Most of the prop work that I've posted on this site are props from theatrical productions. I specialize in speciality props, so you won't find a period telephone or an actor's pocket watch here. I also do props for film, video, exhibits as well as haunted houses. I do custom work as well as sell from my own inventory.
This costume piece was worn by an actor in a production of The Tempest. The directors concept was to have the character Caliban partially encased in stone. The difficulty was, that later the character was to break free of his stone prison while still on stage. This was ultimately accomplished with a two piece suit. The final costume piece was done in fiberglass.
This oversized prop brain- 3 feet by 2 1/2 feet was built for a Production of A Wrinkle In Time. The final prop was cast in latex to give it a more textural look.
This poor actor had to lose his head in a production of The Bacchae. This particular job I found very challenging, in the sense that the final product had to be incredibly convincing to the audience. I feel I accomplished my goal. The final piece was cast in Latex.
These props were also constructed for
A Wrinkle In Time. You can't tell from the picture, but this is by far the
most challenging project that I have had to date. The play called for a
character half man half horse. The horse half was constructed from a welded
metal frame, able to support the weight of three children (250 lbs). Urethane
foam encased in fiberglass was used to give the horse his shape and the
outer mane was a fleece material. The actor was attached to the front of
the horse and was given custom hoove shoes to wear. To make things even
more difficult
for the actor, he was given a pair of
wings to wear. The wings were constructed of various plastics and colored
light gels were used to accomplish the multi colored effect. The director's
concept for the wings were to base it on Da Vinci notebook sketches.
This bull head was a mask used by an actor in the production of the Bacchae. The mask was made out of paper mache (Celluclay). I was very pleased with the end result.
This life sized bull bust was created for a trade show for the company Masimo located in southern California. I sculpted the basic form out of urethane foam and created the detail in celluclay. I had about a week to complete the project. I was very pleased as well as the client, with the outcome of the piece.