The Fairy Catchers Convention

The Fairy Catchers Convention

For this image I was experimenting with the number of characters I could fit into an image. I have taken over 2000 photos of this scene trying to get it right, so I hope you like the result!

Instillation Art

I have very recently completed an Instillation for the University of Worcester to raise awareness of the Degree Show at the end of this month. Above is the final finished thing available to view at your leisure at Reindeer Court, Worcester. The entire thing has been created out of recycled materials sourced from WRE. Below are the concept images.

Card Prototype of the Instillation

Card Prototype of Instillation photoshoped into shop window

Cogito Ergo Sum - Degree Show - Interview

My work has been featured on Cogito Ergo Sum's Blog where I have given a brief (very brief!) interview about my work and my time at the University of Worcester! So go check it out!

Spotlight - Space Cow Smith

These images have been created by the very talented Space Cow Smith please do go view his work at spacecowsmith.blogspot.com

Cogito Ergo Sum - Degree Show

It's coming up! The Worcester University Degree Show will be held from 26th -28th May 2011 where a multitude of work will be on display from graduating students from the following disciplines: Animation, Art and Design, Creative Digital Media, Digital Film Production, Graphic Design & Multimedia and Illustration.

Some of my most resent work will be on display along with work from my dissertation. This is a chance to see my sculptures up close alongside illustrations that I have completed whilst at the University of Worcester. There will be many other talented peoples work on display including that of Space Cow Smith a fellow model maker! So do please come along!

For more information please visit www.cogitioergosum.co.uk

New Developments!

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On Location - Sculptural Illustration at the Blue Lagoon

On a day trip to the Blue Lagoon, Abereiddy, Wales.

On Location - Sculptural Illustration in Mwnt

Holidaying in Mwnt, Wales. I took a few of my models with me, and here is a few of their adventures!

The Gentleman Octopus

A preview of a new character within the large illustration I am currently working on.

Water Spirit / Mermaid

This wonderful creature is the only model I've made so far that exists in water. She gets creeper the longer she is in there. Looking rather like something belonging in the Pickled Library at the Natural History Museum.

Newest Model

Here is the first image of my newest model, she is based off of a model I made for my dissertation to be used in a larger illustration.

Paper Sculpture

I created this for an exhibition on experimental illustration and is now featured on the Worcester Uni website here

An unusual walk

Went on a walk and took a selection of models with me to experiment with them in an outdoor setting including my latest maquette. These are some of the resulting images.

Snapshot

I realize I haven't updated recently so here is a snapshot of my workbench at the moment. I am working on an illustration of which I am pushing the number of models that can be present in the image without the illustration becoming too crowded or just a photograph of 'dolls'. These are the characters for it that I have finished at the moment, still a lot of work to do yet!