Audrey 2 is Still ALive

I designed and built Little Shop of Horrors puppets and props a few years ago with the help of a very talented artist named Kim Granner. You can find her awesome work here: www.kimgranner.com! Since they were built, Greenville Little Theatre has been renting them out all over the place. Audrey 2 is currently starring at What if Production? in Charleston SC. If you are near Charleston, go check out this show. You can find out more info here: www.whatifproductions.org. Below are some great pictures with some of the actors with the BIG Audrey 2 and the gas mask in this production.

Drawing in Dirt

I spent the day on a photo shoot drawing various home illustrations in dirt on a home plate on a baseball field. The illustrations will be made into a series of ads. So pretty much I played in dirt today for work!

Finished Model Base

Here is the finished model of the sketch I put up a few days ago. Now that the model base is finished, I will cover it in over sized money. The concept is to make the building look like it is made out of money! I still have a long way to go, but it is well on it's way!

Bayer Celsius Ads

Got approval to post the rest of the Bayer ad series. I posted the first ad which was a gnome a while ago. Here is the finished images of the Frog and Gargoyle Ads.

Photo Shoot Model

Working on a building model for a photo shoot that's happening later this week. I'm going by a photo that was sent by the client. I had to measure out everything so that the scale is correct on the model. Here's a quick photo of the sketch.

Wooden Cow

Here is the cow I made for the show "Minotaur." It needed to look like it had been around forever and was made with junk. I tried to use everything that I could think of. It's essentially a large puppet. I made a trap in the backend of the cow where someone could get inside. It's head moves up, down, side to side and back plus there's a small trap that the person inside can stick there head out on the back top.

Opera Lady Lamp

Waaaay back in April I built a prop that was an Opera Lady Lamp. It took me some time to figure out how to do the wiring so that it was safe & durable and it still have the look/feel I needed. I've add some photos of the process. I used Apoxie Sculpt to make the figure. It is a two part clay that has about 2 - 3 hours of working time and is totally dry in 24 hours with no shrinkage. Here is a link to their website: www.avesstudio.com. They are wonderful! I bought all the wiring stuff from Home Depot and tons of light bulbs until I found ones that had the right brightness, shape and didn't get to hot. I bought the fabric, made a pattern for the dress so that it was two piece so the top worked like a lamp shade so it could be taken off to change the bulbs. I sewed the dress and fitted it to the lamp.   Finally, I painted her with enamel paint and added a wig and sculpted a helmet starting with half a plastic Easter egg. Enjoy the pics!

Design Work for a World Premiere Show

I have been working on advertising art for a new show that will have it's world premiere here in Atlanta. The show is called "Let's Make It" and it is written by the super talented actor, writer, director, producer Grant McGown and will be at the Pinch 'N' Ouch Theatre. You can find out more info on the show here: www.pnotheatre.org