Theatrical Design as an artist
Right now, I am getting an opportunity to do work within the theatre world that I rarely get to do: design. I'm working on one scenic and lighting design as part of my main job at the high school I work at and I'm working on three different lighting design projects with two different local companies. In my personal life, I'm working on my painting, learning some new skills in a completely different world of thought than art, and making a 3D shark just because I felt like the white space on my wall was too much. Theatrical design is what I actually went to school to do. I never had an interest in being the one building the sets or coordinating the show, but that is how my career has ended up working out so far. For me, design is where I love being. I am still learning and practicing because art is never fully mastered, but I am a skilled designer and I enjoy the process of research and learning that comes with design. I am a strong researcher and I've always been very a...
