All in a nights work

This is a quick moon maquette I made up to fanny about with materials and textures in prep for a much larger version later. (And admittedly also to walk around the house like a giant with the moon in my hand...)

Poly core with a foil layer to keep it happy when the mod-roc went on. Painted in acrylics.

Big Deal. Huge deal...

The music video I art directed a few weeks ago is here. It's for duo Big Deal's great track Talk. I loved dressing the interiors for this video (As posted a few weeks ago). There were so many beautiful dusty knick-knacks and hazy glassed trinkets- and it all translates so nicely in this simple dream-like video. Check it out here.

http://www.rollingstone.com/videos/new-and-hot/big-deal-talk-20120207

And look out for my woolly socks on the radiator! It's the little things in life...

Comments welcome as always.

Art directing mini budgets and short circuits

Last week saw me foraging the streets of London for nice bits of cardboard, ducting pipe to fit a male thigh and the perfect shade of matte robot-blue spray paint. Intrigued? You should be. Seye Adelekan's music video for his yummy track White Noise is currently in the edit room. Art direction and props by yours truly, with a spare pair of helping hands from my assistant and fab designer Alice Roche. Watch this space for stills from the shoot coming soon...

1 magical organ, 3 rolls of purple velvet and ONE HELLUVA LOT of Cadbury's chocolate buttons....

Last month I was working alongside the very talented team of prop makers at special effects and prop studio Hothouse building this magnificent chocolate fountain for Cadbury's as a marketing attraction to be installed at several locations across the country beginning at Westfield's White City. The 'Joyville' musical fountain features velvet covered cliffs, cascading edible chocolate, bubbling pools of coco and a magical Cadbury's organ for a photo opportunity. Wonderful.

Although I am sick of the sight of purple and just LOOKING a giant chocolate button induces a breakout of hives... Bring on Easter.

Take a load off...

So whilst I was doing my stint at Hothouse I took the opportunity to make a little something for my website homepage. (Long overdue I know...) I adore the aesthetics that surround the era of the 70's; the furniture, the patterns/prints, the icons, music and wanted to instil a little of this 'retro' element into the site. Starting with this little chair. Its made from various materials: sheet aluminium, chemi-wood, a bit of wadding, an old cotton skirt of mine and card.

It's loosely based on a chair my dad refused to part with for many years to my disgust. Eventually it began to grow on me and remains to this day, battered and tattered, taking pride of place in his office! Bless...

Really takes the biscuit...

I spent the day on Friday making gingerbread cookies. Popped the decorated biscuits in Kilmer jars and finished with wooden pendant, tags and ribbon for a pretty Christmas present.

Big Deal

Working Monday and Tuesday this week set dressing for a music video for boy-girl duet Big Deal for their new track Talk. Here are some pics from the shoot... until i can unveil more...