Rainbow Sammy
I sculpted this as part of the submission for my graduating Technical Project. The intention of the project was to make a mould and cast multiple mediums including plaster, resin, expanding rigid foam and expanding soft foam. I referenced a 3D digital rendering for proportions and the feather detail. This was the first time I had sculpted with an oil-based clay and to this level of detail. I spent a large part of 2020's lockdown working in the fine lines with a 0.5mm metal ballpoint tool. The name, Rainbow Sammy, is inspired by a pet chicken of which I have heard many stories.
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Andrew Bailey
Rainbow Sammy
I sculpted this as part of the submission for my graduating Technical Project. The intention of the project was to make a mould and cast multiple mediums including plaster, resin, expanding rigid foam and expanding soft foam. I referenced a 3D digital rendering for proportions and the feather detail. This was the first time I had sculpted with an oil-based clay and to this level of detail. I spent a large part of 2020's lockdown working in the fine lines with a 0.5mm metal ballpoint tool. The name, Rainbow Sammy, is inspired by a pet chicken of which I have heard many stories.
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Andrew Bailey
Rainbow Sammy - Removing the mold
First look at the results of a hollow resin cast
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Mads Hillam
Workshop HOD Our House - Bump in
Set and Props Designer, Arielle Vlahiotis, points to the desired set item placement.
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Stephen McCallum
Workshop HOD Our House
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Drew Echberg
Workshop HOD Our House
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Drew Echberg
Workshop Crew Mad Forest
Set Design by Chantal Marks
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Mads Hillam
Workshop Crew Mad Forest
Set Design by Chantal Marks
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Drew Echberg
Workshop HOD Swim Between the Flags (Act II)
Set and Prop Design by Dinda Gardner.
Puppets by Mads Hillam.
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Drew Echberg
Madeline Hillam
Maker
Mads is a maker finalising a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Design and Production) in Set and Props at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA).
Originally from Townsville, Mads trained as a Workshop Assistant with TheatreiNQ where she learnt fabrication techniques in response to environmentally sustainable designs, influencing her particular interest in Ecoscenography.
At the VCA, Mads has remained rooted in her technical practice. Her credits as Workshop Manager include: Our House (2020), the devised theatre works Baccarat and The World That Was (2020), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (2020), Swim Between the Flags (2019), Mad Forest (2019), On the Town (2019), Mirror Mirror (2019) and Snore (2019).
Sculpture and puppetry have become the focal points of Mads' creative practice. Her latest sculptural work, Rainbow Sammy, was created as part of her graduating technical project and funded by the Cassidy Bequest Scholarship (2020).
Web / madelinechillam.wixsite.com/mysite
Email / hillammads@gmail.com
Rainbow Sammy
Rainbow Sammy - Removing the mold
Workshop HOD Our House - Bump in
Workshop HOD Our House
Workshop Crew Mad Forest
Workshop HOD Swim Between the Flags (Act II)