Sculpting

The Face

This is a series of sculptures – constructed out of broken ceramics – exploring Western Societies educating themselves and breaking away from what has become the traditional funeral industry. The series is celebrating more and more individuals thinking about alternative and eco-friendly options, such as Natural Burials, as well as breaking the taboo of not openly discussing death and funerals with our families and loved ones.

This sculpture is inspired by the story of the Hand of Glory. I imagined it as rotten and bleeding whenever it is lit, as though it's alive on the inside. The sculpture is made out of British white clay, painted with alcohol activated paints and finished with touches of fake blood which I allowed to solidify. The fingertips are covered in wax.

This is a decapitated head sculpture I created for my stop motion animation – The Decapitated Head of Mr Doe. It formed a large part of my final MA project, Praxinoscope Theatre of Horrors presents The Decapitated Head of Mr Doe, exhibited at the NUA MA Show in September 2018. I decided to make a fetishized, decapitated head of an old man as I’m interested in the perversion of audiences. The stop motion animation focuses on a flexible tongue and a moving jaw as lips and tongue are often eroticised on film. 

Commission for Jamie McNaught. It is a character model for a future horror film based on his designs. This sculpture was created using white British clay, fake blood, human hair, as well as cotton cloth and dried mealworms. Alcohol activated paints were used to colour the creature, and petroleum jelly was used at the very end to give it a slimy look.  

Birthday present for my wonderful mum who truly has the biggest heart. There are four hearts in total. The biggest one represents my mum, two middle-sized ones represent me and my dad, and the smallest one is our beloved dog – Lord Hamish Wigglebum. The sculptures are made from white clay, fake blood (which I allowed to solidify) and petroleum jelly.

BABY ROAST

Commission for a short film called A Christmas Proposal directed by Sam Renew. The sculpture is made out of British terracotta clay. It was covered in places with homemade skin (made from silicone) so that it appears as though the 'skin' is peeling off the rest of the 'meat'. Petroleum Jelly was used at the end to make the sculpture look as though it just came out of the oven. It was supposed to mimic a turkey roast as closely as possible; however, I used whole roasted pigs as my main reference.