Recent Experience

Design and Artworking

  • Artworker, Character designer, Experience Concept artist.

    New ongoing creative relationship with The Business Creative.

    Developing immersive experiences, designing characters, puppets, mascots, merchandise. creating final rendering digital artork including logos and characters.

  • Character Designer, mascot development, and artworker.

    I'm was the character designer and mascot developer working on behalf of RWS Global for their Roompot Partnership. I redesigned and modernised thier famous mascot Koos, and created new characters, final artworks, logo and concepts that rolled out across multiple international resorts across merchandise, interiror design, experiences, activities and character interactions.

  • Character Designer, artworker, experience developer.

    Ongoing creative relationship with Shepland Creative, working across a range of international projects and companies as an experience development artist. working on character concepts, mascot design, merchandise, digital artworks, theatrical and puppet experiences.

  • CHARACTER DESIGNER AND PUPPET BUILDER:

    I was the character designer, digitnal artist and puppet builder for all of the new characters for a major new family resort that opened in March 2019 in St Maartens, by The Maho Group.

    The characters and puppets, perform in live shows at the resort every day, including Walk about performances as well as the theatre shows. My artwork and designs are featured across merchandise, toys, and branding.

TV and Film

  • Puppeteer, Wrangler, and Creature Suit performer

    I play Swumpy the family Pet in the new CBBC fantasy comedy Pickle Storm in both series 1 and 2. I was also HOD for the Puppet department and played suit creatures. Roles included all wrangling and maintenence of the puppet.

  • Creature FX Fabricator and on set Handler for Neal Scanlan

    Working for Neal scanlans creature fx department on Andor seasosn 1 and 2, The Acolyte and Beetlejuice 2.

  • Character Designer and Puppet Maker for Sex Unzipped

    I designed the Puppet character cast for the Netflix Special "Sex:Unzipped", and we built the puppets including the cast of celebritie puppets at the studios. The show was Produced by Fulwell 73 with show runner Spencer Millman.

  • puppet maker millennium fxPuppet Maker and fabricator

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  • Puppet Builder for cbeebies

    Puppet Builder and Designer:

    I designed and built the puppets the CBeebies TV show Feeling Better.

    I designed and built, the two central puppet characters.

    I was also HOD for puppets and the on set wrangler and puppet assistant on set.

  • yonderland puppet builder

    Lead Puppet Builder and Designer

    Designed and built many of the new characters and creatures for Yonderland series 3 and puppeteered several in the show. A Working Title / Sky 1 production.


  • Puppet/ Prop maker:


    Benidorm: Comedy ventriloquist puppet prop

  • puppet maker art omnivores

    PENGUIN PUPPET DESIGNER, FABRICATOR AND PUPPETEER

    Designed and built a full size realistic emperor penguin for a short horror film project, for film company Art Omnivores, creators of the award winning  short film Moose Limbs.

    I was also puppeteer and on set wrangler for this short.

  • Truthful Phone Movie Poster

    Puppet builder, sculpter, mech builder 

    Wroking for Talk to the hand puppets we designed, and developed a whole cast of puppet monsters for independent film The Truthful Phone. I was also a sculptor and maker for their short film Earthy Encounters

Theatre and Live events



  • No face Puppet Maker:

    Working from design by Toby Olier we created a range of puppets and puppet parts that went to creating the iconic character of No Face for the original japanese toruing production of Spirited Away by the Toho Company. We the repeated these puppets for the London version of the show at the colluseum.

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    Puppet designer, maker and puppet direction.

    Working for ATG, we designed and created an entire cast of fun puppet for the Touring Pantomime Mother Goose, starring Sir Ian Mckellen and John Bishop, and directed by Cal McCrystal. The show toured 2022 to 2023.

  • puppet maker merlin

    Head Puppet Builder and Designer/project manager:

    Created the Puppet meet and great Bobs puppets for the New Mythica Land. Designed and built a giant snake puppet, the Great Devourer, for the live Ninjago show, for Legoland Windsor.

    I also Maintain and build the new puppets in the DUPLO area for the fairy tale puppet  shows.

  • oi frog and friends live show poster

    COSTUME PUPPET CHARACTER MAKER

    Built a large range of characters costume puppet pieces for the new musical touring and west end show of Oi Frog and Friends.

