Alex Polzin

Statue of Queen Anne outside of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London.

The base of the statue was a spare mannequin from props storage.

Understructure of the dress made from baling wire, cardboard, and cut pool noodles to simulate folds in fabric.

Building up mannequin face with clay.

Completed facial sculpting.

More understructure and arms, made from bent copper pipe and more pool noodles.

Completed understructure.

Spare costume pieces were used for clothing. Dipped into a scenic dope mixture of paint, latex caulk, latex joint compound, and drywall mud. Fabric draped over the structure and pinned into place following the folds of the under structure.

Hair made from curled strips of butcher paper dipped in the same scenic dope mixture.

Completed statue.

Orb made from a rubber ball with beads and plastic jewels, coated in scenic dope mixture for uniform texture.

Completed head. Crown made from strips of plastic, fabric, plastic jewels, and wood cross and fleur de lis cutouts. Coated in scenic dope mixture for uniform texture.

Completed statue on base structure.

Paint treatment by Annika Radovcich

General Store takes place in a struggling convenience store on the eastern plains of Colorado, in the middle of a blizzard, and something is under the floorboards...

As the thing under the floor grows in strength and all attempts to pull it out fail it destroys the store. It pulls down parts of the ceiling, collapses shelves, and sprays black fluid out from the hole in the floor.

The ceiling beams were constructed with a plywood frame and layers of foam. These were then covered with muslin and a texture compound to create the grain. During the show, pieces of the ceiling were pulled down by ropes and crashed to the ground. The lightweight construction allowed for these to crash as safely as possible.

The design was transcribed on to a piece of 3/4" AC plywood then cut out using a jigsaw.