Wood Carving

Quick studio snaps of my first attempts at hand wood carving.  None of these pieces are quite done yet.  Not my forte but I'm learning!

Beginnings of an arm.

Leg.

Moulin Rouge - Yet Unfinished

Compiled study from "Moulin Rouge" - unfinished.

It's one horizontal mural-type drawing.

I'll merge the two images when it's finished.

3D Previews - Skull Bunny & Armature Puppet

Skull Bunny Hand Puppet

Test latex cast from a plaster mold, from a clay sculpture.

Explanations when I have more photos.

Beginnings of armature stop motion puppet.

Ditto to the explanations.

Zombie Puppet Design

A quick puppet character sketch for the final project for my Constructing Performing Objects (i.e. Wood Carving) class.  More than likely it will be a marionette...of the zombie variety.

Things I'm Considering in the Design ("Play With..."):

-anatomy vs

-stiffness vs

-hyperextension vs

-wonktacular gravity (that's official, medical terminology)

-spilling bones & organs

-blood & decay

-ripped (fabricated) clothing

-controlled by standard "x" control or another way?

Big questions.  Too soon to say.  It only exists in ink so far, a lot can change.

Did I mention that Zombie are this semester's unwritten theme?  It's a strange thing.  A+ for consistency.

Inspired by the original wood carving fail:

Stop Motion Sketches

Wanted to create a walk cycle.

Paper Mache

The beginnings of what will be either a witch or goblin (methinks this idea is winning, but better than Charlie Sheen) hand puppet.  Paper mache head with brown postal paper and corn starch paste.  Go go gadget fuzzy phone pix!

Dry.

What a crazy nose.

Puppetry Posters

Posters for the two MFA2 Puppetry Shows at CalArts

Inspired by this image by graphic designer Tibor Kalman

Poster for Puppetry Arts' Family Festival