Wishworks Puppets

Marionettes, rod puppets, table tops and hand puppets.

Katie Griffiths has been making puppets for WishWorks since 1999; hand crafting each one individually- sewing costumes; carving heads and limbs or using papier-mache. She is highly skilled and every puppet she makes has great character and life. She has been commissioned to make puppets for theatre shows, carnival; shop windows and displays- as well as several private commissions.

Examples:

• “Robin”, first puppet made, an elf.
• “Pok”, a marionette who traveled Australia and appeared in our first puppet show “Whispering Smith”
• “Tui” The magic flower of power marionette from our show “Medicine”(2000)
• “The lady in the moon”- a mystical rod puppet character who takes Granny Wish into the sky where she dances and dances in the moon’s shine.
• “Morwenna” The mermaid with a driftwood face and hair made from untreated wool. Inspired by an old tale and the wood found.
• “Fynn” Carved wooden hand held puppet made on a course with John Roberts “Puppet Craft” in Devon
• “Jack and Elkie” Commissioned for a shop window in Salisbury, Ergonomic Office Furniture Ltd
• A Christmas display at Ergonomic Office Furniture Ltd in Salisbury
• Commission from “Turin Brakes” to make puppets for their video for their single 'The Door' released in 2001.
• Two window displays commissioned by Bromptons Opticians, Brighton.
• “Kokokopelli” A private commission
• Commission from Regeneration Theatre to make 6 puppet heads for a production.
• “Spike”

If you are interested in commissioning Katie to make puppets of models, please contact her and ask to see her portfolio as there are many more.