Wooden Arbor

This arbor was contructed from brand new lumber. The design called for aged timbers found on a Greek beach exposed to the elements. I used a chisel and hammer to distress the lumber and a few different shades of grey paint to give it the color of sun-bleached drift wood.

British dish soap label

Origionally, I wanted to simply print out a copy of a British dish soap label and glue it onto a cheap bottle from a local grocery store. None of the images I found would print clearly enough, so I copied/traced the design in Vectorworks. The resulting image printed very clearly and I decoupaged it onto an American bottle of dish soap which had its label removed.

Rock

This rock was designed for FST's production of Shirley Valentine. The designer provided a 1/2" scale model including a little rock made from beaded styrofoam. I decided to build a base out of 1x3's and plywood to make the rock as sturdy as possible. 3" thick beaded styrofoam was attaced to the sides and the shape of the rock was carved out using hand saws and files. Cheesecloth and glue were then used to plaster the rock giving it a hard shell. The coloring was chosen by looking at pictures of rocky shoelines from Greece.

Passport modifications

I uploaded pictures of an actual British passport into Vectorworks. There, I was able to manipulate the images, edit out the existing information, and insert made-up information for the fictional character, Shirley Valentine.

Floor painting

I painted the floor to look like linolium for the first act of Shirley Valentine. It started with a scumble of yellow and light grey. Then a grid of lines was drawn on the floor so I could paint the darker yellow tile edges. The corners of the tiles were done with a rubber stamp with blue paint in a floral pattern. A light grey/blue, watered down spongeing completed the painting and two coats of low gloss polyurethane was used as a sealer.

Shirley Valentine's passport

For this prop, I used a headsot of Susan Greenhill, the actress playing the title role, and covered the origional photo inside the passort. I used sturdy cardstock for the cover and attached the pages inside with spray adhesive. The end result nicely duplicated the look, wieght, and feel of the real passport.

Shirely Valentine set

I did all of the scenic painting on this set except for a few areas that were distressed by the designer. I also did most of the prop shopping for the groceries and set dressings seen.