currently: monster puppets @ fictilis gallery in seattle.  december 1st. 

there’s a few left!  buy them here:  http://puppetsforsale.tumblr.com/

please email me if you’re interested in a custom puppet.

the story of the whole puppet thing…

goes like this.  i was attempting to make a kid’s show for my final piece in art school.  i needed puppets.  i could not afford to buy the puppets i wanted so i decided to make them myself. why i thought this was a good idea when i had NO experience sewing, i don’t know.  but sometimes im bull headed and that’s just what happens.

so i started.  i needed something like 14 puppets.  it got messy.  fur everywhere.

somehow though, i finished and the puppets came to life.  it was a fun time, albeit a huge failure.  too much work in too little time.  but that’s okay.  i learned a lot.

i thought my days of making puppets was over.  i mean, im not interested in puppetry or sewing.  why would i keep going down this road?

because people asked me to.  someone would want one for their kid and then someone else would and i freakin LOVE when kids love them so i’d oblige.  there’s nothing like knowing your puppet is going to a good home.  i cant help but get a little attached ya know?

so it’s kind of gone a little crazy lately. on a whim i applied to put some critters in a show called plush you.  i got in.  oops.  so i had to make a few more puppets.  these guys:

so anyway, after these guys, i was pretty much over it.  until…my friend had me apply for another show.  that started the whole 10 monsters in less than a week sewing fiasco.  it was tedious but ultimately fun.  check em out on the main page.

what happens now?  guess we’ll wait and see…

click here if you’d like to see some photos and videos.

(if you’re interested in purchasing a puppet, please go here)