Anna & I - UT Opera
RETIREING FROM THE OPERA!
It is official, I have retired from designing the makeup for the Knoxville Opera and the UT Opera! I have passed the gauntlet on to my trusted protege, Anna Elizabeth Campbell! I have worked with her for the last couple of years to take over for me! I couldn't leave till I could have someone in there that could run it for me! She is very excited and I KNOW she will be fabulous!!! She has the love and passion for this kind of makeup!! Anna has shown herself to be a wonderful artist, and is able to work well with the singers!! I'm so excited for her, she reminds me of myself!! She has a natural gift for doing this makeup and she will be a wonderful asset to the companies!! I will still be there to help her and get her comfortable running the shows! I will also help in getting artists to work with her!! The theatre is a great place for me to try out new artist...if they can handle this, they can handle other jobs!
I am both sad and excited about this!! I am sad because I have been the makeup designer for so long...over 25 years!! I was pregnant doing the shows and, at 3 weeks old, I wheeled my daughter in with me!! She grew up in the theatre, they have been family to her...and me!!! I will still help with the shows, I will be Anna's assistant when I'm in town!! So I will get to see everyone!! We are a big family at the theatre, and I truly love everyone!!!
I can now focus on the the next chapter of my life, working on movies, TV, commercials, and traveling for work! Now that I have raised my daughter, Liana, I can start to work on jobs that are not just in town and can now do this full time!! I am excited to see where this part of my life will take me!! I am blessed and have the wonderful support of my loving family!
The Opera is and always will be a love & passion for me!!! I'm not saying goodbye, just saying..." See ya soon"!!!!
Shanna Sept 2011 to edit.
It is official, I have retired from designing the makeup for the Knoxville Opera and the UT Opera! I have passed the gauntlet on to my trusted protege, Anna Elizabeth Campbell! I have worked with her for the last couple of years to take over for me! I couldn't leave till I could have someone in there that could run it for me! She is very excited and I KNOW she will be fabulous!!! She has the love and passion for this kind of makeup!! Anna has shown herself to be a wonderful artist, and is able to work well with the singers!! I'm so excited for her, she reminds me of myself!! She has a natural gift for doing this makeup and she will be a wonderful asset to the companies!! I will still be there to help her and get her comfortable running the shows! I will also help in getting artists to work with her!! The theatre is a great place for me to try out new artist...if they can handle this, they can handle other jobs!
I am both sad and excited about this!! I am sad because I have been the makeup designer for so long...over 25 years!! I was pregnant doing the shows and, at 3 weeks old, I wheeled my daughter in with me!! She grew up in the theatre, they have been family to her...and me!!! I will still help with the shows, I will be Anna's assistant when I'm in town!! So I will get to see everyone!! We are a big family at the theatre, and I truly love everyone!!!
I can now focus on the the next chapter of my life, working on movies, TV, commercials, and traveling for work! Now that I have raised my daughter, Liana, I can start to work on jobs that are not just in town and can now do this full time!! I am excited to see where this part of my life will take me!! I am blessed and have the wonderful support of my loving family!
The Opera is and always will be a love & passion for me!!! I'm not saying goodbye, just saying..." See ya soon"!!!!
Shanna Sept 2011 to edit.