Puppets & Creature Costumes
"Colin" Puppet. Progress.
Colin with his puppet
"Bruce" Puppet. Concept sketch
Making panels from foam for the body
Using foam head piece to transfer the pattern to fabric
Head assembled, foam hands cut out
Checking width of eyes
Painting eyes
Cutting out pieces for mouth
Attaching mouth pieces to rigid plastic for structure
Adding elastic for puppeteer to grasp
Mouth structure before adding to the head
Sewing the mouth to the head
The head; outside & inside
Putting it all together
Sewing the feet
Filling the arms with poly-fill
Customizing toddler jeans to fit "Bruce"
Almost there
"Bruce" the puppet....and he's happy to meet you
"Sulley" from Pixar's "Monster's Inc" Costume
Hand-painted eyes, Sculpey teeth, horns & nose. Black mesh fabric inside the mouth to allow the wearer to see
Monster Costume commission
My original sketch before pattern drafting
Arms of design are elongated, so I added poles for the wearer to grip to be able to control the hands
Costume without the head
Acrylic sphere eyeballs, painted from the inside, Sculpey teeth, black mesh fabric in the mouth
Concept I did for a costume that I designed and fabricated for Zach Braff's movie "Wish I Was Here"
Finished costume (with alternate teeth). Used as a cosplay costume in a Comicon scene
Drafting the pattern for "Appa" the sky bison costume. (From the animated series "Avatar the Last Airbender")
For the head, I wrapped some of my kids stuffed animals with plastic wrap to approximate the shape & size.
I then wrapped that with plaster strips, and cut eye holes for the wearer
Then I cut the fur to form around the head
I placed the eyes as far away from each other as possible, while still allowing the wearer to see through the mesh fabric
Appa's finished head
Cutting the fur for the body suit
The completed Appa costume. Fabric covered foam for the "paws", with holes in the center for the wearer to still be able to use their hands
Two different colors of faux fur create Appa's unique stripes
"The Balrog" from The Lord of the Rings. One of 6 costumes within that theme that I made to win first prize in the Lucasfilm Costume Contest that year
Baby Dragon
