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No. 18

Themed Sets & Sculpture

Easter 2024 Character Sculptures

Carved and painted figures of characters from the Shrek films, with scenic pieces, for a themed Easter set.

Painted figures of a prince, a white horse under a red cloth and a fairy godmother with a cauldron, set on a beach beside a sign reading ‘Welcome to Far Far Away’.

The project

A set of freestanding figures and scenic pieces for an Easter event themed on the Shrek films. Each figure was carved from foam, finished and painted, then installed around the resort grounds with a sign and an entrance arch. The characters belong to the films; the work shown here is the carving, finishing and painting. The photographs follow the figures from rough-carved foam to the painted pieces in place.

Craftsmanship shown

  • Large-scale foam carving, from rough block to finished form

  • Faces and features shaped by hand

  • Scored scale pattern on the dragon

  • Painted finishes

  • Installation on site with a sign and entrance arch

Category

Themed Sets & Sculpture

Year

2024

Gallery

Carved and painted figure of Shrek with one arm outstretched, standing in the open-sided workshop.
Carved and painted figure of Puss in Boots in a hat, belt and boots, holding a cup.
Close view of a carved dragon’s back, painted red with scored scales and spines.
Carved and painted figure of Donkey, grey with a wide grin.
Three small carved mice wearing dark glasses, set in a row on a foam base on the sand.
Green entrance arch lettered ‘Shrek Swamp’, with small figures on timber-effect stumps at its base, on a path among palms.
Carved and painted figure of Shrek with one arm outstretched, standing in the open-sided workshop.
Carved and painted figure of Puss in Boots in a hat, belt and boots, holding a cup.
Close view of a carved dragon’s back, painted red with scored scales and spines.
Carved and painted figure of Donkey, grey with a wide grin.
Three small carved mice wearing dark glasses, set in a row on a foam base on the sand.
Green entrance arch lettered ‘Shrek Swamp’, with small figures on timber-effect stumps at its base, on a path among palms.
Carved and painted figure of Shrek with one arm outstretched, standing in the open-sided workshop.
Carved and painted figure of Donkey, grey with a wide grin.
Carved and painted figure of Puss in Boots in a hat, belt and boots, holding a cup.
Three small carved mice wearing dark glasses, set in a row on a foam base on the sand.
Close view of a carved dragon’s back, painted red with scored scales and spines.
Green entrance arch lettered ‘Shrek Swamp’, with small figures on timber-effect stumps at its base, on a path among palms.

Process

A figure’s head carved in foam, steadied by hand, before finishing.
Three small seated figures rough-carved from white foam on the workshop floor.
A standing figure carved in white foam among offcuts.

Next project

Festive Season 2023 Set

Night view of the set under strings of lights: green pipes, a red-and-white striped column, a rainbow, a yellow star, question-mark blocks and hanging gold coins.