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Perhaps one of my most prized contributions to the Star Wars universe - the portrait of Maarva Andor, painted with acrylics on wood.
The decision to add the painting onto the Mina Rau homestead set came in January 2024, during reshoots. The memories of Maarva are integral to the show’s characters, and the visual representation of this was equally as important to the creative team.
At first I painted a much smaller version on a scrap of plastic I scavenged from a pile of random fast-cast parts remaining in our already-packed prop store. Upon showing this to our Production Designer Luke Hull, it became clear we should probably go much bigger with it. The second and final version is painted on wood, with her name inscribed below in the Bazeese Script (created by Barry Gingell.) When it came to dressing the portrait into the set, Luke very kindly insisted we hang it next to their communicator panel, so it gets seen on camera.
I extremely value the trust that was put in me to paint this portrait, both by Luke and the rest of our graphics team. It felt very special in the moment, but what was even more extraordinary was the reaction it got after the episode came out. Thank you to everyone who noticed it, there, softly in the background, looking after the characters in times of uncertainty and unknowns. Just like Maarva would have done ♥️
(Barry also suggested to the producers they gift this to Fiona Shaw herself after the wrap and they agreed ! I don’t know if this happened in the end, but I like to imagine she received it haha)
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