Copper/resin replica head

I was approached by a private client who is currently undergoing dramatic facial reconstuction as part of a sex change. The client wanted to have an exact copper/resin copy of her head before the surgery and cosequently after she had undergone the surgery.

Here is the copper head before the surgery. I will be casting the clients head again soon after the surgery so will update you when I have. The 2 togerther will be very striking so I am looking forward to having the comparison.

The Nutcracker 2010, The Coliseum, Wayne Eagling

I was brought in by the English National Ballet to make 12 swords and a prop cannon to be fired in the show!

Here are 2 of the 6 Chinese swords I made for the show. They were sculpted in Chavant, moulded in silicone/fibreglass and then cast in resin/iron filler. The handle was wrapped with brown leather thonging.

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The 2 part silicone and fibreglass mould.



A pre and post polished and handled sword.





6 Hazaar swords cast in brass and alluminium resin for the cavalry scene in the show.





The mould with the 2 halves cast inside.



Before and after the polishing with wire wool.





The cannon is a (mis)firing cannon which is operated by one of the dancers. There is also a plume of smoke from a smoke machine which is concealed within the barrel.

The barrel was poly scuplted in 2 halves so the mechanism could be fitted. The back of thr barrel is removeable to house the smoke machine and the wick acts as the opearating cord to fire the ball and reset the paddle to it's firing position.

It was then coated with glass fibre and plaster polymer and coloured with iron paste.