KELLY PALMER
PROPS ARTISAN | SCENIC CARPENTER | TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
PLASTER-CAST HAND
INSPIRED BY GAME OF THRONES
BUILT FOR
Advanced Props course at Ithaca College
Using alginate, I created a mould of my hand then cast it in plaster of paris. The carvings were done with a dental hook, then the hand was finished with Rub'N'Buff© metallic paints.
TWELFTH NIGHT
Ithaca College Department of Theatre Arts
DIRECTOR
Catherine Weidner
SCENIC DESIGNER
Shane Hennessy
PROPS MASTER
Kelly Palmer
As props master, I was given a budget of $1,200 and a crew of five student props artisans with which to create the mystical world of Shakespeare's Illyria. Props featured in this slideshow include umbrellas, box hedges, a leather-bound book, and a chair I re-upholstered.
OTTOMAN
BUILT FOR
Advanced Props course at Ithaca College
The task was to build an ottoman according to specific dimensions. Materials used include wood, pleather, cotton, and felt.
Photo by Kelly Palmer
LEATHER-BOUND BOOK
BUILT FOR
Advanced Props course at Ithaca College
The assignment was to transform a paperback "airport novel" into a leather-bound book with hand-stitching, raised bands, and deckled edges.
KITCHEN ISLAND
BUILT FOR
COMPANY
Ithaca College Department of Theatre Arts
DIRECTOR
Catherine Weidner
SCENIC DESIGNER
Jenny Hiyama
BIRTHDAY CAKE
BUILT FOR
COMPANY
Ithaca College Department of Theatre Arts
The director of this show had a very specific vision for the character of Amy, whose morning included chasing toddlers around the house, baking this birthday cake with them, only for the rugrats to knock the cake off the counter and ruin it. Hastily, reshaping it and covering it with sprinkles, Amy pulls it and herself together just in time for Bobby's arrival.
1/4" SCALE MODEL HOUSE
In 2020 - while the world's stages were on hiatus - I built this 1/4" scale model of my childhood home. It is a combination of traditional model-building techniques and 3D-printing.