The Seafarer takes place in a run down basement in a house on the outskirts of Dublin to some characters that curse often and wear their hearts on their sleeves. As Christmas eve continues, a poker game starts with a surprise visitor coming to claim a soul. In capturing the errie atmosphere of this basement: rooms went off to no where, sunken basement widows, shab dressing, devil pitchforks were carved into the broken plaster to foreshadow what would unfold all under a weight of rafter beams held up by jacks. I used subtractive foam carving (plaster stone, and lumber), two tone texture build ups, washes and air sprays to give this room life.
Director: Richard Jay Simon
Scenic Designer, Charge Scenic, Dressing: Sean McClelland
Lighting Designer: Jeff Quinn
TD: Doug Grinn
2009 Carbonell Award Winner
![Full set](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/64a45870-1e94-40ea-8d07-18824c84feb8/aa8b5077-f2d2-435f-9588-1ce56952529f_rw_1200.jpg?h=e49139f229eec12776f756d4f9c1670c)
Full set
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Deal with the devil
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The best couch thrift find!
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What's beyond
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![Devil Pitchforks in scenic treatments](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/64a45870-1e94-40ea-8d07-18824c84feb8/21ab420c-a392-4f16-b15c-4a3e80a0ca74_rw_1200.jpg?h=fe77d87015f8b57b959541a228bf2909)
Devil Pitchforks in scenic treatments
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Texturing detail
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Paint Detail
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Dressing Detail
![Quick Water Color, Ink, Photoshop Rendering](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/64a45870-1e94-40ea-8d07-18824c84feb8/7b2275c1-2dee-40fc-a9df-3cc54210e557_rw_1920.jpg?h=de943809d734fa3b1a7f97fefe99d4f9)