Marionettes, rod puppets, table tops and hand puppets.
Katie Griffiths has been making puppets for WishWorks since 1999; hand crafting each one individually- sewing costumes; carving heads and limbs or using papier-mache. She is highly skilled and every puppet she makes has great character and life. She has been commissioned to make puppets for theatre shows, carnival; shop windows and displays- as well as several private commissions.
Examples:
- “Pok”, a marionette who traveled Australia and appeared in our first puppet show “Whispering Smith”
- “Morwenna” The mermaid with a driftwood face and hair made from untreated wool. Inspired by an old tale and the wood found.
- “Fynn” Carved wooden hand held puppet made on a course with John Roberts“Puppet Craft” in Devon
- “Jack and Elkie” Commissioned for a shop window in Salisbury, Ergonomic Office Furniture Ltd
- A Christmas display at Ergonomic Office Furniture Ltd in Salisbury
- Commission from “Turin Brakes” to make puppets for their video for their single 'The Door' released in 2001.
- Two window displays commissioned by Bromptons Opticians, Brighton.
- “Kokokopelli” A private commission
- Commission from Regeneration Theatre to make 6 puppet heads for a production.
If you are interested in commissioning Katie to make puppets of models, please contact her and ask to see her portfolio as there are many more.
