Crafts

Finished Cook's Hands puppets onstage at DMMO, for the opera Love of Three Oranges.

Finished Cook's Hands puppets onstage at DMMO, for the opera Love of Three Oranges.

Finished hands before they were papier-mache'd!

Finished hands before they were papier-mache'd!

This was my starting point for the Giant Cook's Hands for Love of Three Oranges. I made 4" spacers to create the volume in the puppets.

This was my starting point for the Giant Cook's Hands for Love of Three Oranges. I made 4" spacers to create the volume in the puppets.

My final Jackalope puppet, created for my Puppetmaking independent study in my final semester at UNCSA, overseen by Eric Hart.

My final Jackalope puppet, created for my Puppetmaking independent study in my final semester at UNCSA, overseen by Eric Hart.

process of building out the mechanism for my little jackalope friend!

process of building out the mechanism for my little jackalope friend!

Nettie's letters to Celie (I made over 70 of these!) (The Color Purple, MSMT '22)

Nettie's letters to Celie (I made over 70 of these!) (The Color Purple, MSMT '22)

Dremeled and painted foam for the giant fans (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, MSMT '22)

Dremeled and painted foam for the giant fans (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, MSMT '22)

Fan after added ostrich feathers! (Joseph[..] MSMT '22)

Fan after added ostrich feathers! (Joseph[..] MSMT '22)

Painted book cover for the Narrator (Joseph [...], MSMT '22)

Painted book cover for the Narrator (Joseph [...], MSMT '22)

Carved hands (Jack and the Beanstalk, MSMT '22)

Carved hands (Jack and the Beanstalk, MSMT '22)

I drilled holes in the top section of the harp, threaded string with beads to prevent it from slipping through, and stapled them to the wooden base. (Jack and the Beanstalk, MSMT '22)

I drilled holes in the top section of the harp, threaded string with beads to prevent it from slipping through, and stapled them to the wooden base. (Jack and the Beanstalk, MSMT '22)

Hands and chain on Golden Harp (Jack and the Beanstalk, MSMT '22)

Hands and chain on Golden Harp (Jack and the Beanstalk, MSMT '22)

Finished Golden Harp (full) (Jack and the Beanstalk, MSMT '22)

Finished Golden Harp (full) (Jack and the Beanstalk, MSMT '22)

Golden key carved out of green foam and painted gold. (Jack and the Beanstalk, MSMT '22)

Golden key carved out of green foam and painted gold. (Jack and the Beanstalk, MSMT '22)

These candle caps had to be removable to change the batteries for the special wicks. I was able to create a removable cap for the tubes out of hot glue. (Sophie Arnould, UNCSA '20)

These candle caps had to be removable to change the batteries for the special wicks. I was able to create a removable cap for the tubes out of hot glue. (Sophie Arnould, UNCSA '20)

Candle caps after paint (Sophie Arnould, UNCSA '20)

Candle caps after paint (Sophie Arnould, UNCSA '20)

(Sophie Arnould, UNCSA '20)

(Sophie Arnould, UNCSA '20)

Carved ham before paint treatment, carved from laminated insulation foam by hand (Sophie Arnould, UNCSA '20)

Carved ham before paint treatment, carved from laminated insulation foam by hand (Sophie Arnould, UNCSA '20)

Ham after paint treatment (Sophie Arnould, UNCSA '20)

Ham after paint treatment (Sophie Arnould, UNCSA '20)

Ham with sculpted slices (Polymer clay). (Sophie Arnould, UNCSA '20)

Ham with sculpted slices (Polymer clay). (Sophie Arnould, UNCSA '20)

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