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Hi there,I am a professional, freelance production designer. Through the years, I have designed sets and costumes for theatre, film, commercials, and music videos. My goal is to bring to each production an original visual interpretation that best serves the text and the vision of the director. I enjoy bringing a strong sense of mood, atmosphere and character to a piece, creating an immersive experience for the audience and a sense of occasion on large or small scale productions.I am also an experienced interior designer, creating innovative spaces for retailers, educators, and individuals. My experience is not solely in design, but also in the succesful execution of the construction (I was the construction manager for a custom home builder for quite a few years)Thank you for visiting this site. I look forward to hearing more about you and your project.ia!
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Trail Of Tears
Uncle Vanya
Flying
Ducks Vs. Squirrels
Down The Drain
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Trail Of Tears
Uncle Vanya
Flying
Ducks Vs. Squirrels
Down The Drain
UncleVanya
"Uncle Vanya" by A. Chekhov
"Uncle Vanya" by A. Chekhov
"Uncle Vanya" by A. Chekhov
"Uncle Vanya" by A. Chekhov
"Uncle Vanya" by A. Chekhov
"Uncle Vanya" by A. Chekhov
"Uncle Vanya" by A. Chekhov
"Uncle Vanya" by A. Chekhov
"Uncle Vanya" by A. Chekhov
"Uncle Vanya" by A. Chekhov
"Uncle Vanya" by A. Chekhov
"Uncle Vanya" by A. Chekhov
Ducks vs Squirrels
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Ducks vs. Squirrels 1
Ducks vs Squirrels 1
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Ducks vs Squirrels 5
Ducks vs. Squirrels 1
Kuka
Kuka 1
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Kuka 1
Kuka 2
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Flying
"Flying" by Olga Mukhina
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"Flying" by Olga Mukhina
"Flying" by Olga Mukhina
"Flying" by Olga Mukhina
"Flying" by Olga Mukhina
"Flying" by Olga Mukhina
"Flying" by Olga Mukhina 2
"Flying" by Olga Mukhina
"Flying" by Olga Mukhina
"Flying" by Olga Mukhina
"Flying" by Olga Mukhina
Tempest
"Tempest" by W. Shakespeare
"Tempest" by W. Shakespeare
"Tempest" by W. Shakespeare
"Tempest" by W. Shakespeare
"Tempest" by W. Shakespeare
"Tempest" by W. Shakespeare
"Tempest" by W. Shakespeare
"Tempest" by W. Shakespeare
"Tempest" by W. Shakespeare
"Tempest" by W. Shakespeare
"Tempest" by W. Shakespeare
"Tempest" by W. Shakespeare
FourSquare
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FourSquare 1
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Sonata Escondida
Sonata Escondida 1
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Sonata Escondida 1
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Stroke
Stroke 1
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Shards
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Shards 1
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Just Bee
"Just Bee" by Emily Cicchini
"Just Bee" by Emily Cicchini
"Just Bee" by Emily Cicchini
"Just Bee" by Emily Cicchini
"Just Bee" by Emily Cicchini
"Just Bee" by Emily Cicchini
"Just Bee" by Emily Cicchini
"Just Bee" by Emily Cicchini
"Just Bee" by Emily Cicchini
"Just Bee" by Emily Cicchini
"Just Bee" by Emily Cicchini
"Just Bee" by Emily Cicchini
Down The Drain
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Down The Drain 6
Down The Drain 1
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CV
Curriculum Vitae for Ia Ensterä
2005-2011
