Hey, I'm Jess

A Sydney based Prop Maker & Artist

I am a dedicated hands-on creator bringing tenacity for learning new artistic skills and honing those already acquired. I'm an appreciator of the unconventional and I firmly believe in the importance of creative licence through self-expression.

With over a decade of experience across design and a lifetime of creating varying forms of art, I focus on the attention-grabbing details and making a statement in the process.

A mock ad for a mock product advertised with a stop motion animation video

TAFE Design Cert IV: Stop Motion Advertisement: Casual Tea Casualty

Creating a 30 second tv ad for a fictional brand using stop motion animation that comes with a powerful message about not judging others through my love of tea

TAFE Design Cert IV: Abandoned Building Set Design: Haunted School

Planning and tediously crafting a scale model of an abandoned building to be used as a set in a theatre, telling the story of an abandoned school

NIDA Open Prop Making: Sculpting, moulding, casting and finishing

Using various materials, chemicals and techniques to bring an object to life from design phase to finished prop

D&AD Shift 2023: ADIDAS Church of Alternative

Strategising, ideating, designing and pitching a mock brief to ADIDAS within a creative team

over[t]hink

A lead pencil sketch on art paper, suspended with thread and nailed to a wooden frame showing how overthinking manifests

Rebirth

An acrylic painting on A4 paper to symbolise a new beginning

Mushroom Lantern - Work In Progress

Building a lantern to look like a little slice of the rainforest

Costume & SFX Make Up: Sydney Zombie Walk 2024

Creating a zombie backstory and using various tools to create a costume, apply SFX make up and act in character

Jewellery Making & Chainmaille

Using plyers, various sized O rings, charms and findings to come up with new and intricate wearable designs

Cat A Tonic - A product concept of specialty gin and label mock up

The visual theme is a modern twist of Victorian gothic for those who like to dwell in the night and are looking for something a little bit fancy to help them relax after a long day.