Adept at faux finishes and endlessly curious about the textures of daily life, Miranda has worked as a scenic artist at the Old Globe in San Diego, Trinity Repertory Company and the Brown/Trinity MFA program in Providence, the Adirondack Theatre Festival in Glens Falls, NY, and at Broadway Sacramento (formerly Music Circus) in Sacramento CA, as well as for several film projects. Miranda’s props (design and fabrication) have been featured at the Adirondack Theatre Festival and at Brown University.
See below for select projects; production/performance photos available upon request. Several recent projects are not yet publishable. Visit individual projects in the “set design” and “process” sections for additional model making samples.
Above: samples of finishes, textures, signage, and other scenic art painted by Miranda.
Above: a custom tufted sofa job; Miranda reupholstered this couch for designer Jason Sherwood in Nikola Tesla Drops the Beat
Above: a faux “inlaid wood” turntable floor for designer Paul Tate DePoo III for Some Lovers by Steven Sater and Burt Bacharach at the Adirondack Theatre Festival. Rehearsal photo.
Above: a suburb of tiny (1:87) houses designed and fabricated by Miranda.
Above: a skeleton, before and after distressing.
Above: a skull sculpted from plasteline clay
Above: a custom-painted milk-plexiglass element for a lighbox in The Red Paint, written and directed by Nikteha Salazar.
Graphics sample: a snake Miranda made in Vectorworks and Photoshop for a custom banner for designer Robert Brill.
Above: select 1:48 model pieces including hand-painted nurses and “corroded” hospital beds with dirty sheets.
Non-commercial commission for private individual; barrel inspired by Star Trek. Vinyl stencils designed and applied by Miranda.
Above: a fabricated “placenta” on a tight budget
Above: a large banner painted for designer D’Vaughn Agu for Prowess.
Above: transforming an old bronze vase into a “gold” vase
Above: a stylized deer mask for a musician.