1st Model

Animals & Creatures

Silicone creature concept bust based on the ‘Crawler’ from Jeff VanderMeer’s Annihilation (2014).

The Crawler silicone creature concept bust

Back of the Creature head

Claw detail

Monster clay sculpt, silicone 2 part mould, fibreglass jacket, silicone intrinsic painting and casting, steel tube armature, biscuit foam core, seaming, painted with oil paints and dowsil, claws sculpted and cast in resin, eyeball sculpted and cast in UV resin with threads for veins.

2nd Model

Animals & Creatures

Dead European Greenfinch model for graduate film ‘The Ambrose Finch’

Dead European Greenfinch Prop

‘The Ambrose Finch’ still

‘The Ambrose Finch’ Windowsill Still

Plasteline sculpt, 2 part plaster mould, silicone cast with wire armature, Milliput sculpted feet and beak painted with acrylic, flocking, dyeing feathers, feather and hair punching, wing feathers assembled on a wire armature before attaching, resin eye. (1:1 Scale)

3rd Model

Exhibition & Display

Bearded Dragon egg development educational model.

Bearded Dragon Egg Development Model

Bearded Dragon Embryo Close Up

Hatchling Close Up

Sculpey sculptures, painted with acrylic and inks, UV resin coat, shells 1-3 & 5 created in CAD, 3D printed, sanded and filled with a thin fast cast interior skin. Shell 4 moulded and cast in a fast cast shell, sprayed with cellulose. Veins painted inside shells with acrylic paint and resin mix, yolks sculpted, moulded in silicone and cast in resin. Resin pour encapsulating all elements in the shell. Plywood base, top layer cut on the CNC machine. Linseed oil treatment for a natural looking finish. (5:1 Scale)

Gallery

Fibreglass Moulding

Egg Development Process

Intrinsically Painted Silicone Cast

Creature Sculpt and Mould Preparation

Creature Design Iterations

Architectural Concept Model 1:100

Awards

The Storyteller Award

Winner

Ella Ireland

Arts University Bournemouth

BA (Hons) Modelmaking

Stand: 64
Graduation: 2026

I enjoy sculpting and working with a range of materials, especially silicone, with a fine attention to detail and quality of finish. I have experience working in the prosthetics department on House of the Dragon for Waldo Mason, and as a model maker for the Natural History Museum. After graduating I would love to work in creatures, prosthetics, or props for the film or events industry.

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