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Imagination coming to life through paper, glue, foam sculptures, and paint.
Dr. Spatula's Cooking Academey: Kitchen environment was drawn and filled with basic colors in Adobe Illustrator, then scaled to life size. Imported into Adobe Photoshop where more details were added, such as reflections, highlights, shadows, textures, steam, and more. Printed as a 72 dpi JPEG file on an HP Z6200 large format printer. Each panel was trimmed and assembled into the stage set shown below.
Cattle Drive: A children's worship stage rendered in Adobe Photoshop. Everything except the green cacti is original art. Printed on a large format printer; HP Z6200. Two panels, a left and right, on each side of a projection screen.
Mystery: A children's worship stage rendered in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Printed on a large format printer; HP Z6200. Two panels, a left and right, on each side of a projection screen. Blank areas on office door panel were filled with on stage furniture. The blank bulletin board was filled with notes and wanted posters.
Hollywood Backlot: Children's Worship Rally stage. Every eight weeks, or as directed, I printed and assembled a new stage for a theme. Although a file for stage art came with the study materials, the provided scene didn't always fit the walls being covered. Custom graphics were needed to fill in the gaps. My part in the stage below was making the brick walls in Photoshop and the custom made backlot signs.
The Rock Cafe: Meadowood Baptist Church Children's Ministry renovation of the 5th grade classroom. An all-purpose activity room. Concept drawing and floor plan was rendered in Adobe Illustrator, then imported into Photoshop to add colors, textures, and details. Once approved, the rock wall was carved from four large slabs of foam, coated with a durable sealant, then painted. Detail photos are provided below.
Princess Breakfast 2009: The first event. Entrance is cardboard covered with an inexpensive, vinyl stone texture purchased from online. The rest is colored butcher paper embellished with markers and metallic duct tape.
Princess Breakfast 2010: Under The Sea. This event was the attempt to move away from cardboard and try carved and painted foam. Foam was painted without being sealed to create a sand-like texture.
The 2012 Royal Family Breakfast: Originally 'The Princess Breakfast,' a special event for girls. This event grew popular with the entire family. Colaboration with the client determined the themes. Foam sculptures and paint were used to make regal settings, embellished with plastic jewels, and metallic paints. Custom scene setters were assembled in Adobe Photoshop and printed on a large format printer to create depth, featuring photographs of children from previous events.
The 2013 Royal Family Breakfast: Carved and painted foam. Scene setters rendered in Adobe Photoshop, featuring children from previous events.
The Queen's Tea Entrance: Castle was drawn and scaled in Adoble Illustrator, then imported into Photoshop where texture, lighting, and shadows were added. Printed on a large format printer and assembled. A composite photo of the entire assembled wall is shown here.
Disciple Now 2019 Bulletin Board Display
Super Summer Stage, 4ths and Inches: Four large panels assembled into a single stage backdrop. Drawn in Adobe Illustrator, filled with basic colors, then scaled to size. Imported into Adobe Photoshop where more details were added. Printed on vinyl using a large format printer. Cut and stretched over wood frames. A composite photo of the stage art is shown here.
Vacation Bible School Sets: Even without a large format printer, a lot can be done with colored butcher paper, cardboard, glue, markers, and little imagination.
VBS 2006 "Arctic Edge" Stage: Colored butcher paper, markers, and acrylic paint.
VBS 2006 "Arctic Edge" Music Room: 9 foot whale tail. Colored butcher paper, markers, and acrylic paint.
VBS 2008 Decorations: Outrigger Island. Constructed the volcano, palm trees, and sea turtles from cardboard and paper. Custom surf boards cut from insolation foam board and painted.
VBS 2015 Decorations: "Journey Off The Map" Classroom
VBS 2016 Decorations: "Submerged" Classroom
VBS 2017 Decorations: "Galactic Starveyors" Classroom
VBS 2018: "Game On" Stage: Stadium was rendered in Adobe Illustrator with basic colors. Scaled to size, then imported into Photoshop where details were added. Printed as four separate panels, each 4x8 feet, and assembled. I also designed and built the free-standing cube formations shown in the photo below.
VBS 2019 Decorations: "In The Wild" Classroom
Kid's Town Theater: A remodeling of an existing children's worship and activity room. Pictures of the room were taken and used to make concept photos for the client to view. Colors, carpet, and a loose Art Deco style was chosen through this process. A crew was brought in to build an elevated stage. Another crew was hired to paint the ceiling and the stage black. I helped the client paint the room walls and assemble the stage walls. I was solely responsible for the decorative trim and panels, pillars, and theater signage.
Four (4) 'before' photos: The visual frenzy and less than helpful stage.
Four (4) 'before' photos: The visual frenzy and less than helpful stage.
The new Kid's Town Theater in Progress.
Kid's Town Theater: Opening Night and decorated for winter.
