Jonna Hayden has been a costumer since she was four, sewing clothing for her trolls. Her professional career began at Orycon (mumble) years ago, leading to a 30+ year obsession for Costume Design and construction.
Her professional design work includes Eugene Opera's Faust, La Boheme, Carmen, Nixon in China, The Mikado, Pirates of Penzance,and Dead Man Walking, and the Eugene Ballet's Mowgli, The Jungle Book Ballet, Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake, Carnival of the Animals, The Nutcracker, Without the Cover, All You Need is Love, Pulcinella, and Carmen. She designed William Mastrosimone's productions of Winner by Submission and Bang Bang, You’re Dead for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland. Additional design includes Elizabethan costumes for the Eugene Vocal Arts Ensemble's Madrigal Dinner, and the Eugene Symphony's Yuletide Celebration.
As the owner of J Hayden Creative, LLC she presents on a variety of clothing and costume topics at conferences and colleges.