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A dancer in a black face mask, red top and skirt, and black and white patterned gloves with red wrapped crutches her legs
Ellice Patterson in Intersections by Abilities Dance Boston, 2022. Costume design by A. Laura Brody, photo by Jay Hunt.
Diverse dancers in different rainbow colors with bold patterned trims. All the dancers wear black face masks.
Dancers for Intersections by Abilities Dance Boston, 2022. Costumes by A. Laura Brody, photo by Jay Hunt.
On the left is a dark haired, dark skinned woman in a wheelchair with orange and red tendrils peeking up from the back of the chair. On the right, a heavily fringed walker sits in front of an open widow.
The Wakanda Walker and The Firebird by A. Laura Brody, modeled by Ellice Patterson of Abilities Dance Boston. 2019. Photo by Jesse Costa of WBUR. Click the image to read the WBUR article on Ellice Patterson and Abilities Dance Boston.
A classic manual wheelchair has a vinyl wheel cover in red, white, black, and green with a metallic orange lightening bolt down the center.
Wheelchair wheel cover design for the pediatric ward at Huntington Hospital. 2018. Photo by A. Laura Brody.
On the left a walker is covered in fringed panels in red, orange, black, and gold. On the right, a slender dark skinned woman kneels with her arms crossed gracefully.
The Wakanda Walker by A. Laura Brody with Ellice Patterson of Abilities Dance Boston. 2019. Commission. Reused textiles and trim over aluminum walker frame. 38" x 21" x 21". Photo by Jesse Costa of WBUR.
A light skinned woman in jeans and a t-shirt stands, holding the handle of a wagon dressed in a vinyl cover with brightly colored fish and waves.
Delivering the Fish Wagon, a design for the pediatric ward at Huntington Hospital. 2017. Photo by Shavown Cox.
The first two images came from Abilities Dance Boston's Intersections V. 1, where I costume designed pieces for the dancers and their devices. The next two images are of the Wakanda Walker, a piece designed for Ellice Patterson of Abilities Dance Boston. Her company operates at a unique intersection of race, gender and disability art. The textile art for the walker is constructed from donated scarves and salvaged fringe.

The final two images are a wheelchair and cart cover for the pediatrics department at Huntington Hospital. The wheelchair and cart cover are made from car upholstery remnants, and all three designs use repurposed trim.
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