A Passage to India

A Passage to India
Vitalist Theatre, Chicago, IL
Directed by Elizabeth Carlin-Metz
Costume Design: Rachel Sypnewski
Photo courtesy of Craig Choma

As a textile artist, I used a “broomsticking” technique to create a layered texture in silk, which I then dipped in dye-baths of browns and greys.  I joined these pieces together and for the production they became the elephant’s ears and trunk.