These are some examples of my past work with puppets. I have at various times made puppets of practically all kinds, excluding shadow puppets.

The woods I use include such different kinds as willow for larger puppets (because of weight considerations), coloured woods like walnut, rata, barberry, some others for colour effects, and mostly elder for cheaper glove puppets, with boxwood used for the most elaborate ones.

Some unfinished examples.

A true marionette, and three photos of a couple of marionette a planchette. These latter ones are used by buskers. The true marionette is made from maple, walnut, boxwood and black maire.

A nightclub puppet. The left hand of the puppetteer goes inside the body and head, the right hand goes out of the right sleeve, becoming the puppet's right hand.

The only bunraku-style puppet on this page.The state of it before painting. (I don't usually paint my puppets, but this one became painted eventually)

A group of glove puppets. About half of them were made for one production. Most are made from boxwood, the couple that are not are magnolia and rata

All these puppets are samples only, none of them are for sale. I do accept commissions. Please contact me to discuss possibilities. Prices are variable, depending on the complexity of work, materials, etc.