Theater
I have built sets for the White River Valley Players in Rochester, Vermont since 1991. It has involved creating the ideas of directors and set designers that upon hearing I often wonder how I'm going to manage to bring their vision onto the stage. Then the creative process begins, culminating in such set pieces as a cardboard piano and harp, a window that appears in midair, windows that can be broken at each performance and a variety of sound effects.
I have built sets for the White River Valley Players in Rochester, Vermont since 1991. It has involved creating the ideas of directors and set designers that upon hearing I often wonder how I'm going to manage to bring their vision onto the stage. Then the creative process begins, culminating in such set pieces as a cardboard piano and harp, a window that appears in midair, windows that can be broken at each performance and a variety of sound effects.
Ceremonial Items
My skills as a dulcimer builder and craftsman have melded with my personal investigations of culture and spirituality outside the usual Western traditions. As part of my involvement with Malidoma Somé (fully initiated elder in the Dagara tradition, originally from Dano in Burkina Faso, West Africa), I designed and oversaw the building of the Ancestor House (above) and the Gateway (below) on the land of the East Coast Village in Cherry Plain, NY in 2005.
The Gateway at the East Coast Village in Cherry Plain, NY