    The show is by Pins and Needles Theatre Company and Produced by Kenny Wax Productions.

  • PUPPET DESIGNER AND BUILDER

    Designed and built a baby and Giant dragon for Paul Holman Associates Pantomimes. 

  • PUPPET DESIGNER AND BUILDER

    I was the puppet designer and maker for Julie Clares production of The Snow Queen.

Advertising

  • Puppet builder, HOD, puppeteer and voice artist

    Working from some existing designs I developed and built a new goblin puppet for a large new online capaign for Supercells Clash Royale games. Working with waste creative, we created a range of puppet adverts and content around the goblin hijacking that had a reach of millions.

  • PUPPET builder and consultant

    Built the new Resi Designs mascot puppet / stand in for their new branding to be used across meida and feature heavily on billboards, websites and content.

  • PUPPET designer, builder AND PUPPETEER

    Designed and Build a Squirrel puppet for Eco Eggs online capaign. the puppet featured in adverts, media, photos and across websites.

  • esso logo

    PUPPET BUILDER / FABRICATOR AND PUPPETEER

    Built and puppeteered and Monster Puppet for the new Singapore ESSO Petrol Advert.

    the production company was Minds eye and the Agency was Adam and Eve DDB.

    puppet builder for minds eye

  • FABRICATOR / PUPPET BUILDER/ PAINTER / PUPPETEER:

    Advertising projects for Anarchy special fx and props company.

    Props/puppets for KAYAK Advert

    Puppets for SKITTLES Advert

    Puppeteer For Series of PEPSI Adverts

  • Puppet Fabricator and Finisher:

    Clash of the Clans Adverts: Puppet maker, hair and quill worker, fabricator making a realistic porcupine hand puppet and general fabricator.

  • PUPPET DESIGNER, BUILDER AND PUPPETEER

    Puppet designer and builder for a campaign featuring a mythical creature inspired by Goat Yoga.

  • future play games logo

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    PUPPET DESIGNER AND BUILDER

    I designed and made a puppet based on Future Plays established Idle farmer character. The puppet was used in an online advert campaign and cookery content show. The project was filmed by Objekt.

