Hannah V. Shoemaker
Vanessa | Santa Fe Opera | design by Allen Moyer | 2016
Six foot tall chandelier with 12 arms. After sketching out the arms, one was sculpted out of foam and clay on a metal frame, and a urethane rubber mold was made of it. Twelve rigid expanding foam casts were made around 12 steel armatures. Wire was run down an exterior channel carved into the arms and sealed over with Apoxie. All 12 pieces were sanded and coated in foam coat before being attached to the chandelier frame. Frame, top medallion, metal armatures, and spiral constructed by David Schneider. Sculpted, cast, and sanded over a three week period.