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Jessica Skidmore
Artist & Designer
Lover of Art, Stage and Screen!
"My experience of JHS Props was excellent from start to finish! Can not recommend highly enough simply brilliant!
"Jess is very talented and reliable! the props she has made for our company have always been realistic and robust!"
"Jess is reliable and hugely talented and creates props of the highest quality. A pleasure to work with!"
"Jess does amazing work! she also has an amazing understanding of drama. Thouroughly reccomend!"
jessica.h.skidmore@outlook.com
I am passionate about all things creative. As both a designer and performer, I have explored the world of art in all sorts of ways and my love for the arts continues to grow.
Experience
October 2024 - 2026
Worked for Bromsgrove and Redditch Council as Events Support Officer
October 2020 - Present
Became a freelance artist. Owner of JHS Props
July 2018 - 2022
Worked as a director and trustee for a Midlands gallery and Arts charity
May 2019 - Present
Worked with professional designers for stage and screen on both professional and amateur projects
April 2015 - Present
Performed as both a singer and actress for film and theatre
July 2020 - Present
Drama Teacher at a Performing Arts Academy
Education
April 2018 until 2020
Birmingham School of Art | Fine Art Master Degree
2016 - 2018
Birmingham School of Art | Art and Design Bachelor Degree
2017 - 2018
Musical Theatre Grades 5 and 6 with LCM
Past Projects
Halloween at Dudley Canals and Caverns
3 towering trolls made for a wonderful halloween experience on the canals of the Black Country!
Christmas at Dudley Canals and Caverns
A beautiful conveyor belt system sending letters to Santa for a Christmas experience on the canals of the Black Country!
'The Good Life' by ESDC
A stunning selection of prop foods for a play based on the classic british sitcom!
'Women on the Verge' By TFTR Productions
6 multicolored flats with hand painted Spanish buildings for a regional premiere production.
Photography by https://www.pt-ography.co.uk/
'Halloween Light Trail'
A fantastic community event bought to you by Bromsgrove and Redditch Council
'Little Shop of Horrors' by Team Musical Theatre Productions
Audrey 2 made for some brilliant local Musical Theatre students
'Cinderella' by BHMTC
A selection of wooden props made for the transformation scene in the pantomime Cinderella
'Fantastically Great Women' by Kate Pankhurst
A fantastic commission working alongside Olivier Award Winner Joanna Scotcher on the UK tour of 'Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World'. 5 Day of the Dead inspired Masks
'Leader' by Chris Overton
A Bird Sculpture made from CD disks for a short film created by Oscar Winners Chris Overton and Rachel Shenton
'Aladdin' by BHMTC
A snake Staff made for the evil Abanazar during a local theatre production of the Pantomime Aladdin. Makeup also done by me.
'RAHANA' by Suchet Budon
4 cult masks made for an independent film 'RAHANA' by Birmingham based film maker Suchet Budon
'Calender Girls' by TFTR Productions
A christmas cracker for a local production of Calender Girls. The biggest prop I have made to date!