Paper Garden, is the story of Isabelle Blythe. Through trial and error, she develops a serum that, when added to paper pulp, alters the material properties of the homemade paper in a magical and mysterious way. Once this new paper is cut into shapes, it becomes alive.
My puppet won Best Non-Animation at the OCAD U Midway Animation Fair.
Initial Sketches and World Building
World building sketches: Imagining the world in which the character lives. Creating different anthropomorphic designs and playing with shapes and form. Trying to understand how I want the character to move to better inform how to create the puppet.
Creation and Fabrication
Puppet fabrication: made the skeleton base out of wire, wood and polymer clay. Sculpted the body out of upholstery foam and covered everything in white nylon. The costume was hand sewn together.
Animation Day
