What is a Whibbit? watch the promotional video to find out
My stop-motion puppets are based on the idea that character creation is a journey of discovery.
Making them is an intuitive process and I never produce any drawn designs for the projects-
the characters are born out of the chosen materials and necessary functionality.
I tend to use recycled, found or restricted materials. In many ways the armature (which is usually hidden in animation) actually becomes part of the puppet design.
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This is my puppet evolution so far;
1- Bitz the whippet my first project made from random toolbox stuff,
2- The Hairwoof half way between dog and human, made from wood & wool
3- Paper Airman and old man made from old wine corks (developed into a 10 min short film)
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4- Jim Henson Tribute My friend Jamie made the Mini-Kermit and I made and animated the Jim.
5-IT CAME FROM WITHIN THE TIN! A halloween tale about a spider made from beads
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6-Foldz The Whippet I designed an origami dog which I attempted to animate 'folding itself'
7-A christmas Post-It I designed an origami deer which I attempted to animate 'folding itself'
8-BITZ! The short film I revisited my original project 'Bitz' to improve the puppet use what I have learnt
9- Kirigami Halloween Spider I designed another origami model which I tried to animate being folded
10- 'The Whibbits' This is the next stage in the 'Bitz' project. 2 dog puppets interacting in short episodes
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Yes, they are rough, unpolished and unashamedly homemade… But isn’t that the charm?
