Puppets in the making

My marionettes are carved using lime wood, then sanded and stained

 Arm joint

 Legs

 Legs and body

 Half finished head of Weevel

Finished head of Weevel

 Hands drawn onto the wood

 Hands carved next to head design

 Finished hands

 Finished hands

 Head carved in blue styrofoam

 Head mounted on body

Almost finished!

The Giving Tree

In 2012 i made a small production based on The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. For this show the puppets were made out of perspex and painted with french enamel varnish.

 View from backstage

 The rabbit

 Young boy

 Teenage boy

 middle aged man

 Old man

International Touring

Over the past 3 years i have toured to international puppet festivals across the world with my company String Theatre.

 India 2011, manipulation workshop for children in Bangalore

 India 2011, manipulation workshop for children in Bangalore

 India 2011, performance for children in Mumbai

 Serbia 2012, setting up at Golden Sparkle Puppet Fetsival

 Serbia 2012, receiving an award for manipulation

 Indonesia 2011, performance for slum children

 Indonesia 2012, workshop for local children in Bandung

Indonesia 2012, meeting audience members after our performance at Pesta Boneka puppet festival in Jogjakarta

 Istanbul 2013, out door performance

Istanbul 2013, the poster created by the festival for our show

France 2012, the poster for our show at Charleville Meziere International Puppet Festival

The Marionette Insect Circus

In 2012, myself and Soledad Zarate carved puppets for a production entitled The Marionette insect Circus with our company String Theatre. The show consists of insect marionettes performing tricks and turns inspired by victorian marionette techniques.

 Violin playing grasshopper

 Juggling weevel

 Tight rope walking damselfly

 Disecting grasshopper

The Red Balloon 2011

In 2011, myself and Soledad Zarate made puppets for a production of 'The Red Balloon' with our company String Theatre. The show tells the story of a small boy's friendship with a balloon and explores the poignancy of a child's imagination. Inspired by the 1956 film by Albert Lamorrise.

 Boy and balloon

 The bullies

 The old woman