Murph is the protagonist of my graduate film 'Shuck' who travels through purgatory to get to her afterlife. She's built with a simple wood and twisted wire armature, padded with upholstery foam and fabricated with clay, wool and fabric.
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To choose the final fabric combination for Murph's pyjamas I made several collaged digital mock-ups using photos of my fabrics.
I experimented with silicone and plaster casting before settling with modelling clay hands once I had moved onto the puppet.
Armature
Hand Armature
Hand Casting
Baked head before eyes
Eyes in the head
