Thursday, October 26, 2006
Gone to a Conference
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Snow Concept Drawings
When last we left Crystal Winter at the NYHoS- I was working on a giant Crystal Tree. It has now turned into a giant Snow Globe . I had to come up with some sort of starting point for the theme of the globe...these are just rough ideas:
Overall feel of water to sky to ice crystal:
In an alcove of the museum:
In the Snow Globe:
Overall feel of water to sky to ice crystal:
In an alcove of the museum:
In the Snow Globe:
Triceratops cont.
I haven't worked on this for a while...stippling is so soothing.
Fall
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Sir Sagramoure
So I'm to world's worst director. I directed this show for the Hall (which opened two weeks ago), but haven't actually been able to watch it with an audience yet. Tonight we performed it for 185 Girl Scouts, and they LOVED it. The show was great, and it kept cracking me up- especially the part with the Optical Illusions Ogre...
Happy National Fragrance Day
Today for our Art & Science Friday we made lovely fragrances. This was a huge hit with kids, and the staff as well. Thanks to The Bubble Roome for donating some scents! The best part was what the kids named their new perfumes...though everything they made smelled oddly like Brute.
Thursday, October 19, 2006
A Butterfly in Queens
Mini Golf
We are planning to have a mini golf course at the Hall in the summer of 2009. The team brought in three holes to prototype. Prototyping is fun, because if something doesn't work, you have to be creative and think of new ways to make it work- and a 2 and a 1/2 year lead time gives you a long time to be creative!
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
This is how I feel today...
Monday, October 16, 2006
My Blik'n Bathroom
My roommate bought a new shower curtain and rug, and I had some Blik layin' around... Here's what you get...
My favorite thing about Blik: The whole project took 40 minutes.
My favorite thing about Blik: The whole project took 40 minutes.Sunday, October 15, 2006
Fun with Tracing Paper
I've been curious about using tracing paper to layer in color and image. Here a some test results:
Zaha Hadid Show at the Guggenheim
I went to this show at the Guggenheim. Check it out- only a few weeks left:
http://www.guggenheim.org/hadid/press.html
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Vassa Zheleznova at the Duo Theatre
Vassa Zheleznova by Maxim Gorky- boring- No offense Fink.
The Duo Theatre- a hidden Gem. I love theatres that have painted scenes all around the audience.
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Sketch from The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
I finally saw an hour of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. You have to love a movie where a woman wears a dress the same color of the restaraunt that she's in. This is just a quick sketch from a black and white movie still I found on the web. One of my favorite words in French is Parapluis.
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Noise
The building super installed a new buzzer system in my building this weekend. Every time someone opens or closes the door, an extended high pitched, piercing tone emits from the buzzer for five complete seconds. If someone keeps the door open, then it squeals for seven seconds. I sleep about 10 feet from the door, so it sounds like my alarm is always going off. I have had six hours of uninterrupted sleep in the past two days. I hate this buzzer. Luckily, so does another one of my neighbors who smashed this evening. Now it emits a low squeal that can be blocked with earplugs. This is how I feel:
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Creative Overload!!
A major program that I have put together is starting this weekend. Due to a wedding, I had to get everything ready by today. At the end of a long two weeks of cramming for Merlin's Dragon Quest, I realized that my team and I pulled a lot of creative thing off (especially with a next-to-nothing budget). Here are just a few of the things that happened today:
Three hours of INTENSE rehearsal for Sir Sagramoure's Splendiferous Search for Science. Have to say that the actors are amazing, especially for putting up with last minute script changes, photo shoot with graphics, and uninvited television recording.
Merlin has lost 4 dragons in the Hall of Science, and it's your job to find them (and learn some things along the way). It was my job to buy these (which was much harder than expected). They all came the same color, and the awesome guys in exhibits painted them to represent the four elements (water pictured here).
Sheila the Water Dragon is running from a scary fire breathing dragon in the Preschool. We recorded the show earlier this week, but Miriam and Jennifer designed the puppets using aboriginal designs.
Three hours of INTENSE rehearsal for Sir Sagramoure's Splendiferous Search for Science. Have to say that the actors are amazing, especially for putting up with last minute script changes, photo shoot with graphics, and uninvited television recording.
Merlin has lost 4 dragons in the Hall of Science, and it's your job to find them (and learn some things along the way). It was my job to buy these (which was much harder than expected). They all came the same color, and the awesome guys in exhibits painted them to represent the four elements (water pictured here).
Sheila the Water Dragon is running from a scary fire breathing dragon in the Preschool. We recorded the show earlier this week, but Miriam and Jennifer designed the puppets using aboriginal designs.
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
More Sagramoure
Here are some images for the keynote for Sir Sagramoure: Castle & Enchanted Forest
Am I a Dragon...
Recorded the vocal tracks for the Am I a Dragon Puppet Play. Special thanks to Ellie, Rachel, and Brian for voicing a kooky koala, kookaburra, and Chinese water dragon. I played Tim the Turtle. Hank played the cat.
Sunday, October 01, 2006
Knights for Sir Sagramoure
I have to create a lot (A LOT) of illustrations for Sir Sagramoure's Splendiferous Search for Science- Here are a set of knights. These guys are only going to appear for 4 or 5 seconds in an opening montage.
