Puppet Fabrication

My love for sculpting/model-making has always rivaled my interest in stop-motion animation. Sculpting a character is exciting; however, designing them for animation brings a new layer of magic to the craft. Hence, I always found ways to blend my sculpting into my animated projects. I began puppet designing by studying Will Vinton’s claymation puppets, using modeling clay, and have since incorporated other materials including Epoxy Sculpt, Airdry Clay, Plastic (Resin, Sugru, Cosclay), and Wax clay.

My experience as a puppet maker includes short film projects such as Sal the Christmas Krampus (2017), Daikaiju Legends Christmas Special (2024), and video games including Ultimate ClayFighter Tournament Edition (ROM Hack) and the upcoming Clay-Time (Nintendo Switch, Steam.)