Previous Experience

  • Puppet and Creature Making, Set design and Props fabrication • Freelance
    other  20017/16 experience
    • Celestial Ape - Head puppet designer and builder for stage show Celestial Ape.
    • Assistant to  Sam Wyer working on the puppets for Polka Theatres Production of How To Hide a Lion.
    • Jersey Festival Dragons - Project designer and manager, puppet builder, mech builder and art finisher.
    • Wimbledon Arts College – Running the puppet making modules as a specialist.
    2015 and previous
    •  The Sorcerer's Apprentice - Illyria - Production Designer, lead scenic artist and puppet maker, including developing magical illusions designed by Paul Daniel.
    •  Iolanthi- Illyria - Scenic pieces for touring show with Illyria theatre.
    • Three Musketeers - Illyria -  Production designer and builder.
    • Mrs McMoon Children theatre Set Redressing (March 2015) – Re-designed and repainted an already existing basic set for small touring children theatre company.
    • Darryl Worbey Studios (2014/2015): I have worked frequently for the Darryl Worbey studios, Projects have included working on the shoes and hands and costume bits for the string puppets used in channel 4s new comedy show Man Down, Sculpts of puppet characters from which patterns were made, Airbrushing and paint jobs on several private commissions, and assisting with a sculpt and prep work on a set of masks for the Royal Ballet company with designer Bob Ringwood.
    • Teenager Kid Puppets  - Quickfoot (June 2014): Designed and built three large teenage kid hand puppets with glove and pose able hands.
    • Georges Marvelous Medicine  -  Illyria (March 2014): Designed and built the set and all the puppets for a national outdoor tour of Roald Dahls Georges Marvelous Medicine. Including a giant chicken, large cut out cartoon animals, and chicken that grew and shrank.
    • Oxford Playhouse -Puppet Design and Construction for Robin Hood (Nov. 2013) - designed and build a set of oversized punch and judy puppets, as well as two punk rat puppets for the oxford playhouses production of Robin Hood.
    • Wizard Theatre – Designed and Built the set and props for The Wind in the Willows (Sept – Oct 2013) Recently I designed and build the set for a touring production of the wind in the willows. This consisted of a huge old rotting tree on wheels, the spilt apart into section and each section reveled revealing the inside of each of the main characters houses.
    • Full Size Gremlin Kit Paint Job (Sept 2013)
    • Poster Design for Boxtree Productions (August 2013)
    • Little Shop of Horrors Puppets for Star Bright Entertainments: (July-August 2013) Designed and built and entire original range of little shop of horrors puppets for long term hire with production company star bright entertainment. Scope: Working with client to produce a great looking but hard wearing set of puppets that are light to operate (for young people) can be broken down and packed into a van with ease, highly durable but still very workable and dramatic with plans to build them later in the year.
    • Set, costume and shadow puppets for Rumculls and Ragwater by The River People and Greenwich Playhouse (July 2013): Designed and built the set and costumes for The River Peoples barge, cutty sark and pub tour of Rumculls and Ragwater… a puppet and music piece of storytelling with Shadow puppets. I also designed their posters and flyers.
    • Puppets and Set design and Construction for Babe the Sheep Pig (April 2013): I designed and built the entire touring stage production of Babe the Sheep pig. This included, Four flapping and running Duck puppets, and highly complex cockerel rod puppet (think Zazu in Lion King), and turkey humanette. The set consisted of 6 large fake hay bales, a barn, fences and sturdy fence posts, the farmers kitchen and aga. As well as numerous props including protest signs, and old fashion field games (like an Aunt Sally board).
    • Set and props maintenance for Illyrias tour of The Mikado (June 2013): Strengthened and fixed existing set and props in order to tour another season.
    • Large Fish Puppet For Stamford Arts Centre: (Feb 2013) Designed and built a large single person operable mechanical fish puppet on a small budget on behalf of a youth theatre client.
    • Life size Sculptures and Stage Revolve for Forest Forge: (Feb 2013) Built two life-size sculptures of children for a small portable art installation for theatre company Forest Forge working from photos and a specific design brief. Also worked with in house designer to
    • develop a small hand operated stage revolve.
    • Audrey 2 Puppet Commission: (Nov 2012) a one off Audrey 2 puppet for a private commission.
    • Revolving Alibaba Set and Props for Wizard Theatre: (Oct 2012) Designed and built a large but highly portable and durable revolving cave and set for a touring production of Alibaba for Wizard Theatre Company. Scope: To design and build a set according to the producer and directors requirements for a large set that could be adapted in size, was packable in a small van, highly durable, that would wheel around and revolve and look aesthetically stunning.
    • Set and Puppets for Illyria’s Tour of The Twits: (April 2012) Designed and built large scenery pieces including a revolving caravan and huge cage for a national outdoor production of The Twits. I also designed and built a range of puppets including 2 large Mugglewump kids, flying bird puppets, a large frog and a Roly Poly Bird. Scope: The tour would be demanding, as it was 6 month outdoors, so the set and puppets had to be full of character, larger than life, colourful but also withstand daily use, wind and rain conditions, and constant moving in vans.
    • Set Design and Construction for The Berry Theatre: (March 2012) Designed, built and installed a huge immersive set, in this case a barn, for the Berry Theatres Heritage funded production of Strawberries and Steam.
    • Set and Props Maintenance for Hiccup Theatre: (Feb 2012) To repaint and maintain the props and set for touring Theatre Company according to the original design and paint work.
    • Puppets for The Points production of Peter Pan: (Nov 2011) To Design and build a range of puppets for The Point Theatres Production of Peter Pan. Scope: I had to work within the stylistic choices of the shows designer Carl Davies; the puppets I designed and made had to fit in with the overall aesthetic of the show. Puppets included Nana, 4 wolves, a large ostrich and maintenance on a hire crocodile.
    • Prop design and concept work for Milk Presents: (Sept 2011) To help develop and build a few unusual props and pieces of set, for example a shoe drop, for theatre company Milk Presents.
    • Set, Production, Puppet and Props Design and Construction for Illyria’s Fantastic Mr. Fox Tour: (April 2011) I built and designed the entire Production for Fantastic Mr. fox. This included 12 hensonesque chicken puppets, a giant tree that fell over, an enormous but light set of digger jaws, fox ears and wigs, Masks for the Farmers and the set itself. Scope: a large 6 month outdoor touring production so all props and set had to be durable, weather proof, and long lasting and also collapsible into two large vans.
    • Large Dragon Puppet for Wizard Theatre: (Sept 2011) Designed and built a large one Person operable Dragon Puppet and costume for Wizard theatres tour of The Reluctant Dragon. Scope: to work with the clients demands according the desires of the director and demands of the production to create a really enchanting large dragon puppet to be worn by one performer, that was easily removable but large enough to be impressive and featuring movable ears, talking mouth and flapping wings.
    • Puppet and Set design and construction for Little Matter by The River People: (May 2011) To design and make the aesthetics for pre made puppet structures, and to made certain puppets from scratch for touring production of little matter. As well as some set pieces and backdrop painting. Scope: this was a very collaborative process where I attended workshops and rehearsals and designed along side the company offering ideas in the developmental stage on effects, puppets props and set ideas.
    • Parrot Puppets, props and Silvers Wooden Leg for NTR Portsmouth’s Treasure island: Built and designed the parrot puppets, some props, and silvers wooden leg according to the styles defined by production designer Simon Higglet.
    • Seagull Puppets and Props for Illyria’s tour of James and the Giant Peach: To build two large flying seagull puppets and work on other props including ongoing set and puppet maintenance for a 6 month outdoor tour.
  • Illustrator and Painting – Freelance
    • Currently – Graphic Novel: in the early stages of characters designs for a graphic novel project with theatre company The River People based upon their first play.
    • Stitchmouth Story: Illustrations for a short story called Stitchmouth that were used as part of a story installation piece and Bursledon windmill in association with the River People.
    • Picture Book: A personal project recently completed of a kids picture book, written and illustrated by myself.
    • Poster Design for Little Matter: to design the poster and leaflets and all the art work on them for The River Peoples Tour of Little Matter.
    • Character Design for Raven Waiting: some alternative character sketches for an independent fantasy film.
    • Character Concept For Alice: some character concepts for a small stage production of a horror version of Alice in Wonderland.
    • Website Illustrations: I have done a fair few little illustrations for various peoples websites including cartoons of the clients etc. little pictures to give their website something unique.
    • Poetry Sketches: I have supplied a lot little sketches for a variety of poems. Mostly private commissions.
    • Numerous Ongoing Commissions: I do a lot of one off sketches, paintings, and drawings for all sorts of people on a regular basis. Too many to mention individually but these consist of t-shirt designs, small pencil sketches, cartoons, large fantasy paintings, whatever a client requires.
    • Model Kit Painting: I have had a few private commissions to paint model kits, small figures and even a couple of toy customization's.
    Sculpture – Freelance

