I make large puppets, structures, and costumes for parades and festivals – out of withies and paper, cardboard, paper mache, junk and lots and lots of tape – basically whatever is available.

Over the years I’ve made many things with many many people of all ages and abilities… most of my recent work has been locally with the Handmade Parade – see their website at www.handmadeparade.co.uk for some fantastic photos from the last 9 years .

Dragonflies Lemmy, Fast Eddie and Filthy Taylor, made for the Hebden Bridge Handmade Parade 2015. PIc by Bluplanet Photo

Dragonfly in the river, sunbird behind by Thingumajig theatre. pic by Ian Hodgeson

World turtle at the Manchester Day Parade 2014

World turtle – Handmade Parade 2014

Swan lantern puppet – Lamplighter festval 2015

Swan puppet inside

Swan being made

Cycle Beetle at the Fantastical Cycle parade, for the Yorkshire festival 2014

Beetle

Giant puppet of Brigid – made for the Hebden Bridge Handmade Parade 2013

The eponymous Lamplighter puppet for Lamplighter festival, todmorden

Dragon – Valley of LIghts 2012

Snail – made for the Hand made Parade 2011

Snail

Greta the Heron

Squid – Handmade Parade 2008

Desmond Stagly, stilt costume

Desmond

Stag costumes

Sculpture of a Taroo Ushtey for Lime pictures production of Rockets Island

Goat sculpture for the Disney production of

Private lantern commission

Bee, done with children for skipton puppet festival 2015

Pirate seagull cycle float, for Spareparts festival 2015