Costume Designer and Technician
WELDED BULL MASK 
LA TRAVIATA AT THE SANTA FE OPERA
FINISHED MASK
Covered with gold leaf (picture taken after 5 performances)
Covered with gold leaf (picture taken after 5 performances)
RESEARCH AND SKETCHES
Linework inspo. from Picasso's "Le Taureau"
Linework inspo. from Picasso's "Le Taureau"
Motion, movement, headshape from Goya's bull fight etchings
Motion, movement, headshape from Goya's bull fight etchings
More line inspo from Joan Miro
More line inspo from Joan Miro
Shapes, aesthetics of more Picasso bulls
Shapes, aesthetics of more Picasso bulls
Shape inspiration from Costume designer Christopher Oram
Shape inspiration from Costume designer Christopher Oram
Initial sketches of possible shape
Initial sketches of possible shape
PROCESS
Half scale model (millinery wire, gaff)
Half scale model (millinery wire, gaff)
Half scale model on a willing participant
Half scale model on a willing participant
Initial start (steel boning, 16 gauge millinery wire, heat formed plastic rod for base)
Initial start (steel boning, 16 gauge millinery wire, heat formed plastic rod for base)
Covered with EVA tubes, foam clay
Covered with EVA tubes, foam clay
Photos by Curtis Brown
Costume Design - Christopher Oram
Team Lead - PJ Kelly
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