skeleton puppet

A rod style puppet inspired by depictions of skeletons in late medieval danse macabre prints.  Constructed from upholstery foam, nylon fleece and screen printed cotton flannel.

Process

I initially patterned and constructed the puppet in upholstery foam.  The hand and head portions utilized modified versions of patterns available on Adam Kreutinger's website, while I patterned the body and feet myself to achieve the desired shapes.  Once the puppet was constructed, I patterned my screen prints off of its body and inked them on Dura-lar film.  The drawings were then exposed onto a screen and screen printed.  I then stitched the printed graphics onto the body of the puppet.

Patterning the bones

Printing the bones