Category Archives: Theatre

Last night Lukas and I were arriving at the theatre when he received a call from his brother letting him know that his father had just passed away – he’s obviously got a million things running through his mind right now, poor … Continue reading →

  Aren’t these lovely! Latest photo courtesy of Lukas in Santa Barbara where he’s working hard to build the tree. The spirals go onto the ends of the branches, vertically. I’m looking forward to seeing the small pieces go onto … Continue reading →

I spent a little time this evening cleaning up the galleries you can find here on the site, and adding some commentary to images that have hitherto remained unexplained. Visit the Gallery of Works and enjoy the links there. Earlier … Continue reading →

I tried another method of making the rain sticks by using my chopsaw to cut angled slices into the pipe, then inserting pieces of cardboard into the slots. I think it could work very well if the slots were sealed … Continue reading →

There’s a scene in the play when a woman arrives in the rain, soaking wet. I wanted to come up with a way to illustrate rain without actually getting water into the performance space, so I made these rainsticks by … Continue reading →

The truck wheel drum sounds awesome now the head is dry; a booming bass sound that resonates well. The leather is a little softer than I’d really like and won’t stand anything but hand hits, so I’ll need to get … Continue reading →

I have found it very difficult to remain focused today, perhaps that big full moon has something to do with it? I enjoyed tying the drum head onto the wheel, then found it hard to move on to producing much … Continue reading →