You rock, Rock!

Noises off calls for a  dimensional rock wall, so Jen and I got to carve it!   It is supposed to look like that rock wall we've all seen in someone's basement.  Sort of rounded rocks but with some facets to them.  

We cartooned the rock shapes onto pink polystyrene. We tried several tools to try to make our lives easier-  A grinder, a wire brush attachment on a drill-  But they were all hard to control for the small spaces in between the rocks, and we decided to go with an olfa knife and shurforms.  

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Because we were making such a mess, we got to take the walls outside and carve in the mild weather and with the view of the mountains in the background.  

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Unfortunately, we won't get to see the finished product for a little while, as we have to move on to other projects.  We'll finish these rocks in space.  For now they are coated in white jaxsan.  

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Meanwhile, Katie, Natalie and Kelsey have been working on this drop for Glass Menagerie.  The show is set in St. Louis, where apparently there used to be a lot of wooden fire escapes.  The drop is supposed to look like a crowded jumble of these fire escapes and is seen through a small sliver opening in the set.  It is translucent and relatively small- about 23' x 16'.  I had the opportunity to help cartoon and shadow this beast.  

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