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Experience

Features   The Abyss  Led crew that sculpted ocean floor on location using sand, plaster, and final overlay of cement to create a realistic surface detailed enough to match miniatures and exact placement of full-size undersea habitat vessel, and strong enough to withstand several month 50 feet underwater during filming.  Also designed undersea plant/animal organisms (echinoderms) that dressed the underwater set.

Alan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold  Supervising sculptor for two crews of seven people each (split shifts) during set building.  Stand-by sculptor and assisted with on-set dressing and continuity during filming.

The Applegates  Lead scenic artist, trained local crew on location, extensive plastering and cement work on several sets.

Army of Darkness  Lead scenic artist for special effects studio where the film's miniatures and an array of fantasy landscapes were created, ranging from a medieval graveyard filled with battling armored skeletons to a futuristic, post-nuclear holocaust city.

The Blob  Assistant to lead scenic artist; produced a variety of treatments and texturizing effects using plaster, stucco, cement, sodium silicate, ferrous sulfate, etc.

Captain America  Lead scenic artist for pick-up filming.  Duplicated sections of several locations, including stone and mortar fortress.

Childsplay II  Assistant to lead scenic artist.  Led paint crews for all stage sets, trained wallpaper crew.

Co-Ed  Lead scenic artist.  Painted portraits of women who were members of a sorority house circa 1920, done in that era's style of popular realism.  Also reproduced a 4 ft. by 6 ft. contemporary artist's impressionist painting.

Conversations with God  Production Designer

The Cutter  Set Decorator

Dolly Dearest  Lead scenic and sculptor.  Fabricated Mayan subterranean tomb complex and artifacts, manufacturing pieces from our molds with a variety of materials, including A/B foam, resins, and plaster.

The Dust Factory  Scenic artist, Stand-by painter.

Enough   Scenic artist.

The Fabulous Baker Boys  Created scenic effects for hotel double suite, including marble, flagstone, and slate.

The Hunted  Scenic artist.

Indigo  Art Director

Into Me See  Production Designer

Invaders From Mars  Worked as leader of location paint crew prior to filming, then became stand-by painter.  Also assisted art department with on-set dressing, continuity.

Journey to the Center of the Earth  Stand-by painter and assisted art department during filming.

Life Or Something Like It   On set/ stand-by scenic artist.

Moving Violations  Sculpture and construction on two parade floats.  Supervised construction of geodesic dome from blueprints.

The Nest  Property master; worked with art department to create special effects props in pre-production.  During filming was responsible for all props, including set effects (smoke, wet-downs), handguns, and rifles.

Nightmare on Elm Street V  Lead scenic artist.  Ran double shift crew, coordinating with up to four camera units shooting concurrently on different sets.

The Order of Things  Lead scenic artist.  Created easily-removed, extensive aging and water-damage effects used on location in refurbished 1930's mansion.

Out on a Limb  Lead scenic artist and sculptor for special effects studio.  Matched full-size sections of cast resin redwood trees to integrate into rear projection screen film images using on-set and matte painting. 

Pass the Ammunition  Lead scenic artist, created trompe-l'oeil marble set, painted and aged pyrocil false-front "stone" towers to match existing three story building.

Pulse  Scenic artist; woodgraining, brick and mortar, cinderblock.

Rose Red  Scenic artist, helped restore 1700’s  mansion ceiling on location, miles of woodgraining.

Runaway Train  Graphics and layout for 20 ft. long war-room plexiglass map of city train routes.

Surrender  Stand-by painter, assisted art department on-set with continuity, dressing.

The Tender Scenic artist; restoration work on hotel built in mid-1800's.

To Die For  Lead scenic artist; stucco and antique glazing effects, woodgraining.  Stand-by painter during filming.

Under Wraps  Lead scenic artist, working with crew  on location and on stage.

What the Bleep Do We Know On set dresser, assisted Props.

Winken, Blinken, and Nod  Sculptor, scenic artist working with miniatures for special effects studio.  Used variety of materials to create fantasy sets ranging from lunar mountain ranges to undersea caverns.

Television The Huggabunch  (Special)  Sculptor, scenic artist for miniatures.  Worked from blueprints to construct two   sets.  Show won an Emmy for its special effects.

The Night They Saved Christmas  (Network Movie)  Sculptor, painter, set-dresser on miniature sets.

Nightmare on the 13th Floor  (Movie for HBO)  Assistant to lead scenic.  Period Victorian sets included flocked and gilded wallpaper, elaborately paneled woodgraining, and marble faux finishes.  

The Wonder Years  (Network Series)  Lead scenic artist.  Ran paint crew for major new permanent high school set, then was responsible for painting stage sets and locations during shooting for the '91-'92 season.

Commercials  Assisted designers on most jobs with all phases of art direction, including set design, color planning, signage, set     painting, and matte painting if miniatures or other special effects were used, then worked on-set during shoots, assuming art department responsibilities:

Coleco              McDonalds               Pacific Bell         New York Bell        Godfather's Pizza        Midland Bank     Renault       Great Western Bank     Taco  Bell         IBM    Nike      LG Plasma TV          Little Caesar Pizza        Opel         Premier West Bank

Videos      Harlem Globetrotters  (Music) Cut city skyline silhouette out of one-inch gatorboard according to scale drawings, then painted backdrop and set pieces to match location.

Madonna "Like A Prayer"  (Music )  Lead scenic artist, then stand-by painter.

                Field Researcher studying wild killer whales in British Columbia.

              Designer and Senior Sculptor for company that constructed giant cold-air inflatable sculptures of King Kong,

                 The Hulk, and other characters, as well as animals such as eagles, killer whales, pandas.