About Us
Mary Abraham
Mary has always had a passion for using available materials to create new, decorative items. As a gift for the school district, Mary made quilts with her students. Samples of her work hang in our studio today. She is a credentialed K-8 teacher currently working in Conejo Valley School District. B.A. in theater Arts from Loyola Marymount.
Mary has always had a passion for using available materials to create new, decorative items. As a gift for the school district, Mary made quilts with her students. Samples of her work hang in our studio today. She is a credentialed K-8 teacher currently working in Conejo Valley School District. B.A. in theater Arts from Loyola Marymount.
Barbara Mazeika
Learned to sew from her mom when she was in 5th grade. She has been sewing every since making costumes first for her children and most recently for local theaters. She is a retired elementary school teacher and a professional photographer. Bachelors from Ohio University and MBA from Rivier College in NH.
Needing extra space for our own projects, Mary and Barbara joined forces to teach their skills to others. They love to create - whether with paper, fabric or wood. Here are a few photos of Studio 17.
Learned to sew from her mom when she was in 5th grade. She has been sewing every since making costumes first for her children and most recently for local theaters. She is a retired elementary school teacher and a professional photographer. Bachelors from Ohio University and MBA from Rivier College in NH.
Needing extra space for our own projects, Mary and Barbara joined forces to teach their skills to others. They love to create - whether with paper, fabric or wood. Here are a few photos of Studio 17.
Lori Lee
is a costume designer for theatre, film and television with a particular interest in costumes for dance, cirque and aerial arts. Locally, she has designed and/or built costumes for various theatrical companies as well as promos and music videos for Disney, Disney Channel, Fox and Sony. Lori creates for many individual clients including an electric rock violinist, various entertainment companies, Cirque Special Events, several different acrobatic duos and troupes as well as competition dancewear for soloists.
She loves to teach sewing techniques to students of any age and can tailor the learning process to anyone’s specific needs and goals.
Lori teaches beginner to advanced sewing techniques and design at the studio. You can see her latest creations at her facebook page. Lori Lee Costume Design
is a costume designer for theatre, film and television with a particular interest in costumes for dance, cirque and aerial arts. Locally, she has designed and/or built costumes for various theatrical companies as well as promos and music videos for Disney, Disney Channel, Fox and Sony. Lori creates for many individual clients including an electric rock violinist, various entertainment companies, Cirque Special Events, several different acrobatic duos and troupes as well as competition dancewear for soloists.
She loves to teach sewing techniques to students of any age and can tailor the learning process to anyone’s specific needs and goals.
Lori teaches beginner to advanced sewing techniques and design at the studio. You can see her latest creations at her facebook page. Lori Lee Costume Design
STUDIO 17 is a spacious, comfortable space that allows for creativity to run wild! We have tons of supplies and even more ideas for great, fun creations.
We also support local theater through Ruby Lane Productions. Ruby Lane offers actors workshops for plays, vocal, choreography and how to get your best head shot for commercial and theater.
We also support local theater through Ruby Lane Productions. Ruby Lane offers actors workshops for plays, vocal, choreography and how to get your best head shot for commercial and theater.