As a puppeteer I am very interested in all aspects of puppetry. Puppetry employs so many artistic disciplines, and I have been able to develop skills in many areas including sculpting, foam construction, set painting, manipulation, and more.
Movies
The Muppet Movie, The Great Muppet Caper, Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi
Television
The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, The Jim Henson Hour, Sesame Street
Heroes
My heroes are Jim Henson, George Lucas, and Walt Disney. These are people that built creative companies and made their own path to success. Each in their own way, they created industries around art forms that we’re under appreciated. They earned their success by gathering a talented team of people around them and did what moved them, despite what critics said. With out these three talented individuals the worlds of puppetry, visual effects, and animation would not be what they are today.
I am puppeteer and puppet builder with Swazzle, a live puppet show company based in Southern California. I began building puppets and putting on puppet shows at the ripe old age of 13, and continues to this day. With my twin brother Patrick, I have built hundreds of puppets and performed puppet shows at venues all over California. Professionally I've trained with the best, including Kevin Clash (Elmo), and former Muppeteer Michael Earl.
Get puppet making videos, puppet short films, and exclusive puppet show information from The Swazzle Podcast.
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Learn all about puppet building with my blog Puppet 101. In my daily posts I explain all aspects of hand puppet construction - including arm rods, mouth grips, foam construction and more!
Who I'd like to meet: I am always interested in meeting other puppeteers and puppet enthusiasts from around the world. Whether you’re a beginner or an experience professional we can all help each other and learn from each other.
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