“I am a multidisciplinary artist translating vision into form — from cinematic prosthetics to monumental sculptures.
“I am a multidisciplinary artist translating vision into form — from cinematic prosthetics to monumental sculptures. With 20+ years in hair and makeup, 7+ years in SFX and fabrication, and a portfolio spanning global brands and award-winning productions, I craft work that merges precision with imagination. Clients include Remy Martin, PUMA, Google, A$AP Rocky, and Snoop Dogg.”
Year: 2023 Client: Volkswagen Role: Lead Artist Assistant, Studio Manager Contribution: Sculpted and fabricated two life-size scenarios of delivery men on bicycles. Applied “the blackest black paint in the world” to achieve a surreal, silhouette-like effect. Highlights: Campaign won multiple awards; praised for creative use of material science and visual impact.
Years: 2023 & 2024
Client: Red Rocket Energy
Role: Studio Manager, Lead Artist Assistant, Hairstylist
Contribution: Assisted in fabrication of two lifelike art installations for permanent display in Red Rocket Energy’s office building. Styled hair elements to enhance realism and supported final finishing.
Highlights: Commissioned corporate art installations showcasing fabrication and finishing skill; multi-year client relationship.
Year: 2018
Client: Mercedes-Benz
Role: Apprentice, Lead Artist Assistant
Contribution: Assisted in fabrication of custom superhero suits for the lead actors, sculpted, cast, and painted in studio. Responsible for clean-up of sculpts and support across fabrication stages.
Highlights: Early involvement in large-scale sculpt-to-screen process for an international automotive campaign.
Year: 2018
Client: Chicken Licken (South African Fast Food Brand)
Role: Apprentice, Assistant Artist (Application)
Contribution: Assisted with the application of old age prosthetics for the lead actor in the campaign. Supported senior artists in blending and detailing the prosthetics for on-camera realism.
Highlights: Early professional training in prosthetic application; contributed to a high-visibility national advertisement.
Year: 2022
Client: Mentos
Role: Lead Artist Assistant, Finishing Artist
Contribution: Sculpted, fabricated, and finished three full mermaid tails for brand advertisement. Responsible for surface finishing and detailing to ensure realism.
Highlights: Successful execution of fantasy-to-reality builds for a playful global brand.
Year: 2018 Client: International TV Series directed by Ridley Scott Role: Lead Artist Assistant, Apprentice, Studio Runner Contribution: Fabricated 50 petrified bodies and 27 realistic dummies. Produced 100 alien eggs. Built a giant snake jaw with teeth for stunt scenes. Supplied 200 liters of blood for a large-scale sequence. Highlights: Carolina’s first major international series; formative project that established skills in large-scale fabrication, gore effects, and creature prop work.
Year: 2025 Client: Tinder Role: Studio Manager, Lead Artist Assistant Contribution: Sculpted and molded multiple tied-tongue prosthetics designed to fit over the actors’ own tongues. Created for a bold, surreal brand advertisement. Highlights: Executed delicate, anatomically precise work for a global campaign; praised for realism and creative concept translation.
Year: 2025 Client: ALDI (International Retail Brand) Role: Second Artist in Command, Studio Manager, Lead Artist’s Assistant Contribution: Sculpted hyper-realistic replicas of an elderly actress’s hands and face to be worn by a stunt double. Matched the actress’s hair colour and styled the wig to ensure a seamless likeness. Highlights: When the actress broke her arm during filming, the replica mask and hands allowed production to continue and complete the advert — the prosthetics saved the campaign.
Year: 2023–2024 Client: International TV Production Role: Second Artist in Command, Studio Manager, Lead Artist’s Assistant Contribution: Created a giant throne of elephant tusks and skull (AI concept brought into exact sculptural reality). Built 50 hyper-realistic dummies for war scenes. Produced giant grasshopper wings for throne design. Sculpted multiple hyper-realistic dead cows and goats as set dressing. Supplied 100 liters of “Blood Rose” (custom fake blood) and 20 liters of lifelike guts. Highlights: Although the series was pulled after 10 episodes, the builds showcased scale, volume, and realism at an international production level.
Year: 2023 Client: Feature Film Production Role: Second Artist in Command, Studio Manager, Lead Artist’s Assistant Contribution: Fabricated all props, organic props, and special builds, including a full dog puppet. Produced dummies and gory elements for practical effects across the film. Highlights: Comprehensive prop and effects build for the feature; delivered high realism and continuity for on-set use.
Year: 2025 Client: Nivea (Global Advertising Campaign) Role: Second Artist in Command, Studio Manager, Lead Artist’s Assistant Contribution: Sculpted two sets of alien hands — one large, one small — based on AI-generated designs from the Art Director. Translated the concepts into hyper-realistic pull-over gloves that fit actors seamlessly, blending into their skin and enabling smooth VFX tracking. Highlights: Delivered exact replicas of the director’s vision; praised for realism and flawless integration into post-production.
Year: 2024 Client: American Swiss (National Jewellery Brand) Role: Lead Artist Assistant / Second Artist in Command Contribution: Molded and cast hundreds of geometric award sculptures for in-store promotional displays. Highlights: Deployed nationally across South Africa; combined precision casting with volume production. Quick Snippet: Hundreds of geometric sculptures molded and cast for American Swiss national campaign.
Styled, prepared, and fabricated full costumes and makeup for the award-winning music video that won Best Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Video at the UK Music Video Awards 2023.
Sculpted, molded, and cast two identical statue designs from a 2D logo for a brand’s 300-year celebration entrance display, producing both a large 1.8 meter tall version and a small 50 cm tall version cast in 18 identical replicas for event décor. Fabricated full costumes from AI-generated concepts, styled and prepared final looks for shoots. Designed and applied prosthetics and custom costumes ensuring precise brand replication on set for the Ore-Ida Fries campaign, which won multiple advertising awards. Assisted in fabrication of a larger-than-life bottle art installation for the Steri Stumpie Mysteri Flavor launch nationwide promotional campaign. Molded and cast hundreds of geometric award sculptures for American Swiss’s national in-store displays across South Africa. Built oversized neon-accented face and tongue installation for the exclusive global PUMA Shelf Life sneaker launch produced only in two locations worldwide.
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