Sci-Port Discovery Center
"Sun" treatment for outside of new planetarium. Sculpt-or-Coat with Sculptural Arts Coating Saturated Paint on powder coated aluminum. Planets were built in scale to this 'sun' to create our solar system. (Earth was the size of a softball!)
Sci-Port Mars Rover Exhibit
Carve and sculpting foam for Mars landscape. Scale model Rover could be driven through landscape, and pick up 'Martian rock' samples along the way. Styrofoam, masonite, clay, flexglue, and scenic paint.
Ottowa Olio Drop
Cobalt Studios. Recreation of historic 1922 drop that was damaged beyond repair. Utilizing modern tools and paint with historic application techniques, this drop is now hanging in the town in in Ottwa, MN. Lance Brockman, design/project manager. Rachel Keebler, charge artist. I worked on a team with seven other scenics to complete the drop.
Ottowa Olio Drop
Finished drop! Scenic paint on canvas.
Ottawa Olio Drop
You can see my hand especially in the central landscape!
The Wildebeest
1/4" steel rod armatures and brown paper bathroom towels layered over to create pod "skin". Important to maintain layered look for translucent effect.
The Skriker Tulane University
Costume Design: Catherine Jacot-Guillarmod
Headdress for character Spriggan. Buckram, wonderflex, wire, fabric, knitted plastic grocery bag pieces
Spriggan Process
Buckram base was pulled. During fitting designer marked shaping on actor. I trimmed base to noted fit. I created a heavy gauge wire armature to support branch structure and stitched this armature to base.
Spriggan Process
Wonderflex 'bark' added to wire armature. Designer's reference sketch can be seen in background.
The Skriker Tulane University
Costume Design: Catherine Jacot-Guillarmod
Dye-Na-Flow and craft store acrylic painted body suit and gloves for character Spriggan.
Spriggan Process
Off the rack nude color dancewear body suit. I began by laying in several washes of greens, yellows, and browns to achieve a barklike texture on Spriggan.
Spriggan Process
Detail of finished body suit.
Spriggan Process
Detail of finished gloves. Veins created with hot glue, fingertips made from wonderflex scraps.
The Skriker Tulane University
Costume Design: Catherine Jacot-Guillarmod
Head dress for character RawHead BloodyBones final color. Wonderflex and variform with knitted plastic grocery bags. Acrylic paint and clearcoat finish.
RawHead BloodyBones Process
Designer sketch seen here with mock ups and pattern pieces cut.
RawHead BloodyBones Process
Costume fitting with actor. Adjustments made to snout for more visibility. Designer placed knitted pieces for attachment to head dress.
RawHead BloodyBones Process
RawHead based in with fleshtone. Veinwork added overtop. Combination of variform and wonderflex scraps.
The Skriker Tulane University
Spriggan onstage. Production Images courtesy: Catherine Jacot-Guillarmod
The Skriker Tulane University
RawHead BloodyBones onstage.
