ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY

Over the summer in 2022, I was able to join one of my mentors and a fellow student in England on aa two week internship with the Royal Shakespeare Company. This was my first time working in Europe and I was extremely grateful to have this opportunity.

I learned so much from the wonderful folks there, and I gained so much more insight and experience from them. Being able to work alongside others who shared my passion for scenic art was a truly rewarding experience.

Royal Shakespeare Company

Stratford-Upon-Avon, England

Summer 2022

Distressed Window

Distressing a window using crackle paint technique
(A Christmas Carol)

Material Sample

Testing out Methyl Spirits and Button Polish paint effects for the first time
(Personal Project)

Gold Leaf Stool

Gold leafing a stool using Bonda Mega, afterwards spraying on a tinted varnish to antique it
(Richard the Third)

Rusty Bike

Refining my weathering paint techniques on this bike
(My Neighbor Totoro)

Paint Matching

Bottom step was repaired and needed to be painted to match the rest of the ladder

Car Park Floor

Used liquid latex for the first time to create the cracks, added texture over top and peeled up the latex at the end

Weathered Benches

Practicing layering up paint techniques to create greater depth in weathered pieces
(Matilda the Musical)

Crackle Paint Technique

Learning how to traditionally crackle paint but painting an oil base first and a water based over it while oil base is still tacky

Weathered Stools

Weathering two stools with a wire sander and painting them to match a stool pulled from props