Jenna Goldberg is an artist that primarily works making furniture and jewelry boxes. Recently, she attended the 20th Annual Furniture Society Conference in Philadelphia, where she headed up a...

Josh Kigner, a freelance theatrical designer, was hired by Fort Point Theatre Channel to design scenery and props for a new play that was debuting at Boston Playwrights Theatre. The script called for...

John H. Jones, the Master Carpenter for Pierce College Theatre Department, was presented with a challenge. The Performing Arts Building was undergoing a renovation and had a temporary Masonite...

Costumers often choose a fabric for a number of reasons, including its feel, color, translucency and weight. Oftentimes, however, that fabric needs to be modified to fit the needs of the production....

  I was about to start working on the University of Minnesota's Earthquakes In London at the Guthrie Theater's Dowling Studio, when I had a “scenic artist lottery winning moment.” My designer, Torry...

Introduction by Tammy Honesty – Scenic Designer As a scenic designer, scenic artist, and educator, I am always looking for ways to challenge the students and introduce them to new materials on a...

According to photographer Karen Yaniv-Guidanian, bringing a fog machine on set adds an element of mystery to her pictures and highlights the beam’s path of light in the frame. Karen recently reviewed...

Amy Benson Sachse is an artist that creates painted murals & custom art projects, and also provides various art & design services for her clients. One of her recent mural projects introduced Amy to...

Last summer, we celebrated our 5th Blogoversary with some fantastic prizes, one of which was a Mini-V Fog Machine. The lucky winner of that prize was Heidi Hoffer, a scenic designer and Professor of...

The Nutcracker and Christmas... sugar plums, mice, and a chance for hundreds of little kids to wear leotards and slip into dance slippers. It's easy to be an audience member when it's your kid in the...