Kristen Bonnalie – Art Director / Designer

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Sheldon Remains – Short Film

March 29, 2013 in Art Direction, Costume / Fashion Design by Kristen Bonnalie

Sheldon Remains is a USC Graduate Thesis film from Director/Writer Corbin Frost.

“Sheldon Remains is a delightfully desperate film about the late coming-of-age of a logger and mama’s boy. Stuck under the thumb of his over-bearing mother, Sheldon Barrett spends his days in the woods and his nights self-medicating and accompanying her on dates.”

Shot in LA and Forks, WA, I was brought on as the Washington state Art Director and Costumer.

One of the scenes calls for Sheldon to make boats during his walk in the woods. I created boats using twigs and vines.

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The Girls – Transfer Station – Music Video

February 19, 2013 in Costume / Fashion Design, Production Design by Kristen Bonnalie

Mannequins + mini-blinds + back-lighting = a great music video with a nod to Blade Runner.

The Girls – Transfer Station (official music video) from Justin Foia on Vimeo.

Director: Justin Foia

DP: Ty Migota

Production Designer: Kristen Bonnalie

AC: Nicholas Davis

PA: Travis Smith

More Images: http://www.flickr.com//photos/kbonnalie/sets/72157632825829328/show/

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Prom Queen – This Town Ain’t Big Enough – Music Video

February 15, 2013 in Art Direction, Costume / Fashion Design by Kristen Bonnalie

How much fun would it be to make a retro music video à la Venus in Furs meets Faster, Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!? Well, that is how much fun it was to be a part of Prom Queen’s This Town Ain’t Big Enough video shoot. She has a look that is all her own, unique lyrics combined with a voice that is reminiscent of Nancy Sinatra or Loretta Lynn.

Sourcing set dressing, props and wardrobe as well as painting an acoustic guitar fit for a Prom Queen was as delightful as working with the artist herself.

Director: Nik Perleros
DP: Ty Migota
Art Director/Wardrobe: Kristen Bonnalie
AC: Nicholas Davis
Producer: Jessica Grant
Art Department Assistant: Jade Justad
Filmed at Seven Oaks in Yelm, WA

And here are some production stills (Photos by Tony Tibbits)

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Explorations in Catharsis – Return To Sender – Mixed Media

February 6, 2013 in Blog by Kristen Bonnalie

What do you do with the returned remnants of a former life? You could burn them. Throw them away. Place them in the recycling bin. Or you can make something new. The later is my choice and this is a project that I have been working out in my mind for a few years. I had some previously misused canvases and so, I finally am getting to work on this.

The finished piece will be comprised of 4 canvases (2 square and 2 rectangular) and measure 42 x 48 inches

Images 1 & 2: Red and green dye baths with submerged pages

Image 3: The dyed and torn pages, set out to dry on my sink

Image 4: Piles of dyed and torn paper with materials to be used

Image 5: One of the square canvases being prepped

Image 6: One of the rectangular canvases with first layer of “foliage”

Images 6 & 7: Closeup of “foliage”

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Upcycle – Rose – Mixed Media

February 5, 2013 in Blog by Kristen Bonnalie

Whether you have forgotten to bring your shopping bags or you just don’t have any – most people have been handed those plastic single-use bags. I’ve been holding on to mine for years – never knowing what to do with them. Sometimes they are used as wrapping or padding when we move. Mostly, they just sit.

I was inspired one day to try making something beautiful and reusable out of them. Flowers are what came to mind and the results were surprising. I wear them as a pin to hold a scarf together or as a decoration in my hair.

Full Freddy’s – Upcycle Rose

Fred Meyer Rose

Ross Shopping Bag – Upcycled Rose

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The Pearl – Proof of Concept – Short Film

December 18, 2012 in Costume / Fashion Design by Kristen Bonnalie

In collaboration with writer/director Liz Vice, I embarked on the design of two characters for her Proof of Concept fundraising video.

The Princess was inspired by the ocean. At this point she is an empty shell of a being and her dress is symbolic of that. The fabrics (up-cycled cottons and cheesecloth) are hand-dyed and painted and embellished with hand beading and interwoven satin threads and organza ribbon. The foundation of the dress is a damaged prom dress – though no part of it is visible, it serves as a great canvas on which all the materials are layered.

More Images: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kbonnalie/sets/72157632821537513/

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Summer – Senior Prom – Fashion Design

December 3, 2012 in Clothing Design, Costume / Fashion Design by Kristen Bonnalie

“Red Carpet” was the theme for my step-daughter’s senior prom. Together, we designed a beautiful high waist, column gown fit for…well, the red carpet. Wine red satin and chiffon with beaded lace appliques on a ruched bodice. Could not for the life of me get my rolled hem foot to work, so I did a rather time-consuming and meticulous baby hem on all the fabric layers – so worth it! The biggest challenge…keeping my cats away from the fabric.

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Facet – Pattern Making – Fashion Design

December 1, 2012 in Blog by Kristen Bonnalie

Seam Outline for top (or dress). The pattern is draped and cut. Next phase – fashion fabric!

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Big Box – Commercial

November 21, 2012 in Costume / Fashion Design by Kristen Bonnalie

What do you do when you want to show how a customer service-oriented, local retailer measures up to a big box corporate competitor? You simply put them side-by-side and let them do the talking. Now, how exactly do you show that big box store without pointing fingers? You put him in a big box! This is a custom costume created for Dunn Lumber’s new commercial campaign.