I feel like Dirt

The blog is back! And I feel awful about the long break between posts. Like dirt, actually. So what better project to kick-start the adventures with than fake dirt?

To accommodate the fake dirt needs of The Clean House I harvested clean sawdust. Roughly a 5-gallon bucket of it. (Clean sawdust! Sweeping the floor for collection could have resulted in staples/brads in the finished project.) Umber paint was gradually added until the consistency was chunky but saturated. The mix was thinly spread on paper on the loading dock and flipped occasionally until the 'dirt' was completely dry.

I discovered all the materials I needed for the project in the prop room.

1. Coat the base of the plants with Great Stuff. Allow foam to dry.

2. Glue the 'dirt' and 'roots' to the foam. I used hot glue because the plants were going to be taking a nightly beating.

3.  I lightly sprayed the roots with Super 77 (A 3M spray ), then dusted the entire surface with dirt.

4. Hurl the plants across the stage! Feel better about life.

Well, that's all for this week. Look for another update Sunday night!