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WHAT'S HEREWelcome to my WebSite. In these pages I have included my resume and vita, a representative selection of my past set designs, an outline of my teaching philosophy and process, and a packet of course syllabi and outlines. I hope they will help you to learn more about me as a designer and teacher. As always, I appreciate your feedback. NAVIGATIONI've tried to keep things simple. In general, use the links in the left navigation bar. If you get lost, click the header at the top of each page to return to its parent. This site looks best if the ENVIRO font is installed on your machine. If it's not, any sans serif typeface should work just fine. THEATREClick the set design link at left to see some examples of my work. MASKS & MASK-MAKINGI've always been fascinated with masks and mask making. It's probably one of the reasons I went into theatre to begin with. In 2003 I went to Bali for eight weeks to learn to carve masks with master carver I. Ketut Molog. My Mask Making page will show you some of the masks I carved while in Bali, and others carved on my return. There are also masks I made from other materials. There's also some information on two recent conferences on masks and mask making that I had a hand in. PUPPETRY
Lately I've also been working with large-scale puppetry in our community. For our annual Arts in Celebration festival in 2003 I created 20 six-foot tall puppet "templates" for community members to decorate while my graduate students designed and engineered two large "backpack" puppets. During the festival my friend and colleague, Hilary Chandler, supervised large cardboard cut-out puppets which immediately joined our parades through Carbondale's down town district. Hilary and I are continuing this activity for the 2004 Arts festival. I hope to have a Puppetry page in the very near future.
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