The opera went much better than I thought it would. Charlie, the sophmore working the fish, did a bang up job. I was really proud of him. I might be biased, but based on audience reaction, the carp was the hit of the evening. These photos are from a rehearsal, not the show–I wouldn’t take […]
Installation went very well. The guys the University sent with the ladder were great and very friendly. They got my pulleys up, and the lines installed. The fish goes up and down like a dream. The fellow who hired me is ecstatic. The show is Saturday night, I’ll try to get some good pictures. For
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I was supposed to take the Big Fish down to the theater and install it today, but there was a mix up with the ladder. So, tomorrow I’ll go down and hang–or rather direct the union guys on where to hang–the big fish
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I’m always very careful when dyeing things to wipe up the dye and to keep my hands clean so I don’t inadvertently dye the wrong things. I usually use liquid dye because it’s a little easier to control. Yesterday I used a powder because the store didn’t have teal in liquid. The powder tends to
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Besides the giant fish, I also have to build an even bigger fish. How big is it? Thiiiiiiiiis big. Seriously, it’s eight feet by thirteen feet. Big fish. It is, in fact, the Mother of All Fish. I dyed the fabric for it today, teal. The structure is already built so I’ll just cover and
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Our dear friend, Eve, came over today and studied the wall. She pronounced that I was right and Burlap was horrible–this, despite the fact that she had liked the paint chip too–and further expounded to say that it was “baby-puke brown.” Lovely for kitchen walls as I’m sure you can imagine. However! We rearranged the
We chose a Ralph Lauren color, for the wainscotting, called Burlap. We both liked the color chip but don’t like it on the wall. The color above the wainscotting, Throne, we both like. So I’ll be repainting the lower wall but not till after Iceland. For the record, Rob says that he had no intention
For Rob’s birthday, since he did not want a gift, I gave him a “Nagging List”. It says: The bearer of this list may ask for the following items to be placed at the top of the recipient’s list of things to do. The recipient will cheerfully complete this list before returning to other tasks.*
I plastered a hole in the wall in the kitchen next to the counter. It is lumpy and so a good match with the existing plaster. I’m not sure I can duplicate the way the paint bubbles on some of the other sections, but I may surprise myself later. At any rate, it is better
I’ll be going to Lazytown for a four day shoot at the end of the month. Hurrah! I’m very excited by this. It’s for Nick Jr. The shoot is April 25th through 29th, but I’ve asked if I can come out a few days early to acclimate and do more research on moving. Yes. We’re
Rob and I went down to Bethel Heights today so I could do a little spreadsheet magic for them. Yes, in addition to being a professional puppeteer I’m also a whiz with Excel and Open Office. I’m creating a inventory tracking system for them. Afterwards the owners took us to dinner at Tina’s restaurant in
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David and Eve invited us down to their home last night for a dinner that was not in honor of Rob’s fortieth birthday. Don and Yan joined us in not celebrating Rob’s birthday, which is on Tuesday, so this could not possibly have been a birthday party. Eve gave Rob a leather jacket, not for
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I am building a giant carp for a new opera called Carp and Diva. I haven’t heard it yet, but the libretto is as silly as the title sounds. Since some people have asked what it is that I do, exactly, for a living, I thought I would show a bit of process. I start