LIFE AS AN ARTIST

"Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it." Ralph Waldo Emerson

The ability to change a piece of fabric into a show-stopping costume is a skill I love to have in my toolbox. Throughout my journey as a costume technician and seamstress, I've learned that anything can be done with hard work, effort, and creativity.

Alex Ledbetter is currently a MFA Costume Design student at Wayne State University, where she helps to create costumes by stitching them together and dressing actors for stage plays put on by Wayne State University Theatre. Alex Ledbetter is currently a third-year M.F.A. costume design graduate student at Wayne State University, Her latest projects include working on For Colored Girls, Amelie, and December Dance concerts as the designer.