Over the past few years, I developed a love for creating costumes, props, and museum replicas. This has been a rewarding experience, with each new project requiring development of brand new skills, from painting, sewing and leather work, to clay sculpting and casting latex, and most recently, to 3D modeling and printing.
Cowabunga
Growing up in the 80s and 90s, Ninja Turtles were an obsession, particularly the work of Jim Henson and his team for the 1991 film. The costume was a grueling but amazing year-long build. I built my own mannequin, learned to sculpt and make molds, casting in both latex and foam latex (requiring me to build a foam latex oven) as well as airbrush painting. With this costume, I entered the Awesome-Con Costume Contest in 2017 for the first time, taking home trophies for Best Portrayal and Best Craftsmanship.
valar morghulis
The costume work found in HBO's Game of Thrones is what initially brought me into this hobby. I became obsessed with the armor design of the Kingsguard, and wanting a suit of armor of my own, decided to make one. The armor is made from sheets of thermoplastic, with the help of friend and faux finisher, Jesse Ganteaume, painting the cuirass, shoulders and greaves.
Zombie!
Wanting an opportunity to wear a simple and comfortable costume when desired, I opted to make my own Daryl Dixon outfit. While deceptively simple, properly copying the show's very specific distressing techniques was a fun adventure in minute detail.
Latest Projects
Some of the work I've been tackling lately includes an MCU-inspired Wolverine outfit, for which I've been 3D modeling costume parts in Zbrush. I've also begun modeling various movie props, like the pirate key from The Goonies. Many museums are now offering 3D scans of artifacts and fossils, which I am also having a blast 3D printing and painting.
