Phantom of the Opera

For Christmas of 2001, my husband gave me a magnificent  Lady Jane  3-wing Conservatory. And for many months it was empty while I tried to come up with a theme for it that did the magnificent work of Linda Clark justice. Finally an idea came to me---well, actually, the idea came to my husband!  A depiction of the Phantom of the Opera  Masquerade Ball...

Jamie Carrington created all of the dolls in all of their costumes. In this case, the best description is actually just the pictures of the various dolls. The colors and uniqueness of the costume design speaks to Jamie's unique experiences in the theater in England. While the Phantom  stands dead center in the Conservatory certainly  creating the focus of the scene, each wing also has  a focus.  In one wing the masquerade participants are sitting, standing and talking. In the second wing is occupied by the musicians, their instruments and stands. The final wing of the Conservatory displays the food  fit for a ball.

 

 

Let them Eat Cake....

While I created the table with a simple piece of glass placed on gilded pedestals I made, the food came from primarily the English Kitchen and Diminutive  Specialties Lisa's Little Things made plates for the occasions with a special rose pattern on them.

The flowers were created by Barb Plevan. All of the arrangements are slightly different, but in the bright colors that are seen in this picture. Barb and I decided to use bright colors that  seemed to be quite appropriate for the Masquerade Ball and all of the festivities. Barb also supplied loose flowers so that I was able to arrange a few flowers on the serving table.

 

 

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