Puppet Making

I have been creating large-scale puppets for parades for over a decade, but in 2021 I took my learning a step further, training with Nick Barnes.

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BATARI the life-sized Asian Elephant was my first solo venture, puppeteered by up to five professionals at once, she walks around independently moving her legs, ears, and trunk; creating elephant sounds and squirting water. In under two months, BATARI has gained over 5 million fans on social media; raising awareness of the issues facing Asian elephants.

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I now undertake theatre and walkabout puppet jobs combining my large-scale experience with smaller rod and tabletop scale- some of these puppets even going on to win awards. Puppet creation has become my passion, combining all of my art forms in a way that really brings a character to life.

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Credits:

Puppet/Designer Maker - The Elves and the Shoe Maker, The Everyman Theatre, Black Hound Productions

Puppetry Design Associate and Maker - Arabian Nights, Bristol Old Vic

Puppet Supervisor - The Book Thief Musical - DEM Productions

Puppet Maker - Pigs Might Fly DEM Productions

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