PDF's of CV and Resume Are Available Upon Request
Arlene Felipe
+1 (843) 696.0424
arlene@arlenewho.com
Profile
Artist, Designer, and Maker with Background in Theatrical Costume Design,
Biological Science, Illustration, Puppetry
Designer, Developer + Artisan for Brackish Bow Ties (Current Appointment)
The Original Feather Bow Tie, Charleston SC USA
Designer:
+ Chief Designer, Patternmaker, and Sourcer for All Current and Standard Wrap Offerings (5000+ units to date, and growing)
+ Technical Design, Illustration, Development, and Sourcing for Bow Tie Bases and Wraps
Brand Identity:
+ Redesign of Logo in Graphic Presentation
+ Original, House-Standard, Black Poly Grosgrain Wrap
+ Chief Designer and Project Manager for Bow Tie Base and Label (In progress)
Artisan:
+ Maker of 6/16 Bow Tie Offerings
+ Maker of House Sample Cummerbund (Silk Linen, Grosgrain, Guinea)
+ Hand and Machine Sewing, Fine Motor Skills and Detail-Work
Click here to view work for Brackish Bow Ties.
Showcases / Exhibitions
World Stage Design, Online Exhibition, Cardiff, Wales, 2013.
Quadrennial Exhibition of International Performance Design. Entry: Costume Design for The Little Prince.
National Design Portfolio Review, Bohemian National Hall NYC, 2013.
Select exhibition for working producers, professional directors, and designers in New York City.
Young Designers' Forum 2013, US Institute of Theatre Technology, 2013.
1 of 15 Theatre Designers Selected in the US, Invited to show work at the annual national conference.
Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art | Charleston SC USA 2014
Puppeteer for Jumaadi's Give Me Back My Body, And I'll Return Your Soul
Live Performances and Video Installation for artist, Jumaadi
Honors + Awards (selected from 15+ credits)
2015 Body Becoming Invitee, Anima Casa Rural, Guadalajara MEX
2013 Istanbul International Puppet Festival Invitee
First Place, SETC Graduate Costume Design^, The Little Prince, 2013
Performing Artist of the Year, Florida School of the Arts 2010
Barbizon Costume Design Excellence Nominee, Kennedy Center ACTF, 2009
^ Adjudicators: Leslie Yarmo ("Law & Order: SVU), Michael Lincoln (B'way: "Copenhagen"), Todd Rosenthal (Tony Award: "August Osage County") ]
Visual Art
Jumaadi + Picasso, Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, Charleston SC USA, 2014
Give Me Back My Body, I'll Return Your Soul
Assistant, Puppeteer: Live Performances and Video Installation
Puppetry
+ 2013 Istanbul International Puppet Festival Invitee
+ Puppeteer, Shadow: Live Performances and Video Installation:Give Me Back My Body, I'll Return Your Soul,
by Jumaadi. Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, Charleston SC USA, 2014.
+ Costume/Wardrobe, "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Presented by Handspring Puppet Co. and The Bristol Old Vic, Spoleto USA 2013.
+ Rod Puppet Manipulation Clinic, Philip Huber (Being John Malkovich, Oz: The Great and Powerful)
+ Rod Puppet Design and Construction, Master Workshop, Deniz Kurdak, Istanbul TR, 2012
+ USITT Costume Symposium: Puppet Boot Camp, 2012
+ Introduction to Puppeteering Workshop, Center for Puppetry Arts, SETC 2012
Costume Designer + Stylist
The Little Prince^, The Clarence Brown Carousel Theatre, Directed by Patrick New
Black Pearl Sings!, The Clarence Brown Theatre (LORT), Directed by Kate Buckley
It's A Wonderful Life+, The Clarence Brown Carousel Theatre, Directed by Bill Jenkins
A Time for Everything*, The St. Augustine Amphitheatre, Directed by Kiki Tovey
Kindertransport, Florida School of the Arts, Directed by Edward Kelley
^ First Place, Graduate Costume Design Competition, SETC 2013
+ 2010 Production Included on cover of Oct. 2011 Issue of American Theatre Magazine
* "Best Theatrical Production of 2009," awarded by The St. Augustine Record
* Also: Draper, Stitcher, Milliner, Wardrobe Mistress
Skills + Training
Painting / Illustration: Airbrush, Scenic Artist, Oil, Watercolor, Photoshop
Costume Crafts: Millinery, Mask-Making (Benda, Leather, Wonderflex, Varaform, Foam)
Fabric Manipulation: Silk Painting, Fabric Painting, Dyeing, Distressing
Costume Technology: Millinery, Costume Draping, Stitching (Hand + Machine), Tailoring
Styling / Dressing / Wardrobe: Spoleto Festival USA (2011-Present), The Closet, 2007 Charleston Fashion Week
Design Assistant: New York City Assisting Experience, Swatching, Shopping, Research, Paperwork, MS Office
Courses: Photography for Theatre, GAP's The Art of Styling, USITT Costume Symposium: Puppetry and Puppeteering.
Causes + Community Service (Selected)
Pantene Beautiful Lengths Contributor, 2012
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, 2003-2006, 2012
Locks of Love Contributor, 2005, 2008
Hurricane Katrina Relief, Biloxi, MS, 2005
Additional Credits (Selected)
Costume / Wardrobe Journeyman | Spoleto Festival USA, Charleston SC. Click Here to view credits.
Curator, Stylist, Buyer, Manager | The Closet, St. Augustine, FL
Program Assistant: The Clinical Trials Network | Hollings Cancer Center, Charleston, SC
Gallery Assistant | Portfolio Art Gallery, Columbia, SC
Education
Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Theatre: Costume Design, The University of Tennessee
+ Ralph W. Frost Memorial Scholarship, Emily Mahan Faust Fellowship, Full Tuition Waived
+ Foreign Study: Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University: Istanbul, Turkey
+ Graduate Student Poster Presentation, College of Arts & Sciences Dean’s Advisory Board
+ Teaching Assistantship:
Theatre 242: Introduction to Costume Design and Technology
Theatre 340: Costume Design for the Theatre
Theatre 345: Costume Construction I
AS Theatre: Costume Design, Florida School of the Arts
+ Summa cum laude, Phi Theta Kappa, Full Presidential Scholarship
+ Performing Artist of the Year 2010
BS Biology, m. Chemistry, The University of South Carolina at Columbia
+ Cum laude, LIFE Scholarship, Dean's List
+ Omicron Delta Kappa, Mortar Board, Phi Beta Kappa Freshman Scholarship Award
Selected Honors & Awards:
+ Resident Advisor of the Year, McClintock Hall, 2004
+ "Friendliest," Epsilon Sigma Alpha Service Organization, 2003
+ "Most Contagious Smile," Freshman Council, 2003
+ "Model Commitment, Attitude and Dedication to Freshmen Council" Award, 2002