Jessica’s Monster Creations
Click on any image to see how each puppet was built.
The Vulture
SNAFU Theatre - New Earth Bandits.
Photo: Helene Cyr
Reed structure with recycled fabrics. Head sculpted in clay/worbla. Wings able to flap open and closed.
The Fox
Open Pit Theatre - Radio Silence
Puppeteered by one person, made of wire, and recycled materials.
Ruth & Poppy
Open Pit Theatre - Radio Silence
Life-sized 5-year old puppets. Reed bodies, hands, rotating torso and flexible joints.
Skellie the Skeleton
Vic West Community Centre
LED eyes, joints with full range of motion, backpack structure.
Bargainer Coat
Wonderheads - The Wilds
Photo: Peter Pokorny // Mask/hat: Kate Braidwood
Coat designed for puppeteer to step into, false arm structure, and coat dressing.
Pearl the Horse
Canadian College of Performing Arts - Anne of Green Gables
Photo: Peter Pokorny
Reed and muslin structure.
Gussy the Glow Fish
Salish Sea Lantern Festival - Sidney, BC
Battery powered LED lit, reed/muslin structure, backpack.
Mexican Alebrije
Puente Theatre - The Party (La Fiesta) film - National Art Centre’s Grand Acts of Theatre.
Reed structure, able to walk with legs attached to puppeteers feet, battery powered LEDs.
The Bird
Wonderheads - The Wilds.
Photo: Peter Pokorny // Original design: Andrew Phoenix
Rotating wings (activated by wired switch on handle), blinking eyes, head with full range of motion.
Bear (paws)
Wonderheads - The Wilds
Photo: Peter Pokorny // Puppet design & original design/build: Andrew Phoenix // Mask: Kate Braidwood
Foam, wire, worbla nails & PVC structure.