Puppets

The more I work on them, the more I am sure that puppets are just my favorite thing to make! I love the idea of something being both animated and grounded at the same time, both unreal and physically in front of you, like an actor in character but also tied to a specific object. The way our brains trick themselves into believing in puppets is so wonderful to me. Plus, there's so much freedom in style, both in how they move and what they look like. So I am always excited when I get the chance to work on some puppets.

Personal Projects

Puppets I made for my own shows, to test out techniques, or just for fun!

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Brævmohr & Brúni Puppets

For The Woman with Thorns under her Tongue, 2025

A pile of flat cardboard rat cutouts, with black fur and bright yellow eyes. Picture links to project page.

Rat King

Upcoming show in progress, 2024

A cartoonishly sculpted ghost puppet of a grandmother, dressed in a shawl and lace blouse with brooches. Picture links to project page.

Kathy Bucket

Pepper's Ghost test theatre, 2025

A cartoonishly sculpted ghost puppet of a grandmother, dressed in a shawl and lace blouse with brooches. Picture links to project page.

Dehlia Doornail

Pepper's Ghost test theatre, 2025

A small clay puppet, covered in short fur, of a black and orange catterpillar with bear-like face and paws. Picture links to project page.

Woolly Bear

Original character, 2024

A small humanoid puppet from the waist-up. A clown with messy blond hair, a big red nose, and a white collared shirt. He plays a large white accordion. Picture links to project page.

Job

From Clown Bible, 2024

A small humanoid puppet from the waist-up. His skin is the texture of wood and he wears a red collared shirt and grey coat. On his chest is a clock shaped like a heart. Picture links to project page.

Jack

From La Mécanique Du Coeur (The Boy with the Cuckoo-clock Heart), 2024

A squat, frog-like puppet made of crumpled paper. Picture links to project page.

Trash Guy

For The Ascension of our Great Oracle, 2024

A large and cartoony black and white cow head puppet. The mouth is open and smiling. Picture links to project page.

Animatronic-style Cow

Original character, in-progress, 2024

A yellow and blue poison dart frog dressed in a baggy clown costume. Picture links to project page.

Darcy

Original character, 2023

A brown lizard made of paper bags and cardboard. Picture links to project page.

Gezkin

Original character, 2018-2020

Commissioned Works

Work that I made for a production according to someone else's design or request, whether it was paid or volunteer.

Two cloth marionettes with clay heads. One is dressed in kingly Elizabethan robes and has wild gray hair, the other wears a white jester's costume with bells. Link takes you to project page.

King Lear & Fool

For My Bedroom is an Installation, 2023

Two humanoid puppets sit at a table. The nearer one is dressed as a ship captain with wool sweater and a dark blue coat. The one in back wears a Victorian dress with lace. Link takes you to project page.

Background people

For the Fogtown Series, 2023-2024

A wool felted pigeon, with wire legs and no face, sits on a desk. Link takes you to project page.

Pigeons

For the Fogtown Series, 2023-2024

A handmade moth with painted fabric wings, fluffy body, and large black beady eyes. Link takes you to project page.

Moth

For the Fogtown Series, 2023-2024

A wool felted mouse, brown with pink ears and nose and beady black glass eyes. Link takes you to project page.

Mouse

For the Fogtown Series, 2023-2024

A plush robin puppet made of fabric. Picture links to project page.

Robin

For The Secret Garden, 2023

An Indian shadow puppet projected onto a large translucent fabric. Picture links to project page.

Shadow Puppets

For The Secret Garden, 2023

A person holds two teddy bear puppets, one is blue with a snall bow tie and the other yellow with a bow and necklace. Picture links to project page.

Bad Idea Bears

For Avenue Q, 2022

A pile of three square cardboard boxes, each with big cartoony eyes, one has a large open mouth lined with red fabric. Picture links to project page.

Moving Boxes

For Avenue Q, 2022

A carnivourus plant pod in a pot, surrounded by leaves and vines. Picture links to project page.

Mini Audrey II

For Musical Theatre Cabaret, 2021

Three goofy sock-puppet dogs with felt ears and large eyes. Picture links to project page.

Sockberus

For All the Great Books Abridged, 2021

A large, red dragon head puppet with glowing green eyes and sharp teeth. Picture links to project page.

Tiamat

For She Kills Monsters, 2017