This reindeer head was made for HighWire Events and Entertainment. It is made of light EVA foam sheeting and covered in fur fabric.
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Tag Archive '2006'
The Moth Tree
Posted in 2006, dragon, illustration, insects, moth tree, oracles, props, puppets, sculpture, sets on Dec 9th, 2006
Designer and maker for Canberra Youth Theatre’s end of 2006 production, The Moth Tree: An Awesome Adventure. The play was developed in a collaborative process involving the group of 8 to 12 year olds.
The moth tree itself was made with a process of wrapping one of the heritage trees at Gorman House in clear [...]
Warehouse Circus: Carnivale Puppet Parade
Posted in 2006, bodysuit, floriade, puppets, stilts on Oct 9th, 2006
In late winter 2006 I lead workshops with a group of kids from the Warehouse Circus, collaboratively designing and helping them to make some big puppets for a carnivale puppet parade during Floriade. Robin Davidson was the artistic director, bringing together the eight characters the kids had proposed into a kazoo band. We used quite [...]
Marquette for a large leafcutter ant sculpture (which never eventuated). It is 15cm long, made from wire, knead-it, and cardboard.
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Giant fruitbat
Posted in 2006, bodysuit, fruitbat, puppets on Feb 28th, 2006
A large Fruitbat character for roving entertainment, made for The Fool Factory. The Fool Factory designed and developed the articulated wing mech, skeleton and the head animatonics, which included eyes mechs from Studio Kite. I incorporated both into the overall making of the character. The wingspan is 6-7 metres, and he stands [...]