Theatre, Film, and Commercial DesignBig Love (Drama/Comedy-2011) Shrewd Productions/Robert Faires Long Center For Performing Arts, Austin Set DesignerGhosts (Drama-2011) Breaking String + Penfold Theatre/Graham Schmidt Hyde Park Theater, Austin Set Designer Down The Drain (Drama/Comedy-2011) Imagine That Productions/John Boulanger Hyde Park Theater, Austin Set Designer Ducks vs. Squirrels: Battle For The Park (Drama/Comedy-2011)Pollyanna Theatre Company/Judy Matetzschk-Campbell Long Center For Performing Arts, Austin Set + Costume Designer Uncle Vanya (Drama-2011)Breaking String Theatre/Graham Schmidt The Off Center, Austin Set Designer Here Comes Gosling (Comedy-2011)Pollyanna Theatre Company/Judy Matetzschk-Campbell Long Center For Performing Arts, Austin Set + Costume Designer "In A Minute" (Music Video-2011) Plan De Fuga (band)/Amy Soto Austin Costume Designer Flying, by Olga Mukhina (Drama-2011)Breaking String Theatre/Graham SchmidtThe Off Center, Austin Set Designer "The Association" (Feature Film-2011)Eleven:11 Entertainment/Ryan Wickerham Austin Costume + Graphic Designer Shakespeare Comes To Calamity Creek (Comedy/Musical-2011)Buzz Productions/Katie BrockDougherty Arts Center, Austin Set Designer "Man From Orlando" (Feature Film-2011)Pepper Island Films/Craig Elrod Austin Costume Designer Greeks Alive! (Drama/Comedy/2010 + 2011)Pollyanna Theatre Company/Judy Matetzschk-Campbell Long Center/ Touring Set + Costume Designer Just Bee (Comedy/Musical/2010)Pollyanna Theatre Company/Judy Matetzschk-CampbellLong Center For Performing Arts, Austin Set + Costume Designer "Pattern Nation DVD" (TV series-2010) PTC Productions/Judy Matetzschk-CampbellAustin Art Director + Graphic Designer "Doonby" (Feature Film-2010)Nobody Film Company/Peter Mackenzie Smithville Set Decorator Cinderella And The Beanstalk (Comedy-2010) Pollyanna Theatre Company/Judy Matetzschk-Campbell Long Center For Performing Arts, Austin Set + Costume Designer World Wildlife Fund (Commercial-2010) Batpack StudiosAustin Art Director "The Ascent" (Feature Film-2010)Devil’s Thumb Productions/Steven CreazzoAustin Art Director Pattern Nation (Series/Comedy-2004-2010) Pollyanna Theatre Company/Judy Matetzschk-Campbell Long Center/Dougherty Arts Center/Touring Set + Costume DesignerTempest (Drama-2009)Pollyanna Theatre Company/Judy Matetzschk-Campbell Dougherty Arts Center, Austin Set + Costume Designer Maidenform (Commercial-2009)WPFG Studios/Markus Constance Austin Costume Designer Faster Than The Speed Of Light (Musical-2009)FTSOL Team/Kelli Bland Salvage Vanguard Theater, Austin Set Designer Home Entertainment (Drama/Comedy-2009)Performance Encounters/Leticia Rodriguez Joe’ Cooks, AustinSet Designer H.E.B. (Commercial-2009) Sugar FilmsDallas Asst. Art Director Wonderdog (Comedy-2009)Pollyanna Theatre Company/Judy Matetzschk-Campbell Long Center For Performing Arts, Austin Set + Costume Designer "The 2 Bobs" (Feature Film-2009)Texas Avenue Films/Tim McCanliesAustin Production Designer + Art DirectorCanciones For Generations (Comedy/Musical-2008) Performance Encounters/Leticia Rodriguez Mexican-American Cultural Center, Austin Set Designer Midsummer Night’'s Dream (Comedy-2008) Pollyanna Theatre Company/Judy Matetzschk-Campbell Long Center For Performing Arts, Austin Set + Costume Designer Kuka (Drama-2008) HBMG/Mark PickellLong Center For Performing Arts, Austin Set Designer Sonata Escondida (Drama-2008)HBMG/Will Hollis Snider Long Center For Performing Arts, Austin Set Designer Stroke (Drama-2008) HBMG/Robert Matney Long Center For Performing Arts, Austin Set Designer Four Square (Drama-2008) HBMG/Aaron Sanders Long Center For Performing Arts, Austin Set Designer Shards (Drama-2008) HBMG/Paula Russell Long Center For Performing Arts, Austin Set Designer West Side Story (Musical Number-2008)Long Center Opening GalaLong Center For Performing Arts, AustinCostume DesignerMama Tomcat’s Flying School (Comedy-2008) Pollyanna Theatre Company/Judy Matetzschk-Campbell Long Center For Performing Arts, Austin Set + Costume DesignerCaptain Can (Comedy-2008-2011) City Of Austin/Judy Matetzschk-Campbell Touring Set + Costume Designer Duckie Sees The World (Drama-2007)Pollyanna Theatre Company/Judy Matetzschk-CampbellDougherty Arts Center, Austin Set + Costume Designer End Of The World Party (Comedy-2007)Naughty Austin Productions/Blake Yelavich Arts On Real, AustinSet + Costume Designer "Z: Zombie Musical" (Feature Film-2007)Dancing Zombies Production/John McLean Austin Costume Designer + Illustrator Pageant (Comedy/Musical-2007)Naughty Austin Productions/Blake Yelavich Arts On Real, Austin Set + Costume Designer