seizing today for Costuming and creativity, as inspired by history

CSparrold, LLC

Yarmouth, Maine

520-481-6059

csparrold@gmail.com

Have Cassie the Costumer take you through the design process for building a simple costume! We will work through a relatively simple design of your choice, either inspired by a show or movie you love or based around a single concept. Explore various materials as we create a unique costume you’ll love to wear during a convention or simply Halloween!

Bio

With 10 years as a middle school Social Studies educator in Tucson, AZ, Cassie has been actively costuming for twelve years through various steampunk events and is committed to limiting fast-fashion and upcycling existing garments for her day-to-day wear. She has built costumes from the Colonial and Industrial eras in particular, in addition to cartoon and videogame cosplays (Including Robecca Steam from Monster High and a Big Sister from Bioshock) and participated in and won costume contests and Iron Tailor challenges. She specializes in villain cosplays (“villains ALWAYS have the best costumes!”) and her favorite motto is:, “Failure is always an option - especially when costuming! Rework, rebuild and refine!”

Cassie’s next steps include working towards building a center for collaboration and learning, rooted in a makerspace that has something for everyone to create. As an educator, she’s not happy unless she’s learning something!

Some of her past projects have included: resin, miniatures, jewelry making, hat construction, thermoplastics, centerpiece manufacture, styling, wigs, shoe modifications, molding/casting, prop-making, creative design, historically inspired battle simulations, costuming her classes for specific time-periods, facilitated festivals and carnivals, and random (albeit peaceful) administrative office invasions on Talk-Like-A-Pirate Day.