André Masters honed his skills working with every conceivable material as a modelmaker for the film and television industry for fifteen years. Running his own successful business in Hampshire, André created everything from robots, historical and fantasy armour, props, animatronics, sets and even puppets to an unparalleled standard. What was consistent about Andre's creations was how often clients commented that they were impeccable works of art in their own right, far too good for the split seconds they might be seen on the big screen. His desirable handmade work was frequently 'stolen' by the Hollywood A-listers who had used them on set, to be kept as lasting mementos or art pieces after the filming was complete.
With such appreciation for his meticulous and beautiful workmanship coming so frequently, Andre's migration to the art world was a natural and inevitable progression marking his desire to develop and express his own style and interpretation of popular artistic genres.
Never being one to settle for just one label, Andre also takes commissions for, amongst other things, interior design, wearable art and in his spare time works as a guest lecturer at some of the top art and media colleges and universities around the country to inspire and guide the next generation of artistic creators.
CJ Munn is a self-taught artist from Kent, the daughter of artist Diane Brazier and film maker David Brazier. Her early awareness of the struggle artists face to establish their name and make a good living, led her to suppress her artistic leanings and choose a different career path in early life, gaining a degree in journalism at Goldsmiths College, working at Illuminations Television and various multimedia companies as a writer and producer.
Despite considerable professional success the urgent need to create things of her own design was stifled by the restrictive formats of modern media and CJ learnt the hard way that she was only truly happy when she was making something of beauty and merit with her own hands. Taking a career break to give birth to her son, she embraced the opportunity to remodel her life, rejecting the stability of a fat pay cheque to chase a dream that many thought irrational and even irresponsible .
Running her own commerical lifecasting and sculpture business from her home studio, CJ's natural creativity flourished and her abundant talent brought her to the attention of the national press, many prime time television shows and won her national and international awards in her field. Like Andre, she refuses to be tied to one medium or genre and supplements her sculpting work with painting, photography, mosaic-making, illustration, and writing.
CJ and Andre welcome commissions in any medium/scale and are happy to collaborate with other artists/designers or project manage your creative venture. They have both appeared on television and radio many times as 'guest experts' in their own fields.
