Tuesday, September 30, 2014

from a photographs, Louisiana in 1964. research for my design of 'Caroline, or Change'

my design for 'Detroit' at Connecticut College. We go into tech this week

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

something I copied out of a costume designer's research for something or other

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

showing a lighting designer what her striplights will look like mounted in the side of this scenic unit

Monday, September 22, 2014

 a ship onstage
 a ship on the ocean
first sketch-- trying to figure out how to put a ship onstage

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

this is what happens when you need to do props drawings on the train at midnight




in my defense: the Metro-North train was shaking a lot as I did these sketches. They were for a very forgiving technical director at Connecticut College who wanted more information on some props he was making. Rest assured he was eventually provided with dimensioned drawings.

Friday, September 12, 2014




from the May 2014 Archives. My cousin's graduation from University of Pennsylvania. It was my first time in Philly in 20 years. 

Thursday, September 11, 2014

from the 2009  archives: this is a watercolor I did of the Memorial Lights that shine in lower Manhattan on this day every year. 

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

The previous images show what I'd love do to with Othello. The above image is the set I made by myself with $1000 of materials for Othello at Allentown Shakespeare in the Park last month.

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

sketches for a pitch of Othello

Sunday, September 7, 2014

Friday, September 5, 2014


props sketches to communicate ideas to director Mark Madama for Universit of Michigan's Caroline or Change

Wednesday, September 3, 2014





Different stages of a table I designed for a TriBeCa apartment. The final version features sleeker legs and wider boards

At a meeting

Monday, September 1, 2014

a treehouse at Camp Wandawega http://www.wandawega.com/ in Elkhorn, WI. My friends Josh and Whitney got married here this weekend. Now it's off to New London, CT for a design presentation at Connecticut College. I'll be traipsing through Chicago, Philly, and New Haven on the way there.
Josh waiting for Whitney under the Huppa