artisan work – Page 2 – Dyan Burlingame

The Midas touch

I have done scenic painting in a variety of conditions outside of your everyday scene shop: from the side of a hill in blazing sun to a frigid warehouse where we needed space heaters to keep the paint from freezing. Today was a day of near perfect painting zen:: mild temperature warm enough to openContinue reading “The Midas touch”

Don’t let the food spoil

More often than not, I am working on a production that necessitates any number of faux food items. Cinderella is no exception. The opening scene is a bustling town square with fruit vendors, a butcher, a baker, and florist (among others) selling their wares out of carts and baskets. For me, this means new adventuresContinue reading “Don’t let the food spoil”

the thrill of the hunt

This past Friday was the first full production meeting for Cinderella that goes up at Artpark (Lewiston, NY) in August. My role is props designer, and during tech I will also be ALD to LK. This show is not intensely prop heavy, but there are a fair amount of period furniture pieces to be found.Continue reading “the thrill of the hunt”