bbc / cbeebies

Feeling Better Puppets – BBC / Cbeebies

BBC /Cbeebies: feeling better. BBC / CBEEBIES Feeling Better the BBC hired me to design and created / develop the characters for a nee cbeebies tv series. I ended up being the charactr developer, puppet designer and maker, HEad of department, wrangler and puppetry assist!  The show, presented by Dr Radha, features two puppet creatures, Ben and Breagh. They explore …

Truthful Phone Creature Puppet

I designed and built a prototype puppet for Talk to the Hand, for the independent film – The Truthful Phone. This was a rod and hand puppet, with a fabricated body. The head featured a set of cable controlled animatronics, that made the ears move, eyes blink and eyebrow raise, with a latex face, and fiberglass skull. the face was …

Mechanical Puppet Test

This are some video clips of the cable and finger controlled animatronic mechanical elements for a puppet to be featured in short movie ‘the truthful phone.’ I am a professional puppet maker and creature creator. I design, illustrate, sculpt and fabricate. I also have a performance background as both an actor and puppeteer, so when I develop characters and build …

yonderland creatures

Ride On Creatures

These are the Three ride on Creature for Yonderland season 3. Based on a design i made, I then sculpted the Marquette for these guys. Fiona Cazaly patterned them, and her and Natlie Ellnor made the foam underbodies as i worked on the eye blink mechs and sculpting and painting the fiberglass horns. I then sculpted over the foam head …

stephen fry as cuddley dick

Yonderland Bad Wig for Stephen Fry

This is the Bad Wig puppet and mech, I designed and built for Yonderland 3 for sky 1 as worn by the amazing Stephen Fry. The puppet team was headed by Fiona Cazaly. With puppet builders Natalie Ellnor, Andy Heath, myself and puppet costume maker David Brown, puppet props maker Lisa coles, and Department assistant Christiana Kafaridou. I am a …

Yonderland Worm Puppets

Two tiny Meched worm puppets, made from silicone, I designed and built for Yonderland 3.  they were bendable and had tiny trigger mouths. The Mould and cast was done by lifecast. The team was headed by Fiona Cazaly. With puppet builders Natalie Ellnor, Andy Heath, myself and puppet costume maker David Brown, puppet props maker Lisa coles, and Department assistant …

Yonderland 3 Time Beings Hat

This was a fully working spinning top hat I designed and built for yonderland series 3. the time being was played by actor and writer Laurence Rickard. The Puppet team was headed by Fiona Cazaly. With puppet builders Natalie Ellnor, Andy Heath, myself and puppet costume maker David Brown, puppet props maker Lisa coles, and Department assistant Christiana Kafaridou. I …

Yoshi Mario

Dragon Puppet

Dragon hand puppet with eye blink, foam body, fiberglass head.

Yonderland Bad Wig Girlfriend eyes and mech

This was Bad Wigs Girlfriend in Yonderland Series 3, the Hair work was done by David Brown, I built the eyes and mouth mech and the internal cage structure. The puppet team was headed by Fiona Cazaly. With puppet builders Natalie Ellnor, Andy Heath, myself and puppet costume maker David Brown, puppet props maker Lisa coles, and Department assistant Christiana …