With celebrities like Jason Momoa, Joe Rogan, and
Slash counted among his customers, Jack Of e
Dust's business today looks far different than it did
back in 2013. Currently, Andy operates out of two
warehouses, spanning a total of over 7,000 square
feet on Australia's Gold Coast. Due to his massive
following, Firth now employs fieen other full-
time artists to help create each handmade piece.
Andy describes Jack Of e Dust's headquarters
as "operating as a special FX shop" with sculptors
and artists utilizing unconventional materials on
the sculptures. Using mixed media of clay, acrylic,
and resin, Andy and his team are able to push the
boundaries of what other sculpture artists may
have thought possible. While Firth laughingly
admits that out of hundreds of tools, a butter
knife or his hands are his favorite options, his
final creations are anything but rudimentary.
e entire process takes about four months from
idea to final creation, with Andy describing the
process as the "first month is sculpting, second
is mold-making, third is casting, and fourth is
painting." When asked what his favorite part of
the artistic process was, Firth answers, "sculpting
because it's when I slowly start to see it come into
reality," but really, he "loves them all."
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