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PLASTER-CAST HAND
INSPIRED BY GAME OF THRONES

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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

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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.

LEATHER-BOUND BOOK

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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

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Ithaca College Department of Theatre Arts

DIRECTOR

Catherine Weidner

SCENIC DESIGNER

Jenny Hiyama

BIRTHDAY CAKE

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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. 

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