Le ballet dans le jardin ...

Alas my show is up...and

will run from March 12 - May 1st.

I've been away from blogging for some time now getting ready for my show..

thus I thought I'd share with you some of what goes into staging

such an event..

First, I choose to transform the gallery into

a garden setting to heighten the experience, which required

painting, getting and making props, lighting etc..

Here's a chandelier from the store

Lillian August that I

used for the front window..

it hangs above

this image which is

about 5' tall..so

it's rather dramatic.

On either side of

the image I created tutu's out of

tissue paper, embellishing them

with strands of pearls and paper roses.

You might say it had an organic Channel

look about it.

and they hung from a single strand of

ivy. At the base of each

dress was a simple clay pot

with moss where ballet slippers

were placed..

The muslin ribbon that was at the base of the

tutus was imprinted with the script BELIEVE..

A word I'm sure that goes through ever dancers head

as they enter onto the stage..

At the base of the black and white image was a glass

rectangular table that held a bouquet of fresh flowers

tied up with a satin ribbon as if just thrown at the

dancers feet to suggest BRAVO..

I'll show you the rest of the show

next week..

enjoy..