2016 February 29 Commedia Mask Four layers of 90 lbs papier-mâché soaked in wallpaper glue Two layers of tissue paper soaked in wallpaper glue Sanding Three layers of vinyl spackling Installation of two sets of brass grommets A lot more sanding Four coats of acrylic paint One coat of polyurethane…
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Aoife McArdle is one of my favorite film makers. It all started when I saw her film Italy, Texas: Wild Souls In The Hot, Blind Earth. Amazing storytelling with a great sense of cinematography and music. Checkout the film below. 2016 February 27
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2016 February 17 The history of projections used for theatre goes back to the 1400’s. Both Fontana and da Vinci worked on designs for projections during the 1450’s to 1550’s. But they really came into their own when Huygens developed the first practical projector called the Magic Lantern. In the…
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Alex Budovsky is one of my favorite animators. We’ve been talking about working together on a project for a few years and hopefully we’ll get the opportunity in 2016. Checkout my favorite video from Alex with music by The Real Tuesday Weld with Nick Phelps and Geert Chatrou. 2016 February…
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2015 December 18 A villanelle poem inspired by Quiara Alegría Hude’s play Water by the Spoonful, Natalie Colony, and Brian Haven from Wayne State University. Special thank you to Emily Willemse for introducing me to the play and Professor Tom Schraeder for creating such a wonderful graduate class at Wayne…
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Back in September of 2015 I wrote about founding Underground Aces. Our mission is to create music for the fun of it in any genre that strikes our fancy. In time for Christmas, we’ve released our second song Silent Night in what we’re calling downbeat dubstep. In addition to Karthryn…
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2015 November 25 It all started last year (2014) when I realized that our Null Paradox rock opera needed an upgrade in writing, lighting, and set design. Fortunately I’ve had the privilege of working with artists who have inspired and helped me in these areas. But, there’s nothing like rolling-up…
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I founded Underground Aces as a forum to release new, original music with a group of world-wide musicians. You could hear anything here: Funk, rock, soul, R&B, folk, and symphonic. Why? Because it’s fun! Adeline is the name of our first song and it will be released during September in the usual iTunes/Google/Amazon…
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2015 July 13 Step Into the Ring Picture a poem, make every word sing No room for fat, unlike your bestseller Discard trite phrases, step into the ring Take time to compose, maximize your string Shiver a bit, thoughts of your editor Picture a poem, make every word sing Drama…
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I’m a beach person. It’s where I love to relax and feel most at home. But as it turns out, the mountains are a great place to be inspired too. 2015 July 7 Recently Sue and I spent some time in the Appalachian mountains working on G2, the next book…
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