Puppets
I love making puppets - both stop motion and hand operated. I have experience working with a variety of materials and fabrication processes, including:
Fabric pattern making
Mould making
Wire armatures
Latex build up puppets
Mechanisms
Click the images to see more detail on each puppet.
The Beast of Sydenham is a life-size panther puppet brought to life by two puppeteers during the Spontaneous Productions show Sydenham Big Cat Safari. She is a fully articulated puppet made primarily from plywood and foam with her legs and mouth being controlled via trigger mechanisms.
Paul is a hand puppet, made primarily from foam with a fleece and feather covering. His hands and feet are cast in latex and have wire armatures for posing. His head includes eye mechanisms for blinking, and his arms are controlled with steel arm rods.
The Goblin is a stop motion puppet, made using the latex build-up method. Her mouth, eyes, eyebrows, ears, and nose can be animated allowing for a wide array of expressions. Her patchwork linen outfit was made fully by hand. The Goblin will be featuring in my first short film The Worm Turns.
The Worm is a stop motion puppet, made using the latex build-up method. His mouth, horns, and brow can be animated. The Worm will be featuring in my first short film The Worm Turns.
Knobbi is a hand puppet of a talking garlic bulb - made primarily from foam with a fleece covering. His head includes mechanisms for raising the brow and looking side to side, and his arms are controlled with wooden arm rods.
Yeti is a stop motion puppet, made using moulded latex skins and a fabric covering. His trunk, mouth, eyes and brow can be animated.
Goldi is a claymation puppet with a wire armature, replacement mouths and moving eyes.