the sweetest girl in the world
made completely of recycled materials in 2022. preforming "the sweetest girl in the world". and later as part of my thesis "the sweetest girl in the world has a creepy crawly dream" in 2024. this was a one man show performed by me in a cardboard box/shadow screen as a cabaret act. she was the star in my BFA show.
Some more personal project puppets by me …
Chicago international puppet festival
work from my time as studio artist and intern. Aug 2023–Dec 2024
Studio Artist - Fall 2024
Fabricator for Drury Lane's Production of The Little Mermaid
Lead builder on The school of fish and The turtles
Tasks: Construct large scale structures with reed, sculpt with clay, make paper mache molds, cast and sculpt with worbla, sew (180 fish) using machine, rig string and wire mechanics, paint
Finished designs
Studio Intern - Fall 2023
projects
Little Amal visits Maggie Daley park in Chicago
tasks; building and painting of props including buildings, birds, cars, crossing lights, fish, and moon.
CIPF bunraku rehearsal puppets for Blair Thomas
Tasks: assist clay sculpt, make paper mache molds of faces and hands, cast and sculpt worbla, paint and sand, finetune face designs, string mechanics together
plant life shadow puppet for Tom Lee's 'Sounding the Resonant Path' at La MaMa Puppet Festival
task: scale up sketch and cut out design
materials used: Vinyl sticker, Dura-Lar
