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Creating the Tree: Tadaaa
2014 November 17After a crazy few days of tech, the company finally had a day off on Sunday and I was able to get into the theatre to spend some quality time with the tree. More pruning was needed! I added flowers for more fullness in the canopy, and removed others from the perimeter for a more natural looking shape. It's amazing how much work it takes to make something look organic! ;-)Before today's rehearsal, we finished with a final spray of color.Tree. Complete. For production info, check out the portfolio page: here
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Creating the Tree: Finish
2014 November 13It's Day 2 of Tech! After last night's rehearsal I decoupaged the tree trunk, and we came in early today to add color to stage 1 of the tree canopy. #spraypaintgoeverywhere !! :-DOnce stage management arrived, we dressed up the tree for rehearsal.
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Creating the Tree: Texture
2014 November 11We filled the tree trunk (aka column that we cut in half) with plaster of paris to weigh it down, then covered it in wire mesh to give it texture. The wire mesh was also used to secure the tree's flowers (aka crumbled up magazine pages sewn together with gardening wire). We attached the mesh from branch to branch (aka bent pieces of conduit) with a thicker wire, then got busy tying the flowers to the mesh.
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Creating the Tree: Structure
2014 November 09I'm a few days away from tech for "Self Made Man: The Frederick Douglass Story" and working on creating the main focal point of the set, which is a large tree from which most of the show's costume pieces hang.We had a lot of fun figuring out how to construct it - but of course all our planning in the logistical phase went out the window once we walked into Lowe's. We found the porch column first, then the conduit (and our favorite new toy - conduit bender!!! :) and from there the tree of life started to take ...
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This is me!
2014 August 22Hiiiiii!!! I said it, so now it's your turn! :) You can find me on LinkedIn, or in a coffee shop somewhere in New York City. Additionally, I can be reached through the contact form on this website.
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It's here!
2014 June 12Hello, and thanks for stopping by! After waaayyyy tooooo loonnnggg, I am excited to finally get my portfolio onto the interwebs! Many thanks to mr. web developer, Ben Margolis, for all his help and mutual excitement for this (though that might have most to do with his discovery of wagtail ;) . You may be wondering.. is the last name a coincidence?! And it sure isn't! He is my bro, and he is awesome! If you like math, engineering, science and/or espresso, check out his blog at http://sixpearls.com/! And also many thanks to Emily for her beautiful website ...