I'm leavin' on a jet plane..

..to the place with that kind of flag!

(I might be slightly excited)

I am..

http://andthatswhoiam.tumblr.com/

Merry Christmas!

This year christmas seemed to sneak up on me all of a sudden. I clearly remember it being summer just few weeks ago. Anyways, one reason christmas is kinda weird this year is that I'm not really waiting for it and kinda just wish it goes fast. What I'm waiting for is way past christmas and new years celebrations. But since it's apparently holiday now, let's try to enjoy that shall we?
(this is when I spent ages trying to find my camera because I'm...organized... *cough*)

Merry Christmas all and happy New year!

Ps. It's decided, this is The Christmas movie from now on.

*heart*

Long time no see

Whoopsie, it's been a while since I posted anything here. Well, let's see what's been happening while I was on my "blog break".

I (finally) graduated from school.

Now, looking back, those five-ish years just flew by. It was probably the best time I've had so far with all the amazing people, interesting subjects and projects and also the whole Living alone in my own apartment was pretty sweet. I'm so glad I decided to go to this school, I've had so many doors opened for me in the costuming and theater world and I've met many awesome actors, directors and other people that share my love for theater. <3

Then I got a sudden little project at the theater I've worked before. "Sudden" as in about a week before the premiere I got a call:
Caller: "Hi, I heard you're doing this project now."
Me: "I am?!"

Turns out that director from previous year had recommended me for the work and someone did forget to ask whether or not I can do it... Well, it was quite stressful but I managed to finish the project in time. I made/modified some costumes for the play "Jaakko Teppo goes to Mallorca".

Picture from  http://www.menokatu.fi

Then I started working at my local 2nd hand store. It's pretty nice work, thought in future I want to work with costumes and not so much in customer service type work. My boss and other people that visit there are very cool and no two days are alike at the shop, so I like it. (And I also get free stuff from there, like fabrics and such.)

Then, in my free time I have, among other things:

• Drawn a bit: 

Sephy

Zack 

(I kinda also created a DA account: http://risaha.deviantart.com/)

• Got a new car and glued buttons on its side (finally! I've wanted to do that for years!):

<3

• Made some plushies/soft toys:

Peco from BoF3

Prinny from Disgaea games (all hand sewn since I couldn't bother to set up my sewing machine)

• And I've also met awesome new people and made new friends in the interwebs and I always feel so welcomed when ever I talk with them in the chatrooms. <3

Well, I think that's all for now. See ya later ^.^

Again with the theatre!

Since my graduation day approaches, I've been thinking of all the things that happened during those four (or more like five) years of studies, so that's the reason for so many theater themed posts lately. Here! Have one more of those.

As part of our advanced special studies me and my three classmates designed and made costumes for a musical called "Rockville" at Rantasalmi youth theatre (I've mentioned this briefly before).


"Brian Carr, a worn-down rock star, is killed by a bolt of lightning while playing at Lollapalooza. The next thing he remembers is stumbling out of an elevator and being greeted by 2 distinguished gentlemen in white. They inform him that due to his dissolute lifestyle he must go save himself and a town called Rockville that has been devastated by a natural disaster and is being run by corrupt politicians. What they don't tell him is how. Brian Carr has no intention of saving anyone. He never would have thought that the faith of a child, a grandmother and a town full of people would teach him that through his own love of music, Rock would save Rockville."
 

Brian Carr and city's youth

Brian Carr and arch angels

Bad guys

Arch angels and Carr as angel

To learn more about original, Austrian production, go check their site.

More theatre stuff

As a part of my education, I had to carry out two practical trainings. At the first practical training (in 2009) I was working in fabric store (for about a month) and at dressmaker's shop (also about a month). Second practical training was kinda part of the advanced special studies. During this training we (costumier students) could familiarize ourselves better with what it's really like to work in theatre. At this second training (in 2010) I was working in Hasaniemi theatre as a seamstress in two different plays: "Uncle Fedya, His Dog, and His Cat" by Eduard Uspensky and "The Howling Miller" by Arto Paasilinna.

For "Howling Miller" I made few hats (nurse's cap and shop owner's hat) and a shirt from scratch, but mostly I did just some modifications to costumes and some accessories since most of the costumes were pulled out from theatre's costume storage. For "Uncle Fedya" I made most of the costumes from scratch and made alterations to ready-made garments.

Villagers and rural police chief

Howling Miller in mental hospital

Dog, Cat and Fedya getting ready for treasure hunt

Jackdaw, squirrel, bunny and "indian" cow

Fedya's mother

Fedya's mother and father (that bright pink dress was hiding under mom's black coat dress)

And apparently I didn't fail too much because at the end of the practical training I was asked to be a costume designer for next year's play "Rollo and the Woods Sprite" (which I did as my thesis).