Star-Stuff
Cricket Redman & Miranda Smith
Madison, WI
Lighting Design: Mark Penisten
Soundscape: Phil Redman & Michael Sambar
Pro Tip
Spend some time wondering through Star-stuff - immersed yourself in a spacey soundscape while the color combinations create an ever-evolving perspective.
Inside the Installation
Materials: wood, acrylic, speakers
Artist Bios
Cricket Design Works Team
Miranda Smith, Michael Sambar, and Cricket and Phil Redman work together at Cricket Design Works, a digital marketing and branding agency, based in Madison, WI. Cricket has been a member of the Gleam team since 2019. She’s an avid gardener, yogi, artist, and creative director. Miranda Smith is a mixed media installation artist, sculptor, and printmaker who also brings her creativity into her work as a UX/UI designer. Michael Sambar is a creative director at Cricket Design Works, a photographer, and a musician (Mossmen and Dak Dubois & Co). Phil is a developer and partner at Cricket Design Works, a musician (You of all People) and serves on the Board of the Arts & Literature Laboratory, where he and Cricket curate Auricle, an experimental music series.
Mark Penisten
Mark is a Madison native and previous GLEAM artist who is happy to be joining the team to support this event in a new way. His real job is managing the theatre at Madison East High School, as well as supporting the other three MMSD high school theatre programs. He also sometimes does lighting design for a handful of local dance companies, and dabbles in whatever other opportunities arise to play with light and color.
