Tuesday, December 31, 2013

"The Littlest Snow Monster" LIVE ON STAGE!!!

"The Little Snow Monster" is coming up this weekend! 

Friday | January 3 | 7:00 PM

Saturday | January  4 | 11:00 AM & 2:30 PM

Don't miss out! All Tickets are Only $10!!! For Information Please Call 716-683-1776 or Visit www.lancopera.org



Monday, December 30, 2013

Kunekune Pig!

 Wow!! I have not made a post in a while! But trust me, I have not stopped building.

In September I started my dream job as an art teacher. So since then all of my focus has on writing lesson plans and prepping art projects. You can see videos of my lessons that use puppetry on my ART BLOG by clicking HERE!!!


This build "Kunekune Pig" was a commission I finished up in early October. They order two identical puppets. The character is for a production company in New Zealand that is creating a new children's show that features a human chef teaching a cooking lesson to his pig sidekick who will be causing mischief in the kitchen.

Fun fact:
New Zealand Kunekune pigs are friendly, hairy pigs born in a variety of colors. It is the smallest domesticated breed of pig in the world, a firm favorite among pet pig owners, due to its placid friendly nature and love of human company.
 


The build...
Original Sketch

Fur swatches

boning

Lining


Lining finished with boning.
Fur covering

Attach lining to fur covering


Covered Kune - Side view

Covered Kune - Front view

Eyes

Eyes and hardware

Kune head

Kunekune pigs - side

Kunekune pigs - front

Kunekune pig

Kunekune pig

Kunekune pig

Kunekune pig

Kunekune pig - Close up

Finished Kunekune pigs

Finished Kunekune pigs

Finished Kunekune pigs

Finished Kunekune pigs

Finished Kunekune pigs

Finished Kunekune pigs

Finished Kunekune pigs
Finished Kunekune pigs

Finished Kunekune pigs

Finished Kunekune pigs

Finished Kunekune pigs


Thursday, September 12, 2013

"Scrap" for Cameron Garrity


I was asked by a good friend of mine, Cameron Garrity, to rebuild one of his signature characters named James M. Scrapladder "Scrap". Here is what he looked like before. 
We decided that we wanted the new Scrap would have a cleaner look. 

Here are some pics of the process. 

Side by side. Checking the eye levels. 

And the finished puppet!
Really happy with how he turned out!