A theater stage
Stuffed animals in the theater seats
About to watch the last rehearsal for the show that opens tomorrow to check if there’s any glaring paint issues from the audience. The kids in the cast and crew all brought a stuffed animal to watch tonight and it’s the cutest goddamn thing ever
Little Miss Bossy
I’m pretty sure I’ve earned a reputation
The puppets are a fluid situation atm ☠️
The high school has sold out their 900 seat theater for all 7 performances of Frozen that opens Friday.
Being backstage the last few weeks helping with the sets has been really fun and seeing so many passionate kids and parents putting everything together has been lovely
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Breakfast of champions
They let me scoot around in the lift while I moved around painting giant set walls!
I only smacked my head on a metal bar hanging from the ceiling once.
Maybe twice. Okay maybe three but that’s where things get fuzzy.
If you’re wondering where I’ve been for the past couple weeks I have been backstage at the local high school helping paint stuff for Frozen the Musical.
So fun. Omg.
I am behind on my own stuff but, you know. Super mom > all
I am tearing apart holiday lawn ornaments to make puppets
Went to drop my kid off at the theater for rehearsal and the Olaf and Sven puppets the school rented from a professional company that were supposed to be here on the 3rd have not only not been delivered, the company is ghosting them.
I’ll let you know if I start building an emergency reindeer
I had to fit that sassy vegetable in there somewhere
He probably used less glitter than I did
They let me scoot around in the lift while I moved around painting giant set walls!
I only smacked my head on a metal bar hanging from the ceiling once.
Maybe twice. Okay maybe three but that’s where things get fuzzy.
If you’re wondering where I’ve been for the past couple weeks I have been backstage at the local high school helping paint stuff for Frozen the Musical.
So fun. Omg.
I am behind on my own stuff but, you know. Super mom > all
If you’re waiting for a sign, here’s one I painted
There are a lot more toilet paper tubes in this than you’d expect
The front of this is some foam snow mounds but when Olaf starts singing “In Summer” the kids flip the snow down and this is the reveal.
The rows of seats further back and the balcony get the better puddle, ha!
The front of this is some foam snow mounds but when Olaf starts singing “In Summer” the kids flip the snow down and this is the reveal.
The rows of seats further back and the balcony get the better puddle, ha!
If you’re waiting for a sign, here’s one I painted
There are a lot more toilet paper tubes in this than you’d expect
Outdoor fruit stand with huge pyramid of oranges and tall round banana display.
they’re just begging for a car chase
I have been making silly set pieces for my kiddo’s musical all day and having so much fun,
Epi lives in the gutter between my Cintiq and my stomach.
This is not an official Wacom accessory
I am making tiny crabs
That looks amazing!
I’m making little beach things all day today that will only be used for 1 song.
Then the walls.
Then the trim.
……then….
I hope everyone has fun at Emerald City Comic Con this weekend!
You can find me at a table full of paints in the alley behind the local high school instead of at a table full of paints in artists alley.
If you find me there, you’re helping me put a 7’ square design on 4 huge walls.
Shoutout to my favorite Disney Princess dress :
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I will make each one of those kids take a knee and pledge their allegiance to that cat.
