I specified wood and insulation foam for milling the supports for the animal bodies. The foam layer was then sculpted by hand, coated in joint compound, and painted.

I designed large-scale puppets and props for a professional production of The Magic Flute by the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston.

I collaborated with the production’s director and creative and technical teams to realize the director’s vision. This included incorporating French rococo motifs throughout the forest sets, which I reflected in the puppetry designs with scrollwork.

I designed a large dragon maw and three forest animals manipulated by actors on stage. The animal puppets’ construction design had to be simple enough to be manufactured quickly yet have enough points of articulation to be reasonably expressive.