Jaxx Hammond Brighton/Bristol/Travel Anywhere, United Kingdom

Currently available as freelancer (UK and international)

Commissions, Art direction, artist as well as Film/TV Programme Collaborations and discussions welcome. 

Freelance Production Assistance - As crew I'm available, often via the Sussex Film Office, at short notice to production companies shooting on location in the local area, however of course I'm willing to travel!

I love the variety that comes with freelance work, anything new. I thrive when there's a new project or when working on a commission, I tend to go above and beyond to do a great job for other people, whether it's an illustration or assisting with a film shoot at short notice.

My experience television/film production started with TwoFour in the South West of England, I went on to work with independent production companies which as a result I've been involved in all aspects of the production process, from pitch to broadcast. I've assisted on OB's, dailies as well one off or documentary series with a small team. At PTW I was all encompassing, researcher, production co-ordinator and assistant to the director for several years. 

The highlight of my television career was the making of a 'sex programme' in the early 'noughties' The programme broadcast by ITV Westcountry which ran for two series, was called 'The Nether Region.' and considered highly risque for national, nevermind regional television at the time! The RTS nominated series later sold to the Men and Motors channel.

I've sustained a business commercially, trading online since 2004, known as Smarty Lamps. In 2010 we launched Smart Deco - Art & design led label for interiors, home, garden, and fresh new product lines. Clients include interior designers, fashion designers, art buyers, manufacturers, publishers and national organisations such as the National Science Museum, RNLI, RHS & British Legion. My work, particularly the deckchairs, has been highly featured in the press - Sunday Telegraph, Wall Street Journal, Alan Titchmarsh Show, The Guardian, The Express, Evening Standard, World of Interiors. 

Self employed artist and illustrator I produce my own body of work and to commissioned briefs for illustration, visual design work. Many of my paintings have now sold and current works available feature on Saatchi.

I'm conceptually and actively engaged with #VirtualFutures a collective that "aims to address, debate and connect audiences with an interdisciplinary approach to confronting the contemporary technologisation of first-world cultures." We began working on this in the early '90's in Birmingham with the philosopher, academic, author my tutor Dr. Sadie Plant. When the Cultural Studies department connected with Warwick it morphed into "The Virtual Futures Conferences saw groups of renegade philosophers lock horns with the future based on the provocations of evidence provided by the emergence of the Internet. Their predictions were wild, exerted creative license and were unfaithful to every academic discipline."