Whisper - A Puppet Embodiment Of Nature.

A hand puppet created using eco friendly materials to produce a characterisation of nature. To some it might look scary, but to me it's an embodiment of life and death in harmony.
An eco friendly creepy paper mache deer skull puppet covered in green handmade textile leaves.


Meet My Latest Puppet, Whisper!


Handmade entirely from waste cardboard and second hand materials to be as environmentally friendly as possible.


To some it might look scary, but to me it's an embodiment of life and death in harmony.
(Although, it sits in the corner of my room and has made me jump a few times when I forget it's there in the dark)!


I am really pleased with how this turned out. It started out as a sketch with potential and I just had to turn into a puppet! My aim was to create a 'personification' of nature and only use environmentally friendly materials. I love nature, folklore and creepy things, so I am happy with how this turned out!


The Foliage


It did take a long time to create in between other work, but I loved creating every single detail. Each leaf has been handmade using a variety of techniques including embroidery, crochet, punch needle and needle felting. The fabric was sourced from second hand sources and includes old table felt, vintage trims and offcuts. Additionally, I wanted to use minimal glue, so the foliage was individually sewn

onto the base - it took a long time but was worth it!


The Skull and Hand


The skull and hand were created using paper mache with waste cardboard and scrap paper. I used a flour glue to be as natural and environmentally friendly as possible.

A creepy paper mache deer skull puppet covered in handmade textile leaves.

Paper mache skull with individually handmade leaves.

An articulated skeleton hand made from eco friendly paper mache covered in vines and felt leaves.

An articulated paper mache hand, in synch to the puppeteers hand. It can move each finger individually just like a real hand.

A close up of red needle felted mushrooms on a paper mache antler. With handmade embroidered ivy leaves winding around it.

Needle felted mushrooms and hand embroidered ivy leaves.

Close up of handmade textile leaves made from felt, net, crochet and wool. Includes greenery, brown leaves and berries.

A close up of the handmade foliage. A combination of embroidery, crochet, needle felting, punch needle and other textile techniques.

The paper mache skeleton puppet looking happy up at the sky and pointing. It has textile leaves covering it.
An eco friendly creepy paper mache deer skull puppet covered in green handmade textile leaves.

The full puppet resting.

The paper mache skeleton puppet looking and pointing at the camera. It has handmade textile leaves covering it.
The back of the skeleton puppet showing the handmade detailed leaves made from green felt, wool and fabrics.

A look at the details on the back of the puppet.

An eco friendly creepy paper mache deer skull puppet covered in green handmade textile leaves.
Close up of handmade leaves made from felt, net, crochet and wool. Includes embroidery, crochet, felting and punch needle.

A close up of the detailed handmade leaves. All created using second hand materials.