Props design and Crafting
I build props and figures that sit somewhere between sculpture and performance. My work began out of curiosity, fueled by the inspiration of VFX artists and YouTube makers like Adam Savage, who showed me that a prop can be a piece of craftsmanship in its own right. During the start of the pandemic, I picked up Warhammer, first reading it, then painting the miniatures and playing the game. I had built plastic models of planes and similar kits before, but never a miniature. After watching the Golden Demon awards and seeing Richard Gray’s work, I set out to replicate his approach: a dark body color that makes the metallic and glowing parts stand out. Miniature painting and diorama building taught me a feel for fine detail, and over time I realized those skills could translate to stage props, where the same detail has to hold up to durability demands. Peers and productions often come to me for pieces they need built, and I have become the person who makes them. My growing interest in anatomy then led me toward puppetry, where understanding movement, joints, and proportions is essential to making a figure believable. I study how limbs bend, how weight shifts, and how subtle motions can convey emotion. I work in materials such as ABS, aluminum, epoxy, and paint, learning to balance durability with aesthetics. This blend of craftsmanship and anatomical study has deepened my appreciation for props not just as objects, but as extensions of performance.
This mask was inspired by Mayan death masks, particularly their asymmetrical forms and skeletal imagery. The jaw mechanism combined influences from the Yautja creatures in Predator (1987) and the lower jaw structure of the Titanoboa. I wanted the design to feel both organic and unsettling, blending archeological inspiration with creature design.
The mask itself was from amazon and to get my desired shape I carved the plastic using a hobby knife and used Millieput to create remaining flesh that is undergoing necrosis. Although I could have sculpted the flesh with all of the fibers scultpted I went for the look of drying blood and rotting flesh. I didn’t have enough time to properly sculpt and carve the Jaw as the hinge mechanisim was bolted there and I didn’t want to risk the chances of exposed bolts or nuts. The lower jaw parts in half held by magnets and the straps attached to the back would pull them apart allowing the jaws to part.
I began making props out of curiosity and inspiration from VFX artists and YouTube creators like Adam Savage. Over time, I realized that miniature painting and diorama building could translate into stage props with added detail and durability. I’ve often been labeled as an assistant or builder, contributing pieces for productions or peers. My growing interest in anatomy also led me toward puppetry, where understanding movement, joints, and proportions became essential for creating believable figures.
I worked with materials such as ABS, aluminum, epoxy, and paint, learning how to combine durability with aesthetics. Puppetry introduced me to anatomical study—how limbs bend, how weight shifts, and how subtle motions can convey emotion. This blend of craftsmanship and anatomy deepened my appreciation for props not just as objects, but as extensions of performance.
Building props led me to puppetry. A puppet only works if it moves believably, so I had to understand joints, proportions, and movement. I studied anatomy to see how limbs bend, how weight shifts through a figure, and how a small motion can change what an audience thinks a character is feeling.
I work across sculpture, prop fabrication, and puppetry, and whether a piece is for display or for the stage, I want it to look convincing and to work mechanically. I treat a prop as an extension of the performance, not just an object.
This is my mix of kitbashed army that I test painted this was before I stripped it to repaintThis Used to be my warhammer collection and army alot of the models are either kit bashed or sculpted by hand by meThis is a diorama I did of a panzer III utilizing old acrylic, dirt, and cork board
During the start of the pandemic, I got into reading Warhammer and then started painting the minis and playing the game. I have done just regular models of planes and such before but never a miniature. After I got fascinated by watching the Golden Demon awards and seeing Richard Gray's work, I tried to replicate much of his work. I attempted to recreate his style of a dark colour of the body and take advantage of it to highlight metallic parts and the glowing parts.