Foam Howie Head.

Here is how the foam head pattern came out. 

Pretty happy with it!

Now onto the fabric pattern. Here is a roughy draft out of scrap fabric. 

It fits! Onto the fur!

Patterning!

Now it's time to make the pattern from this sculpt. 

I have drawn out where I want the seams to be. Now lets flatten it out.

There's the pattern. I had to add a few more darts.

I had it scaled up to 110%. 

Now it's time for foam and fur. 

Howie Head Sculpt.

Here is the head sculpt that I am going to make a pattern from.

The ears are going to be made separate and attached later.

Typically I would make the pattern by draping muslin over this form, but I am going to try a new method I learned by coating it with 3-4 layers of liquid latex. Time to let it dry!

The original Howie was a live hand puppet but I am thinking about making the new one into a sack puppet. What do you think?

Howie the Wolf! rebuild.

The old Howie was big and heavy (he also donated his nose to a different puppet) so needles to say is is time for a makeover.... or rather rebuild. See.

His nose was used for the Polar Bear in "The Littlest Snow Monster"

The new Howie is going to be much smaller and closer resemble the caricature of him that is on our Nimals business cards. But I am only going to use materials from my stock.

He is going to look more like this.

eBay Puppet - Wetty the Swamp Monster

The latest eBay puppet!!! Wetty!!!

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Click here for the eBay link

The Littlest Snow Monster

We recently wrote an original winter puppet musical. I designed and constructed all of the puppets for the show. You can see clips from the show in the video below.

The Nimals Puppetry Troupe

presents

  

CHARACTERS  

MONTY…………………………………………………………….. Adam Kreutinger

ICE QUEEN………………………………………………………………...Maria Drroz

PERRY………………………………………………………………… Zach Haumesser

CARL………………………………………………………………….Matthew Krygier

MOM……………………………………………………………………….Lisa Sember

LEROY…………………………………………………………………Jacob Albarella

SNOW MONSTER…………………………………………………… .Cameron Garrity

NARRATOR…………………………………………………………………Matt Chavez

 Here are some clips from the show 

And after the show

Production photos:

Ice Queen and Carl checking the mail

group shot - most of the characters

Monty

Carl and Ice Queen

Carl and Ice Queen

Monty and his snow monster friends

Carl the Evil/Goofy Penguin

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Monty and Mom - Family Photo

Set - Monty's House

Stage- Lancaster Opera House

Snow Monsters

The cast on the puppet stand

Leroy the Polar Bear

Leroy the Polar Bear

Full cast

Penguins - "Carl" Evil Penguin/ "Perry" Nice Penguin

Carl and Perry for a production of "The Littlest Snow Monster"