When Pigs Fly (Comedy/Musical-2006)Naughty Austin Productions/Blake Yelavich Arts On Real, Austin Set + Costume DesignerJessie And Grace (Comedy-2006) Pollyanna Theatre Company/Judy Matetzschk-Campbell Dougherty Arts Center, Austin Set + Costume Designer "Idiocracy" (Feature Film-2006) Twentieth Century Fox/Mike Judge Austin Set Dresser Psycho Beach Party (Comedy/Musical-2006) Naughty Austin Productions/Blake Yelavich Arts On Real, Austin Set + Costume Designer Trail Of Tears (Drama-2005)Ballet Austin/ Pollyanna/Judy Matetzschk-Campbell Touring Set + Costume Designer "The Ringer" (Feature Film-2005)The Ringer Productions,/Barry W. BlausteinAustin Set Dresser Too Many Frogs (Comedy-2005)Pollyanna Theatre Company/Judy Matetzschk-CampbellDougherty Arts Center, Austin Set + Costume Designer I'’m Not the Woman I Was, The Memoirs of Frances Nail (Drama/Comedy-2005)Pollyanna Theatre Company/Judy Matetzschk-Campbell Arts On Real, Austin Set + Costume Designer Tangled Tricksters (Drama/Comedy-2005)Pollyanna Theatre Company/Judy Matetzschk-Campbell Dougherty Arts Center, Austin Set + Costume Designer Corporate DesignFunki Monki (Restaurant/Gaming) Concept Artist 2010Sirens Salon (Beauty Salon) Concept Artist/ Muralist 2009GHBC (Educational facility) Concept Designer/ Interior Designer 2008Gomi (Retail store) Concept Designer/ Interior Designer 2007AwardsB. Iden Payne Award Win for Best Set Design Here Comes Gosling! 2010/2011B. Iden Payne Award Nomination for Costume Design Just Bee 2009/2010B. Iden Payne Award Nomination for Costume Design Tempest 2008/2009B. Iden Payne Award Win for Best Set Design End Of The World Party 2006/2007B. Iden Payne Award Win for Best Costume Design When Pigs Fly 2005/2006B. Iden Payne Award Win for Best Costume Design Trail Of Tears 2004/2005 Various Creative VenturesWorld Cup Soccer (Drama/Comedy-2011) Trouble Puppet/ Puppet Pandemic/Caroline Reck Puppeteer "Pola Negri: The Iconic Collection" (DVD series-2011)Bright Shining City Productions/Mariusz Kotowski Graphic Designer Forty-Five And A Half Lovers (Novel-2010)Puddleby Publishing/Anika Kunik Cover Art + Illustrations Witch On The Water (Novel-2009) Blue Moose Publishing/Christine + Ethan Rose Cover Art + Illustration American Payroll Association (Commercial-2009)APA /Bob StoverStoryboard ArtistAir Force: Sexual Assault (DVD-2008) US Air Force/David Spitzer Storyboard ArtistRowan Of The Wood (Novel-2008) Blue Moose Publishing/Christine + Ethan Rose Cover Art + IllustrationApplied Materials (Commercial-2007) Clarus Interactive/Jess Walker Storyboard Artist"Hiawatha Diary" (Feature Film-2007)Still Spring Films/Dave Park Storyboard Artist Time Warner Cable (Commercial-2007)The Thomas Agency Storyboard ArtistBatboy, The Musical (Musical-2007) Naughty Austin Productions/Blake Yelavich Stage Manager "Except For Bobby" (TV series-2007)FOX TV/Jeffrey Travis Storyboard ArtistThe Monologue Project (Drama-2006) Ballet Austin/ Pollyanna Theatre /Judy Matetzschk-Campbell Masks"Trouble Enough" (Feature Film-2006) JRM Productions/James Meny Storyboard Artist"The King" (Feature Film-2005) Content Film/James Marsh Storyboard Artist"High Mind" (Feature Film-2005) Machine City Productions/Jason Bounds Storyboard ArtistBig Stinkin’ International Improv Festival (Comedy Tour-2005)Big Stinkin’ Improv TourLighting Tech Other Professional SkillsSince 1996 I have also maintained constant freelance employment in the following theatrical/film areas: scenic art, props fabrication, sculpting, set dressing, movement coaching, art finishing, storyboarding, concept art, illustration, puppet making and stage management. Further details can be given on request. EducationBachelor of Fine Arts - Texas State University Other PlusesComputer: Windows and Macintosh, Photoshop CS4, Illustrator. Clean drivers’ license for car and motorcycle.Complete set construction and prop manufacturing shop.Languages: Finnish (fluent), English (fluent), French (studied) German (studied), Swedish (studied)Projects beyond 2005 are readily available upon request.
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