Bras, Books, & Bob Mackie – Studio Davina Update

Rewriting a 30-year-old book? Designing Costumes? Performing Research? Putting together history classes? This is what we were up to over at Studio Davina. Book Report – “Costuming from the Hip” Rewrite Obsidian – initial thoughts Bob Mackie vintage book mini-review…

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Bye-bye Evernote – It’s Been Real

In early August, Evernote, a note-taking application that I’ve been using since 2008, announced a 40% price increase. Well, that was it!  The final straw. So I’m now mourning a breakup with one of the most important and significant research…

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Rewriting “Costuming From the Hip”

I’m rewriting “Costuming From the Hip!” I know this is old news for many folk. I’ve been working on this project over the past year and there have been posts that have referenced this ongoing project. One of the subscribers…

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Finger Cymbals: Ancient & Modern

Do you play finger cymbals, zills, or sagat?  A little over a decade ago, I had an epiphany. Finger cymbals are our most ancient, deepest connection with our dance ancestors. From my research emerged the book “From Turban to Toe…

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Studio Updates – May ’26

What’s Up at Studio Davina? Hello-Hello! As I write this, it’s already mid-June and I’m so deep in the rewrite of “Costuming From the Hip” my world has narrowed. As I work on the June edition of the “Studio Davina…

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