Tales of Robin Hood

posted by Angie

The current happenin' Purviance art scene is costuming for Robin Hood. "So, I was thinking we could make it look like a cartoon" Jen said, ever so innocently. After much pondering over how in the world to do that with actors that insist on being 3-dimensional, I decided that the key would be to keep it all visually very simple. The costumes are going to be made out of felt, it's very matte (to give it a flat finish) and it is insanely easy to sew. The main colors are going to be bold, with a lighter color piping to give an outline effect. Shoulders will have stiff boning in them to add to the general "oversized" look. I've already made a couple of the costumes, The Evil Prince John and Robin Hood.

The Evil Prince John: The belt is going to have a huge buckle, but other than that it's done. He will have black leggings, obnoxiously large boots, and a very large crown.



His snotty little cape:



Robin Hood will have an oversized hat and a gold arrow on his back. I added three very large light blue buttons up the front.



I'll have around 20 costumes to make. The play is in November, so it's actually a pretty generous schedule this time.

The boys auditioned for it today, and will go back tomorrow. They both love the audition process, even though the waiting is always somewhat stressful.

Our chicken of the day is Chicken Hawk. Endearingly, she jumps up on my lap for snuggles whenever I sit in the run with them. Since she was a day old she has been one of our friendliest birds. Her friendliness is limited to humans, though. She seems to have something to prove with the other birds and is a bit of a brat to them. She never hurts them, but she does constantly challenge all the other birds except Lori and Annie. We had "the talk" yesterday, so I'm sure the egg laying will be happening anytime now. Although, I think my little "eggs or chicken nuggets girls, your choice" speech may not have been taken seriously. They can smell a vegetarian a mile away.