Dylan Leonard
Artist & Modelmaker
CV
CAREER HISTORY
Designer, Maker/fabricator, Painter and Puppeteer
Designing large puppets needing to be operated by two puppeteers each (front and rear) and rigging with backpacks as well as front and rear legs mechanisms for puppeteers to operate.
Building stands to hold and support the large puppets as fabrication goes ahead.
Construction and fabrication of wooden willow skeleton of each puppet and applying wet strength fabric over willow.
Painting and detailing of each puppet using wash, dry bushing and speckling techniques.
Puppeteering of Cow Puppet (Hind Legs) at the event.
Designer, Maker/fabricator, Painter.
Designing of large dragon fish skeleton puppets mouth mechanism.
Building stands to hold and support large puppet and fabrication.
Construction and fabrication of large puppet using recycled materials reclaimed from the ocean.
Cutting drilling riveting heating and melting of PVC pipes and hinging together to make body of puppet with fish like movement.
Painting reclaimed Coal bags that were melted onto puppet for skin and attaching fishing nets with recycled plastics inside nets to look like stomach.