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ISOBEL NICOLSON Designer for Performance

Rags the Puppet
Puppet Designer and Maker
I based Rags the puppet on my border terrier. I wanted a good trot, bound, sniff, pant and that funny body wiggle dogs do when a wag doesn't quite cut how excited they are. I examined a lot of marionette mechanisms, but with Rags I wired all the strings inside the puppet body to avoid tangling and so the puppeteer could be closer to the action.

Wiring the puppet

Pattern cutting

Rene flex moulding

Clay tongue
I took a latex cast from this








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