Sharon is developing her work as a puppet maker. She is currently working with Tim Davies Design as a maker. She has designed puppets for the R&D of Phantasia! The Lost World, and for the ESF production of Animal Farm.
She works well following instructions and working to a time limit, and is quick to pick up new skills.
Scroll down to see her portfolio.
ANIMAL FARM
This project required designing and making 6 full size animal puppets that could be packed down into two regular sized suitcases to be flown and assembled in Hong Kong.
The low-poly design was intentionally used to match the aesthetic of the masks used in performance.
Materials:
4mm Plywood
Pine stripwood
Worbla
Client
English Schools Foundation
Year
2025
Glow bear
This project required sewing fur onto all base panels, and then joining the panels together to bring the bear together, including a zip at the bottom. The full size of each bear spans approximately 350cm long and 250cm tall.
All the fur was hand cut and sewn in strips.
Two glow bears were finished. See the finished puppets here.
Materials:
Ripstop Nylon
Client
Tim Davies Design
Year
2026
Parrots
This project required sewing eight wings in the space of four days, including inner structures to appropriate the correct shape of the wing is maintained when inflated. All the feathers were sewn individually, and then sewn onto the wing one by one.
To make the four beaks, a pattern needed to be cut out of plastazote foam to glue (contact adhesive) together, and then glued again to the 3D printed upper. A hole was melted for the camera insert. The foam was then treated and painted.
See the finished puppets here.
Materials:
Ripstop Nylon
Plastazote
Client
Tim Davies Design
Year
2026
WORKSHOP PUPPETS
These puppets were designed to be lightweight and thrown around as needed.
Materials:
Recycled upholstery foam
Faux leather
Stockings
Bamboo
Client
Lunisolar
Year
2026
PHANTASIA! A NEW WORLD
Working only in a studio in Theatre Deli, I led a team to create puppets to a brief: in ten days, design and make an indestructible R&D baby dragon puppet at the lowest cost possible. I believe the head is made from Worbla.
Materials:
Plywood
MDF
Pine stripwood
PVC piping
Bungee
Upholstery foam
Client
Violet Riot Productions
Year
2025
NICK BARNES workshop
Guided by the hands of Nick Barnes and Caroline Bowman, I made a hare and a goose head in their making and patterning workshops.
Materials:
Plastizote
Workshop
Year
2024/2025
