Photo by Craig Bailey Perspective Photos

BONNETS

Scenic Design by Lulu Batzorig
Costume Design by Rachel Padula-Shufelt
Lighting Design by Eli Goldberg

For a production of Bonnets: How Ladies of Good Breeding are Induced to Murder at Emerson College, we fabricated two 3D sculptures, a scaffolding like platform unit, a pipe sculpture, and 3 faux neon signs.

SCULPTURE

The sculptures are made of multiple layers of Masonite that we glued together. These layers are supported by a spine made of 3/4” plywood that helps the sculpture keep its curved shape.

This is a front view of one of the sculptures after installation.

This is a front view of one of the sculptures after installation.

This is a side view of one of the sculptures that shows how it curves.

This is a side view of one of the sculptures that shows how it curves.

This is an image of the sculpture during fabrication.

This is an image of the sculpture during fabrication.

Another image of the sculpture during fabrication.

Another image of the sculpture during fabrication.

NEON SIGNS

The neon signs were constructed with a combination of 3/4” plywood at 1/8” Masonite. We used CNC cut letters as guides to help us with the process of wiring the faux-neon effect. We used E.L wire and a thin flexible plastic tube to create the faux-neon effect.

This is an image of the finished sign.

This is an image of the finished sign.