Puppet Maker, Designer and Puppeteer
Sea Life London
Marsha
While I have been working at the London Dungeons I have also had the opportunity to work with Sea Life and in the summer of 2023 I got the chance to build a puppet for them.
Marsha is a life sized green sea turtle puppet. She is made from references and images of the real turtles (Boris and Dougie) in sea life. Marsha was used as part of the Turtles and terrapins event at Sea Life and was used to interact with guests and spread the message about the importance of conservation.
She was made from all recyclable materials so she has a minimal impact on the carbon footprint. Marsha is also named after Marsha P. Johnson, She was made to be a puppet that spread a message and she not only spread the message of looking after our planet but she also spread the message of Trans lives matter and the importance of acceptance and love to everyone.
Below are a few images of Marsha both in the workshop and in Sea Life.
Jude
After the success of Marsha, Sea life asked me to make them a second puppet. This time in the form of a seahorse Named Jude.
Jude was made to be part of Sea life Seahorse hotel event. The event helped to demonstrate and celebrate sealifes conservation efforts with making and distributing Sea Horse Hotels in Australia. During the event Jude would interact with guests while an actor would be able explain and promote sealifes conservation efforts.
Jude was designed with his carbon footprint in mind, most of his materials came from scraps where possible and nothing was bought to make him meaning he came from materials I already had.
Judes tail also allows him to be able to demonstrate how seahorses hold onto the seahorse hotels by interacting with hotel models, he was also able to hold onto guests as well.
Below are images of both the finished Jude and him during construction.
