Week 9

Sorry dear readers I have not been able to post in a while beacuse where I have been living did not have internet for two weeks.

Monday May 17, 2010


In the morning we repapered the deck. It was really weird to see the deck without paper on it and so clean. I also broke down some boxes so that there weren’t so many eating up pace in the back of the shop. During lunch I went to the library t mail my journals because the Boardman still does not have internet. Then in the afternoon I washed buckets and pounced a circus scene for a sample with Phyllis and Patti.

Tuesday May 18, 2010

In the morning I took all of the, Band, Geeks! paint out of the road box and put it on a shelf for storage in the shop until the show is over. Then I took all of the Carnival renderings and put them between cardboard and acetate to protect them when we start painting. Then I helped Phyllis and Patti render in the pounce on to one of the samples for Carnival. Then we all broke for a short lunch so that we could leave early. Patti talked about how she is leaving for France in two days. How I wish I could go with her. In the afternoon I sloped/ made back paint out of the left over Buffalo Bill Drop from Annie Get Your Gun. I also washed buckets for the last hour of work. There is a new painter named Katie in the shop. She will be here for the whole summer with me and I like she a lot she is always upbeat.
In the evening some of my roommates and I went out for pizza. The place was called Frank Pepe’s Pizzeria and it had the best thin crust pizza I have ever had. I will definitely be going back.

Wednesday May 19, 2010

In the morning Katie and I made some starch and throughout the day we starched the back of the Carnival sample to make it translucent. I made some tinted alcohol bin for the carpenters to paint the steel. I got rid of some Annie Get You Gun pounces because we didn’t need them anymore. I also, made a 15’ by 34’ sheet to cartoon for the sky drop in Carnival. Since there were too many deli cups to wash Carla had me throw them away which was fun because no one has to wash them now, YAY! My hands kind of stink from the water the cups were soaking in but it was worth it to just throw them away, it was fun. I put away some buckets we had washed yesterday and helped put some inventory away. I based out the floor sample before we left for the day. In the evening I went to the library to use the internet and then went for a walk.

Thursday May 20, 2010

In the morning I lined out some boards for the wood planked floor sample. I cleaned my roller from yesterday when I put on the base coat for the floor sample. I got to mix color today which was very exciting!! I mixed the base color for the brick on the portal. I also, applied the base to the brick sample and got that ready. I then started mixing the other two base colors for the brick. I did not finish mixing them before the end of the day because I helped Carla and Katie finish the translucent sample. We cut the top off the muslin that is supposed to be the scrim area. Then we matched up the muslin and scrim together. The last step was to glue the scrim and muslin together with felxbond. At the end of the day we just cleaned up the shop and went home. I went to the library to get on the internet after work.

Friday May 21, 2010

In the morning I mixed two more brick colors and helped get the circus tent sample off the floor. Adam and Carla looked at it in the morning and Carla decided to make some adjustments to it. I think the whole idea of having a scrim at the top part of the drop and translucency at the bottom will give a pretty cool affect. I am excited to see it when it is finished, it will be wonderful. In the afternoon Katie and I made a trip to Essex hardware and picked up some supplies that the shop needed. We picked up some 2.5 quart buckets, some 1, 2, 3, primer, black gloss spray paint to name a few. When we got back to the shop we stopped early for the day. The carpenters invited all of us over to the scene shop to hang out so the three of us went over there to chit chat. When I got home I went for a walk, it was pretty hot and muggy but I wanted to anyways.

Saturday May 22, 2010

Even though I hung out with my roommates last night and stayed up I woke up at 8 am and could not go back to sleep. I am kind of tired but I can’t sleep. I got up and did my laundry and went to the grocery store. I then went and picked up my car from the Honda dealership, the total cost was a little more the $800 dollars to fix it, what can I do I had to pay it. I got some prints of my portfolio pictures so I could have some to show at my interview on Wednesday along with my website portfolio. I also went to Burlington Coat factory and got a cute blouse and jacket for my interview. I have been doing some research on Trinity Rep which is where I have my interview, they seem to be very active in their community and have a fully staffed costume shop.

Sunday May 23, 2010

I slept in until 10:00 am, thank the lord. I made lunch and then went to the mall with Katie. We walked around the whole time and browsed, I had a lot of fun. In the evening I watched Monsoon Wedding its by the same Director who did Vanity Fair which is ne of my favorite movies.