I MAKE STUFF, IT'S WHAT I DO

Puppets • Props • Costumes • Illustration • Design

I have a lot of different skills--a Geahk of all trades

PUPPETS

Marionettes, foam latex & silicone, human-operated puppets

PROPS

Theatrical materials, sets, gadgets & weapons

COSTUMES

Puppeted wearables, masks & costume

ILLUSTRATION

Posters, drawings, flyers, book & album covers

DESIGN

Ideation on the path to production; logos, sets, costumes, packaging

WORKBENCH

Behind the scenes process and production

WHAT I CAN DO,
SPECIFICALLY?

Areas of Expertise

PUPPETS:

• Wooden marionettes.

• Rod puppets

• Shadow puppets

• Vietnamese water-puppets

• Stilt-walking

• Wearable puppet costumes

• Silicone or foam-latex: human-powered, cable-driven​

PROPS:

• Miniatures & model making

• Theater weapons

• Gadgets & fictional tech

• 3D models in CAD

• 3D Organic sculpts

• Mechanical & automata

• Cast resin, rubber, & foam

• Fiberglass sculpture

COSTUMES:

• Tailored: theatrical & tumbling

• Cosplay, Halloween & heroes

• Wearable puppets / monsters

• Multi-person

• Electronic elements

• Dolls & puppet clothes

• Body extension & modification

ILLUSTRATION:

• Digital & traditional

• Black & white / pen & ink

• Drafting & cross-sections

• Book & album covers

• Comics & graphic novels

• Presentation, flyers & posters

• Animation backgrounds

DESIGN:

• Character & costume

• Set design / prop design

• Architectural models

• Pre-production / storyboarding

• Dramaturgical & storytelling

• Mechanical & engineering

• Brand Identity & logos

• Didactic & instructional

FABRICATION

• TiG and MiG welding steel & stainless

• Woodworking, displays & furniture

• 3D printing in FDM & SLA

• Casting in resin, silicone & foam

• Carbon Fiber & fiberglass

• Styrofoam, EVA, Zote & filter foams

• CNC machining in soft metals, plastics & wood

• Horizontal milling of stainless, brass & aluminum

MOLD MAKING

• Mold making & mold design

• Material knowledge

• CAD design for injection molding

• Gang-molding & production

• Fiberglass or plaster hard molds

• Vacuum bagging for composites

• Pattern-making for sand casting

TEACHING

• Workshops, single-day & recurring

• Group project management

• Craft courses

• Writing syllabi

• Best practices & safety trainings

• Personal instruction

• Story & writing coaching

PAINTING

• Muraling

• Signage & window art

• Trompe-l'œil

• Backdrops

• Matte Painting

• Portraiture

• Optical illusions

WRITING

• Speculative fiction

• Technical writing & manuals

• Comics

• Puppet plays

• Story development & screenplays

• RPG supplements

• Short fiction