A quick update

By Eric Hart | Published: May 25, 2010

Sorry for missing the last two updates. I’ve been excessively busy getting ready for back-to-back techs for Merchant of Venice and A Winter’s Tale for this year’s Shakespeare in the Park, and this past weekend was also a wedding for two of my good friends in Nebraska. Rest assured, tomorrow will see a return to [...]

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Elephant’s Trunk

By Eric Hart | Published: May 19, 2010

Faye Armon and I headed up to Elephant’s Trunk this past weekend. It’s one of the largest flea markets in New England, and only about 2 hours north of New York City. It runs only on Sundays from April until November, 7am-2pm. They claim it takes up 55 acres; maybe that’s true if you count [...]

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Medusa Head

By Eric Hart | Published: May 17, 2010

I was contacted to make the head of Medusa for a show. An actor would pull it out of a bag, but it did not have to stand up on its own. The face did not need to match any of the actresses in the cast, so that freed me up in my options. It [...]

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100K Garages

By Eric Hart | Published: May 12, 2010

CNC routing is amazing if you’ve ever seen it in action. You can watch perfect circles and intricate shapes appear in plywood or other sheet goods, right before your eyes. Exact duplicates of precisely measured pieces can be made over and over again. But CNC machines are expensive. They take up a lot of room [...]

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Monday Blogroll Links

By Eric Hart | Published: May 10, 2010

If you’re new to this site, or if you follow it in a blog reader, you should check out the Blogroll links in the sidebar. These are other sites and blogs of prop-makers and prop-masters and general crafty people.  Here’s a sampling of some of the recent posts from these sites to entice you to [...]

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    Eric Hart

    I am Eric Hart, former assistant props master at the Public Theater in New York City, and a longtime prop maker.

    This site is a way to share my work and the things I've learned over the years. It's also a way to connect with other prop makers, props masters, and artisans, as well as a collection of all things of interest to props people from around the internet.

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