Puppet construction
Montgomery- Initial design
Dog Head (foam skull)
mouthplate + grip
Arms without fur
draping the fur pattern
finished fur pattern
Nose carved of foam
Puppet covered in fur and ears added
painted Nose
Finished Puppet
Research and design
Foam Head patterning
Foam Head Pattern
Foam head
draping the fleece pattern
head covered in fleece
Draping the fleece pattern for the body
Finished Puppet
Original design inspiration by Mary McClung (character changed as time went on)
Mock-up head to test the scale
Foam head used on final puppet
Mouth plate
Mouth plate with foam grip
Mouth plate inserted into foam head
Patterning the "Sack" Body
Mock-up "sack" body
Draping the fur head pattern
covered head and nose carved of ethafoam
Finished Puppet
Original Design concept
Patterning the foam head
Foam Skull
Draping fur/fleece head pattern
left: Head Covered in fur and fleece Right: Fur trimmed and styled; Eyes added
head and body
Head attached to the body
Pupils and Eyeglasses added
Final Puppet
Head sculpted out of ethafoam and smoothed with spackle
details added with celuclay
hands frame made of wire
hands detailed with celuclay and epoxysculpt
body cut out of plywood and glued together. arms and legs 1/2" dowells bulked with celuclay
padded belly made out of muslin and polyfil
shirt and pants draped and sewn
vest and belt added and everything painted
Finished and Strung puppet
Design and Research provided by Designer Jackson Berhow
Original head form sculpted out of clay
Head getting ready for plaster mold casting
Outside of Plaster Mold
Casting the head out of Neoprene (photo credit: Trace Swisher)
Head fresh out of the mold (untrimmed)
Neoprene head
Ribs made of L200 foam
Understructure made of patterned L200 and carved ethafoam.
legs made out dowels and epoxy-sculpt. Hooves mad of carved ethafoam and epoxy-sculpt.
Mouth mechanism (not yet connected by cable)
Rehearsal-ready skeleton.
Head covered in Fabric mache and ears made of craft foam and felt
Head painted with acrylic paint
Body covered in fabric mache
Painting the body (L: Xavier Lessandro, R: Talon Schultz, Phot Credit: Trace Swisher)
Finished Puppet.
Performance photo (Puppeteered by Brianna Link)
Milky White doubled as the "flour cow" by changing the collar/bow (Puppeteered by Royce Montana)
Performance Photo (Puppeered by Brianna Link)
Performance Photo (Puppeteered by Brianna Link)