Supernatural creature puppets swear a lot when they get their lines wrong. What could be better?
My vampire, werewolf, demon, ghost, witch and zombie puppets are based on the supernatural creatures in each chapter of my book and the first … Read More
Supernatural Creature Features presents Heloise the Ghost.
Don’t let her beautiful blue eyes and adorable demeanour fool you. Heloise is not a friendly ghost. She is a true poltergeist who will hurt you if you dare to enter her abandoned … Read More
Supernatural Creature Features presents The Zombie! A ghost helps the zombie escape from being stuck behind a chain link fence so he can eat more brains.
Check out an article I wrote for Hyperallergic about sympathetic zombies in contemporary … Read More
Check out an article I wrote for Hyperallergic about sympathetic zombies in contemporary Canadian art: Getting to Know Zombies.
Nigel was working as a lumberjack when he was bitten by the largest wolf he had ever seen. Much to his surprise, one month later, Nigel turned into a werewolf.
My vampire, werewolf, demon, ghost, witch and zombie puppets … Read More
Supernatural Creature Features presents Hazel the Witch!
Born in Manchester in 1677, Hazel and her parents settled in Salem, Massachusetts when she was 12. Her mother was arrested, tried, and executed along with 19 other witches in the infamous Salem … Read More
When I taught a university course about Renaissance art, I amused myself by showing as many images of demons as possible. My Dexter the Demon puppet was inspired by those artworks.
Dexter is not THE Devil. He is just one … Read More
When I was a child, I dreamed of making puppets for Sesame Street and The Muppet Show. I have recently fulfilled my childhood dream of making hand sewn puppets.
The Countessa was turned into a vampire during the French Revolution … Read More
I bake something delicious for every seminar class I teach in my living room in Edmonton. For my “The Supernatural in Art, Film & TV” seminars, the treats are usually related to the creature of the week like these ghost … Read More
Over dinner with a couple of friends, I proclaimed, “I am done with zombies and am now moving on to werewolves.” One friend replied, “That’s a sentence you don’t hear every day.” No, I was not discussing my dating … Read More
