work experiences was mostly in Costume Design and Styling but that does not mean I am not considered as a Fashion Designer. In my opinion, Fashion and Costume are different but at the same time they depend on each other. Fashion is industry. Working in fashion is on how and what do people wear, how the market works and what would people actually wear. It needs to be wearable and at the same time unique and special. Designing for fashion is somehow easier because you have to put your million ideas into million different designs. Costume design is a bit more challenging because you are allowed to have a million ideas in just one design.
My masters degree in Costume Design for Performance opened a lot of doors in gaining experience in both of the fields of fashion and costume design. I was one of the finalists at MAD UK 2011 (Design and Make) with my design being chosen by Zandra Rhodes and in 2013 I exhibited one of my costumes based on 'The Tempest' of William Shakespeare at the Victoria and Albert museum.
Costume design is a form of art. It has a similar process, research of the concept, research on trends of the specific era or period, research in to fabrics and materials and developing a range of designs with full details on the look of the character. Now, working as a Costume Designer helped me develop a different way of thinking. The costumes I design and make are a challenge for the performer since they have to work with the costume. The costume is the performance. Having both, fashion and costume, I developed a world with no limits. For example, using tailoring techniques creating an editorial for LOVE magazine, or using extreme materials on an installation. I believe that all of my work experiences prepared me for a position like this one because I do have the knowledge to teach and help the students, even If I am young. I work a lot to reach my goals and I am always open to the idea of learning.
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Rates
Rate
- £30
Pack prices
- 5h: £150
- 10h: £300
Travel
- + £4
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