<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">Could you do it with Foam and then coat it?<div><br></div><div><b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">PJ Veltri </b><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">(<a href="https://www.mypronouns.org/" target="_blank">he/him/his</a>)</i><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><b></b><div>Technical Director: Theatre<br></div><div>Grosse Pointe Public School System</div><div>E: <a href="mailto:veltrip@gpschools.org" target="_blank">veltrip@gpschools.org</a></div><div>C: <span dir="ltr">313.220.8608</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"></span><p dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font size="2"><b><span lang="EN-US">Our Mission:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Cultivate Educational Excellence By:</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"></p><ul style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><font size="2"><span lang="EN-US">Empowering Students</span></font></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><font size="2"><span lang="EN-US">Valuing Diversity</span></font></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><font size="2"><span lang="EN-US">Inspiring Curiosity</span></font></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><font size="2"><span lang="EN-US">Pushing Possibilities</span></font></li></ul><p style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Our Vision:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> One inclusive community learning together</span></p><p></p><p><i><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Confidentiality Notice: This message, including any attachments, is intended for the use of the named recipient(s) and may contain confidential and/or privileged information. ANY unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution of the communication(s) is expressly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy any and all copies of the original message. </span></i></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Aug 26, 2022, at 1:23 PM, Jon Ares via Stagecraft <stagecraft@theatrical.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>Howdy all.... looking for suggestions on making up (fairly easy)</span><br><span>giant book spines. I mean BIG book spines. Ok, not 20 feet tall - but</span><br><span>realistic spines on 3-4 inch thick "books" that will look like a</span><br><span>casually-stacked books that actors stand/sit etc on. I can manage the</span><br><span>"guts" of the books/stacks of books, just looking for suggestions of</span><br><span>what the spines can be formed with. I may even make some steps (step</span><br><span>facing) look like book spines. So those would be more like 7-8 inches</span><br><span>thick spines.</span><br><span></span><br><span>I want that gentle curve of the book spine to show, so no, I am not</span><br><span>going to merely take a rehearsal cube and paint spines and pages on</span><br><span>them.... I want to have the ability to create what looks like casually</span><br><span>stacked books. I also need to create a fair amount, so I am hoping</span><br><span>for methods that aren't something labor-intensive: days of shaping</span><br><span>styro, coating with bondo, and more days of sanding. (I'm fine with</span><br><span>covering the resulting "book" with muslin and painting - just need to</span><br><span>batch these out pretty expediently.)</span><br><span></span><br><span>I figured some of you have done this, either for shows, or store</span><br><span>displays, or....</span><br><span></span><br><span>Thanks for any ideas!</span><br><span></span><br><span>-- </span><br><span>Jon Ares</span><br><span>www.arescreative.com</span><br><span></span><br><span>____________________________________________________________</span><br><span>For list information see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/></span><br><span>Stagecraft mailing list</span><br><span>Stagecraft@theatrical.net</span><br><span>http://theatrical.net/mailman/listinfo/stagecraft_theatrical.net</span><br></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>