Puppet Fabrication-Personal Works

Just Like You, 2023-Present

Just Like You is a photography collection of portrait-style images of my puppets existing as a family unit.

Cocoon--Stop Motion Puppet, 2024.

Cocoon is fitted with a wire armature with leg, arm, and neck joints made with beads for a greater range of motion. Cocoon's sweater is hand-knitted with embroidery thread and one-sized needles.

Materials: Sculpey polymer clay, faux fur, packaging foam, barge cement, wire, yarn, thread, acrylic paint, embroidery thread, wooden beads, wooden thread spool, paper thread spools, miniature button, lace, pillow case, fleece, and nail polish clear coat.

Captain Elton Prawn--Rod Puppet, 2024.

Materials: Sculpey polymer clay, tin foil, Worbla, wire, knitting needle, clothing hangers, velvet napkins, sparkly fabric, lace, faux feathers, faux fur, plastic bottle, letter opener sword, leather, faux diamonds, belt buckle, tie line, acrylic paint, wooden dowels, scrap wood, and eyelet screws. 

Mixed Media Box Puppet, 2024.

The eyes on this 5-foot puppet can blink when a performer hides on the inside. 

Materials: large box used to transport a laser cutter, several pounds of found objects (toys, buttons, beads, letter/number magnets, dominoes, game pieces, etc.), hot glue, velvet, fleece ping pong balls, acrylic paint, rubber bands, and clothing hangers.

Gubbins--Stop Motion Puppet, 2023.

Gubbins has replacement eyes and mouths to change his expressions during the film. These are attached to his foam-filled head with sewing pins. Gubbins' sweater is hand-knitted with embroidery thread and one-sized needles.

Materials: fleece, wire, yarn, buttons, thermoplastic pellets, Worbla, sewing pins, embroidery thread, thread, upholstery foam, tin foil, and plastic bits for chewed candy.

Greeth the Deer--Rod Puppet, 2023.

Materials: Sculpey polymer clay, tin foil, Worbla, wire, knitting needle, clothing hangers, pillow case, ribbon, lace, tie line, acrylic paint, wooden dowels, scrap wood, eyelet screws, buttons, and sewing pins.

Groom the Criollo--Rod Puppet, 2023.

Materials: Sculpey polymer clay, tin foil, Worbla, wire, knitting needle, clothing hangers, pillow case, fleece, lace, tie line, acrylic paint, wooden dowels, scrap wood, eyelet screws, buttons, and sewing pins.

Skull Hand Puppet, 2022.

Materials: Sculpey polymer clay, tinfoil, hot glue, krazy glue, foam, clothing hanger, yarn, sew-on snaps, faux fur, and acrylic paint. 

My First Puppet--AP 3D Class, 2020.

This puppet is a hand puppet with a blinking eye mechanism.

Materials: EVA foam, cardboard, plastic vampire teeth, erasers, ping pong balls, hangar wire, tin foil, hot glue, fabric, aluminum wire, rubber bands, wooden dowel, and acrylic paint.