Beans

 So I thought I was done with sharing a new puppet every Saturday until next year. 

But Beans felt otherwise. 

And it's a good one to share. Beans is a new puppet for series 3 of "Animal Behavior". Yup, series 3! We're still releasing the episodes of series 2, but series 3 is being written and a few new puppets are being made. 

Also Beans is a puppet based on my brother, Michael.  I've tried making puppet of him in the past, but none ever felt right. And although it's not an exact likeness, for me this is perfect. 10 year old Michael. 

Ronnie Gross, JR

 Ronnie

Made for the music video "Son of a Bitch" by Ronnie Gross, JR

And here's some pics of the puppet in progress...

Juergen - Commission

Juergen

Mouth Puppet Portrait Commission

He had grey hair for a minute... 

Juergen was part of a three-puppet commission I did in 2022.  

Need a puppet for your project, or gift, or just for fun?

Reach out to me here or here and we can chat!

 

Toygar - Commission

Toygar

Mouth Puppet Portrait

Toygar was part of a three-puppet commission I did in 2022.  

Need a puppet for your project, or gift, or just for fun?

Reach out to me here or here and we can chat!

Ryan

Portrait commission from earlier this year.

Need a puppet? Reach out on Etsy or the Elmwood website!

Here's the sketch I did for approval from the client.

And some making of pics!

 

Rose - Commission

Rose

Mouth Puppet Portrait Commission

Rose was part of a three-puppet commission I did in 2022.  

Need a puppet for your project, or gift, or just for fun?

Reach out to me here or here and we can chat!

 

Holy Toledo

Dave "Holy" Toledo
The World's Most Fantastic Stuntman
Mouth Puppet

This guy was made back in 2007.  And we planned to use him in a show called ""Holy" Toledo: The World's Most Fantastic Stuntman" around that time, but it never came together. 
When we went to make "Bernice, Too" we dusted off the idea for a scene in the movie and it got some great laughs and inspired us to finally go and write and create the show.
And somehow, I never added this puppet here before!
So, this puppet that is over 16 years old is finally getting his break this year when the show starts coming out. 

Dave himself is based on an amazing old friend we call Dave the Beautiful Man.
The real Dave no longer has a cheesy moustache (or hair on his head) but he's still a beauty for sure!

 

Joey

Joey

Mouth Puppet Portrait

From the music video for "Writing The Future" from the "Bernice, Too" Soundtrack.

Joey is the singer and guitarist for the band Snap Famous.  They were awesome enough to let us use their song in the flick! 

Listen to Snap Famous here:

https://snapfamous.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/snapfamousmusic

https://www.youtube.com/@snapfamous5117

Alice - AKA Emily

Alice

Mouth Puppet

Alice and be seen in the music video "Missing Alice At Advent" 

by Arthur Benson from the "Bernice, Too" Soundtrack.

Alice is a portrait puppet based on my friend Emily.  And she was a great sport in letting Elmwood make a puppet out of her!

And here's the sketch of the puppet before I made it...

And the inspiration!

Arthur

Arthur

Mouth Puppet

The puppet is a portrait of musician and all-around amazing human 

Arther Louis Benson.

He worked with us on the "Bernice, Too" soundtrack, supplying us with some beautiful muisc for the film.  And we made a puppet of him to star in the music video for his song "Missing Alice at Advent".

And here's a couple fun pictures of the puppet in progress - 

 

And the inspiration!
Arthur Louis Benson!

Nicky

Nicky

Mouth Puppet
Commission

This little guy was done as a rush job just before Christmas!
Need a puppet?
Check out my Etsy page!

 

Josh

 Josh

Mouth Puppet

Portrait for the upcoming series "The G-Spot"

Now that "Bernice, Too" has been released and I've done some relaxing I'm going to get back to posting puppets on Saturdays again!

This is "Josh" from a series Elmwood is a part of called "The G-Spot".

Although we're not the production company behind this series we are very involved. We're providing the puppets and a puppeteers and a ton of behind the scenes help.  This puppet is of the main character, who is the manager of "The G-Spot" - which is not as naughty as it sounds!  The G-Spot is a retro video game and collectables store.  And the series follows him on his day-to-day adventures in the store.

More to come! 

In the meantime check out the man the puppet is based on, Josh A. - HERE!

Clay

Clay

Mouth Puppet from "Bernice, Too"

Clay is the singer and guitarist for Strawberry Machine.  

They have a great song in "Bernice, Too"!

Check them out HERE and HERE and HERE 

Donna

Donna
Mouth Puppet from "Bernice, Too"
Donna is the keyboardist and a singer for Strawberry Machine.  

They have a great song in "Bernice, Too"!

Check them out HERE and HERE and HERE