Prop creation starts much earlier in the year. These photos were taken in September and October.
September and October 2009
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Dave Schmidt creating the
'Cafe de Monarque' awning banner
9-9-09 |
John Gergel working on
the cafe columns
9-9-09
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Dave tracing butterflies
9-9-09
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Painting butterflies
10-12-09 |
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Applying shiny black quartz
to the black parts of the butterflies
10-12-09 |
Petals from dried hydrangea flowers that have been preserved and colored are applied to the orange parts
10-15-09 |
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Paul Feldker lathing butterfly bodies
10-15-09 |
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Butterfly bodies after lathing
10-15-09 |
James Miller gluing petals to wings
10-27-09 |
