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The Flying Castle
Assisting with the creation of puppets for the stage production of The Flying Castle in Burgenland, Austria
Maker
Commissioned by Ministry of Culture
Puppets built by Josh Elwell, Emily Wright, Izzy Bristow, Olivia Racinozer, James Morris, Karolina Czyz, Mollie Carter and Molly Morgan
Production by Thomas Brezina and Gerhard Kramer
Show photography by Andreas Hafenscher
Worked as part of a larger team in Bristol to finish off puppets for a production of The Flying Castle. Puppet designed based heavily off of the orginal book, written by Thomas Brezina. Puppets built includes a pig, a frog, and three crows.
The Making Process
Joining the team during the final stretch, I assisted in the creation and assembly of the three crow puppets. I focused on creating the feet from scratch using wire, eva foam and wooden dowels. I was also then able to sew and assemble the wings, and assembling the crow puppet's final parts.
I also assisted in the finishing of other puppets, gluing on scrim layers to the horse's hooves, applying colour to the stork's feet and painting on glaze layers for the frog and fish to protect the paint.