the mythical Lirpasloof

The Lirpasloof puppet taking a rest

lirpasloof puppet ith ears down

Lirpasloof or april fools, puppet for iwoca designed and built by puppet maker Chris Barlow

The Lirpasloof puppet (April Fools) for Iwoca business finance company. I designed, built and puppeteered the featured Lirpasloof puppet. The task was to create a fairly realistic mythical creature. This would feature in a comedy video that riffed on the idea of Goat Yoga. They stipulated this creature should have features reminiscent of a dog, a lion and goat.

It was a really fun and lovely project but the deadline was very tight – in other words, just 10 days from beginning to end.

I enlisted the help of the very talented Adam Keenan Animatronics to make the eye blink and ear moving mechanisms, and he really did me proud in a couple of days.

The Lirpasloof puppet is made from latex, fiberglass, reticulated foam, aluminium, acrylic, furs.

About Me:

I am a professional puppet maker and creature creator. I design, illustrate, sculpt and fabricate. With a past background in performance as both an actor and puppeteer. I develop characters and build puppets, I always approach the project from the point of view of the performer. I strive to build characters that are engaging and believable, whilst making them a joy to perform; allowing the puppeteer to get the maximum, most versatile performance out of them. I have worked in puppets and creature FX for a number of years; spanning TV, Film, theatre and online mediums. Please do take a look through my galleries: puppets, Illustration, sculpture, Design or you can look over my experience to see some of the clients and projects I have worked on over the years. if your interested in any of my work please don’t hesitate to contact me.