Tell us about puppet making!

Creating a puppet is creating a character that can be anything you want it to be, which is a completely inanimate object, until you add a performer to bring each character to life.

What sparked your interest in puppet making?

Spending a childhood watching Sesame Street and the Muppets and visiting a puppet shop in the Adelaide Hills sparked my interest in making puppets. I started puppet making in early high school, so I’ve been working on my skills for a while now. I enjoy making other people happy and puppets are a really good way of getting a smile out of someone.

What excites you about the Patch artist residency? What are you looking forward to?

I’m excited to experiment and make fun things with performers in the same room. Working with different people and being able to prototype an element, trial it and then fine-tune the prototype, before making the final element for the show is quite a fun ride.

What is a show you wish you had worked on? In what role?

Tricky question – I have a few.

Beetle Juice the Musical, as a prop maker, maybe prop/set designer and maker. The colours and eccentric shapes call for very fun, imaginative and challenging builds.

Warhorse, as a puppet maker. I've never seen the show, so my knowledge of the show is limited. However, the puppets and puppetry are extraordinary. The way the horse is controlled and flows in such a realistic movement is breathtaking.