Crafts

Sister Mary Annette for Nunsense, Milwaukee Repertory Theater

A first attempt at a Muppet/Avenue Q style puppet. Structure constructed with charcoal packing foam, patterned and covered in Antron fleece. Features made with SmoothCast resin, craft felt, Antron scraps tinted with Design Master spray paints, and a few pieces of carefully curled chipboard. This project was made possible thanks to Adam Kreutinger’s online puppet-building & patterning tutorials that served as the foundation of my construction knowledge and techniques.

Golden Harp for Into the Woods, Maui Academy of Performing Arts

Purchased wooden harp base, with fabricated female figure added. Vinyl doll head, painted with acrylic craft paint, applied to harp. “Body” sculpted using Model Magic and papier-mache. Fabric soaked in adhesive mixture with Mod Podge, and draped to desired shape, left to set. Entire piece primed, then painted with Design Master Gold Medal spray paint.

Assorted Fake Food

English Cream Tea recreation for UNCSA Stage Properties Class

Salt dough scones, cut with biscuit cutter and colored with Design Master Glossy Wood Tone. Jam made with clear silicone caulk, painted with burgundy nail polish. Clotted cream made with GreatStuff Foam Sealant. Coffee & tea made with Smooth-On Smoothcast, tinted with SO Strong urethane tint.

Baked goods for Into the Woods, Maui Academy of Performing Arts

Salt dough sticky buns & pie crusts.. Details painted with acrylic craft paints. Coated in amber shellac, finished with glossy wood tone. Cookies made of GreatStuff Foam Sealant.

Birthday Cakes for Company, UNCSA

Styrofoam cake form, coated in joint compound. Sanded and finished with matte Mod Podge. Piping done with mixture of joint compound and acrylic craft paint. “Fondant” numbers made with Model Magic, painted to match.

Puppet Work

Wire Hen for Into the Woods, Maui Academy of Performing Arts

Freehand wire sculpture. Structured outline with baling wire, detail created with varying gauges of jewelry wire. Painted with metallic spray and craft paint. Pushed by dowel rod, inserted in puppet’s “shoulder”.

Snake Hand Puppet

Hand puppet, completed as part of independent study in puppetry. Original structure & scale pattern designed by me. Constructed using EVA cosplay 1/4” foam and Barge cement. Painted with black Plastidip for texture, and green color-shift acrylic craft paint. Eye made with color shift paint, adhered to small glass cabochon.

Sbek Thom Khmer Shadow Play Puppet

Shadow puppet, inspired by traditional Cambodian shadow play, completed as part of independent study in puppetry. Source image found online, modified, and printed to be used as pattern on black posterboard. All holes hand-poked and shapes hand-cut with exacto blades, leather punches, and hand needles.

Assorted Taxidermy

Boar Carcass for A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Public Theater/Shakespeare in the Park

Wild boar taxidermy pelt, shape formed with foam “ribs” to allow for comfortable shoulder-carry by actor. Trimmed & stitched closed. Seam line & foam form masked with faux fur, trimmed and painted to match original pelt.

Severed Dog Head for UNCSA Stage Properties Class

Created for imagined conceptual production of Lord of the Flies. Head base sculpted using aluminum foil and masking tape, covered in patterned faux craft fur. Shaved with electric clippers to create the look of mange and matting. Eyes & nose sculpted using Model Magic. Acrylic paint applied to simulate “blood”.