As I mentioned in a previous post, the foundation of all great puppets is their character.  Before foam is glued or fabric is sewn–who is this character?  What is he/she/it like?  The design process is where the personality of the character is put into visual form.  With careful planning, the puppet’s look will reflect his character.  Of course the final and most important ingredient in a puppet’s character is his puppeteer and the life that he brings with his performance. 

 The following are the beginning designs for the Jester and Alfons (think I’ve been misspelling this) puppets.  These designs were the launch pad for the building process.

I worked up this design for the Jester…

…and this one for Alfons came directly from my client. I loved how expressive this character was.

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