Making Leather Benches

This has been one of the craziest busiest weeks I have EVER had and I love it! Saturday, I spend the day making three leather benches with handmade leather buttons for a project. Below are a couple of action shots of the bench process. 

Trade Show Hook Prop

This weekend I built a metal hook that will be used at a trade show in Las Vegas in a few weeks. This wasn't my typical prop project, but they never are.... The hook will be used under a flat graphic that will be attached to a real truck, so this hook is suppose to marry both of those worlds and basically disapear. I will add photos once I have them when it's installed. Below are some pictures of the process.

This is the rough sketch with measurements.

Here I am sanding the bottom of the hook with a Dremel sanding tool. I had to make it as thin as possible so it lays flat under the printed graphic.

Here is the finished hook painted to match the truck's attachment point.

Backdrop in the Georgian Terrace Hall

The Woman in the Arts Panel Luncheon was today and I took this quick shot of the finished backdrop in the beautiful Georgian Terrace Hotel Hall. It was a very inspirational event.

Finished Backdrop

Here is the freshly finished backdrop for Synchronicity's Woman in the Arts Panel Luncheon I have been working. It was fun making a Klimt-ess painting at this huge size (9ft x 17ft). This morning I added all the Atlanta area arts organizations to finish it off and carry the theme of the Panel Discussion. I can't believe that there is a total of 126 organizations just here in the Atlanta area thats main focus is arts. I will grab a couple of shots during the luncheon and post so you can see it in the hall.

Backdrop Painting

Been working on a backdrop for Synchronicity's Woman in the Arts Panel Luncheon. Here is a link to the info about the luncheon: http://www.synchrotheatre.com/season/women-in-the-arts-panel-luncheon. It should be a very interesting and fun panel. The below pictures are just the start of the painting. The backdrop is 9 ft tall by 17 ft wide. Going for a Klimt-ish look for the finished piece. I will post pics of the progress.

Into the Woods Set

Here is a Youtube video of the Into the Woods set I designed a few years ago. It was great fun and a LOT of work, but it turned out to look well!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf3SS9lDBCA

The Christmas That Almost Wasn't

This past holiday season, I costumed a great children's musical "The Christmas That Almost Wasn't." It's based on the poem of the same name. Below are some shots from one of the last dress rehearsals that Kevin Frazier took. He did the AWESOME lighting design. Check out his work www.kevinfrazier.net!