Carpenter & Artisan
Sculpture & Carving
![]() Finished Squid | ![]() Original Design |
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![]() Glue up and carve | ![]() Sanded and rounded over |
![]() Cutting off and adding back in limbs | ![]() Finished Squid |
![]() Finished Squid backside | ![]() Finished Squid with paint |
Squid Archer
Hand Pros Class
Ohio University 2016
Professsor: Tom Fiocchi
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Designed and drew out Squid
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Glued up blue foam
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Run through a band saw to get close to the shape needed and then carved.
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Helmet and eyelids are made from thin microcell foam.
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Hand to remove limbs and reattach them. Several limbs have dowels and plumbing snakes in the interior for rigidity.
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Bow is made from poplar and tie line. Arrow tails are made from cardstock.
![]() Finished Stump |
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![]() Model of Stump |
![]() Patterning out |
![]() Wood Frame |
![]() Chicken Wire & Muslin Mache |
![]() Batting Bark |
![]() Finished Stump |
Stump
The Dryad: An Appalachian Tale
Barter Theatre 2014
Scenic Designer: Derek Smith
Prop Master: Helen Stratakes
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Interior base of plywood and 2x4
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Chicken wire over top for shape
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Muslin mache over top of that
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Batting dipped in glue, paint, and water for a bark texture
![]() Finished Pie |
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![]() Finished pie |
![]() Finished Cake |
![]() Finished Stew |
![]() Finished Chicken |
Top Girls Foods
Top Girls
Ohio University 2017
Scenic Designer: Jacob Brown
Prop Master: Erin Brandt
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Apple Pie: Apples are made from a carved upholstery foam, coated in dyed gel candle. Crust is oven-baked clay and painted. Whipped cream is made from silicone caulk.
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Cake: Made from upholstery foam. Center and topping from a mix of silicone and dyed gel candle.
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Stew: Vegetables are made from carved and painted styrofoam. Broth is made from dyed gel candle with yellow acrylic paint bits mix in.
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Chicken: Made from upholstery foam covered in latex paint, painted with acrylic. Sauce made from gel candle.
![]() Fiberglass Shell pre-trim |
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![]() Base dry fit |
![]() Added EVA foam on back |
![]() Added face detail |
![]() During the resin "drying" process |
K2S0 Lamp
Props/Crafts Class
Ohio University 2017
Professor: Tom Fiocchi
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Base made out of plywood
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Neck made from PVC pipe with part of sink drain.
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Head made from a fiberglass shell and embellished with pieces of wood, foam, and metal.
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Lamp base fits into PVC pipe.
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Coated whole thing in Epoxy Resin, which unfortunately did not cure properly
![]() Christmas Ham |
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![]() Front |
![]() Side |
Christmas Ham
The Miracle Worker
Barter Theatre 2014
Scenic Designer: Derek Smith
Prop Master: Helen Stratakes
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Made from upholstery foam carved with an electric turkey carver
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Coated in latex paint and then painted with acrylic
![]() Turkey Leg |
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![]() Dumpster Bread |
![]() Dumpster Bread |
![]() Turkey Leg |
Dumpster Food
The Aristocats
Stages St. Louis 2015
Scenic Designer: James Wolk
Prop Master: Rai Feltman
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Turkey leg carved from upholstery foam, coated with 77 spray, and spray painted over top
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Bread made from styrofoam, carved and coated in JC, glue, and water mixture. Painted with acrylic.
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Both made to look like it's from a dumpster
![]() Finished |
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![]() Carved Heads |
![]() Base |
![]() Hands and Heads |
![]() First layer of paint |
Pumpkin Bros
Haunted Daze & Spooky Knights
Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire 2013
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Bases made out of plywood and 2x4 pine.
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Heads carved from Styrofoam
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Hands made from bent PVC (used a PVC Bend-it)
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Coated in glue and water dipped strips or burlap and then painted.
![]() Installed |
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![]() Frame with Draped Burlap |
![]() Scythe, wings, & hands installed |
![]() Finished and first layer of paint |
Grim Reaper
Haunted Daze & Spooky Knights
Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire 2013
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Base of 2x4 and PVC (for arms) on plywood
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Dipped burlap in glue, paint, and water and draped over frame. Hood had a chicken wire base underneath.
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Wings made from PVC and steel rod, wrapped in cheesecloth. Hands also made from steel rod and wrapped in cheesecloth.
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Scythe made from PVC pipe, with a wood blade
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Painted all over and then weathered
![]() Structure Build |
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![]() Installed |
![]() During Faire Day |
Giant Pumpkin
Haunted Daze & Spooky Knights
Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire 2013
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Base is made from steel rod welded together
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Panels are burlap cut to pattern then dipped in a glue/water/paint mixture and hand sewn onto the rods.
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Some of the sewing took place outside in a torrential downpour due to the pumpkin being too large to fit indoors.
![]() Finished Giant Scissors |
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![]() Finished Scissors |
![]() Basic Cut Out |
![]() Carved |
Giant Scissors
Cinderella Jr.
Stages St. Louis 2013
Scenic Designer: James Wolk
Prop Master: Eric Klingbeil
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Carved out of Sugar Pine
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Using a Holy Galahad grinder attachment
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Bolted through the center.
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Painted and sealed with poly.