Props & Models
Flower Face - The Freedom of Blodeuwedd
This diorama demonstrates a scene from the welsh myth of Blodeuwedd, when she kills her nearly invulnerable husband under some very specific circumstances. Bar the goat, the model is made entirely from scratch. The base was carved from a high density foam with a hot-wire cutter and hit with a rock repeatedly, then textured with a mix of modelling paste, acrylic paint, dirt, and rocks.
The trees (there's actually two there giving each other a lil hug), were made with wire, aluminum foil, and hot glue (that was further sculpted with a hot wire tool, minus the wire bit). The tiny branches are made from seafoam (the plant) that were very carefully super glued in place, air brushed, and flocked.
The little roof is wooden dowel and cardboard, and the cauldron is a a ping pong ball and milli-put. All painted with various acrylic paints.
Newspaper Shop
This model uses a mix of premade pieces and bespoke modifications, with wooden pieces used for the walls, board, and street lamp, and various paper print-outs for the signs and newspapers. The small table and roof tiles are made from corrugated cardboard and various terrain sands and grasses are used around the base.
The assembled piece was painted with highly-pigmented acrylic paints, as well as washes to add grime and bring the various colours together.
The little light inside the shop does turn on, despite me not thinking to take a photo of that.
Demi-Plane
This map represents a demi-plane existing within an apocalyptic world I designed. 'Poppee' flourished while the world around it fell into ruin, and I liked the idea of trying to represent this planar anomaly visually.
The map itself is coffee stained paper and fine-point marker, mounted on foam-core board, placed at the very front of a shadow box, to hide it's depth.
The terrain beneath is foam carved with a hot-wire cutter and utility knife, that was then painted and flocked. I have intentions to add resin to act as the lakes and ocean and have yet to have the opportunity.
Misc. Masks
A series of masks I decorated using various materials; acrylic paints, paper, air-dry clay, googly eyes, sticks, fabric, misc. craft detailing, staples, wire mesh, and feathers.
Tiniest Kitchen
This model was made from a kit but I took some liberties. I made a tiled floor and stone walls from craft foam indented with a pencil and painted with acrylic paint. The cabinet handles were made with bent and flattened pieces of wire. The various jugs were made from beads and wire, and flocking was added because I like it and I think it's cute. The light also turns on!
Diver Helmet
This Divers Helmet was primarily made from xps foam and paper mache.
The shoulder piece was cut, shaped, and held in place by some bent plastic rods. The head piece was made piñata-style by covering a really big balloon with paper mache. Many additional layers were added for stability, as well as a flexible wall filler to smooth out the finish.
Holes were carved in the paper mache for the 'windows', which were ringed with more xps foam and finished with craft foam. Various greebles were made from random things found in my craft room and decorated with additional craft foam.
The helmet was primed with a spray and painted with another. It was then dirtied with washed down acrylic paint.
The inside of the windows were lined with one-way mirror film, so the wearer can see out, but can't be seen themselves.
Macbeth's Head
This head was made for a production of Macbeth. I used the app Polycam to scan the actors head, then paid a friend to print it for me. I filled the head with scrunched up paper and a few rocks to add realistic weight, then glued a piece of foam to the end so I could carve into the base.
I carved a narrow hole into the top to act as a handle so Macduff's actor could confidently pick it up by the hair. I primed the head with a spray paint and painted with acrylic. The hair was made from brushed out tufts of wool glued into place.
I was on a very quick turn around for this and assembled the whole thing in one night, and then touched up the next day. If I were to do it again, I'd scan the actor for longer so the print was a highly resolution. I'd have him wear a bald cap so I could more naturally build the hair. I'd style a lace-front wig and glue it in place to act as a the hair, and ideally do the same with his beard and eyebrows. I'd do my initial paint under stage lights. I ended up having to repaint the head into a very orange tone as my initial paint, though more realistic in natural light, looked too washed out on stage. I'd also want to put more detail into the neck and head wound.
It was very fun to work on and I hope I get a similar opportunity in the future cause I think I could do a lot better now.
Spiky Hat
I got to learn to cut metal and spot weld while studying art at Uni and made this decorative helmet. It is very dangerous to both wear and approach, especially now that it's rusted over.
