Diana

We first tried to find the easiest way to make these patterns on the ottomans and trunks, and decided that using pure wood and wood staining them to the according colors would help us create the effect we wanted the most. We began graphing the images on to the ottomans and trunks, and begin wood staining them slowly but surely, in order to ensure the finished product looked smooth and well done. It took a total of about 3 weeks to paint all of the ottomans and trunks, with about 3 people working on them daily. These ottomans were used to decorate the stage for The Arabian Nights, and the trunks were used to store the many props all of these characters used throughout the play. The ottomans were set on stage in different ways, as well; they would become a wall when stacked on top of each other, a bench when set side by side, etc.