    (I have a wealth of creature sculpting experience most of which has been for private commissions, here is a list of a few notable examples)

    • Large Dragon Sculpt: Designed and painted a large Dragon sculpture a meter in length and wingspan, in a exercise in posture and balance on a larger sculpt.
    • Wizard sculpt: to create a tall lanky depressed wizard sculpture based upon a character I had sketched some years ago.
    • T-Rex sculpt: I was requested to make and paint a large highly detailed scale sculpt of a T-Rex.
    • Slimer Sculpt: Commission for a one off sculpture of slimmer from the Ghostbusters film.
    • Corvus animatronic sculpts: I did two character maquettes to be turned into animatronic puppets for independent movie, Raven Waiting. One was working from an artists design the other was a design of my own.
    • Raptor sculpt: a private commission of a baby raptor sculpt based one a design from Jurassic park by Crash Mccreary.
    • Fairies: I sculpted a range of sleeping baby fairies in a variety of sizes, some in jars some larger all individual, these were private orders and some were also sold in shops and xmas market stalls.
    Other Creative work:
    • Make Up: I have had some training and a fair amount of experience with theatrical makeup, having done it for man productions including, The Twits, The Wind in the Willows, Alice in Wonderland, Treasure Island, The Rocky Horror Show.
    • Puppet Making Workshops: I have run many puppet making and puppetry workshops for all ages and projects with both schools and theatre companies.
    • Set Decorating: I have helped paint and finish off many theatrical stage sets, for small scale and larger scale theatre companies. Adding detail and following a design brief.