Experience and Employment.

August 1997 to present day.

Freelance sculptor, designer and model maker. Responsible for finding and carrying out a variety of different creative projects that include taking on private commissions, the design and production of awards for events such as The Fantastic Film Festival in Manchester.  Sculpting for large and small production run pieces. Design and creative work for use in various animation and photography projects. The design and manufacture of hand crafted items and exhibition pieces. Model making for toy production. Also experienced as a member of an exhibition construction team. Has also worked as part of a team running various art shows.

Other work has also included part time teaching at Solihull College to Degree students on self-employment and an animation model making class for school age children.

2002 - 2006         The Framers            The Custard Factory        Digbeth, Birmingham.

September 1999 – January 2002           Morton Bentzien.          Hockley, Birmingham.   

1997 – 1998           The Puppet Factory                   Clifton, Bristol

Working in the production of puppets for use in stop motion animation, prototype maquettes and models for photographic stills. This position included work on puppets in various stages of production from translating design drawings into three-dimensional pieces through to final finishing of the model or puppet.

Qualifications  

B.A. Three Dimensional Design in Wood Metal and Plastics, specialising in Craft Design.

Dissertation Title  ‘Censorship in the Broadcast Media’.

B.T.E.C. National Diploma in General Art and Design.

G.S.E. Art, English, Maths, History and Biology.

C.S.E. Chemistry.

Education

1986 - 1989           Wolverhampton Polytechnic

1984  - 1986           Worcester College of Technology

1980 – 1984           Nunnery Wood High School 

Interests

These include art and design, computers and digital photography. Media with a special interest in films and the cinema. I enjoy reading, listening to music, watching films and corresponding with friends. Any spare time I have I try to develop and my own artwork.

Exhibitions

1989           Degree Show                   London

1989           Forbidden Planet              London

1994           Fantasy Con                    Birmingham

1995           Intersection World Con     Glasgow

1996           “…to boldly go…”            Daventry

1997           C.D. Art                          Worcester

1997           Fantasy World Con          London

2000           Art of the Imagination       London

1999-2002   Skills On Show                Worcester  

2002 -         The Outcrowd

Publications

My work has featured in ‘Science Fiction and Fantasy Modeller’ and ‘Drone’ magazines and in the ‘UKGK’ book. 

Other Work

A piece of my work was photographed by Peter Kandhola and used in the art work for the band UB40’s album ‘Promises and Lies’ and the single ‘Ce La Vie.’ 

I worked on the Dairylea Dinosaur TV commercial while working at The Puppet Factory. Other work for them included work on puppets for a series of Burger King TV commercials for screening in America.

Since 1991 I have produced the SOFFIA award for the Society of Fantastic Films. Recipients include Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Ray Harryhausen and John Landis.  

From 2002 onwards I have exhibited as a member of The Outcrowd art collective.