Making
Get in touch so I can make your puppetry ideas happen.
Collaboration
I love collaborating with new people to build something unique and beautiful. The possibilities of what we create are endless.
Styles
Simple and minimalistic, textured, detailed and full of character, soft, hard, natural or painted. The possibilties are endless.
Materials
Strong and lightweight wooden structures, cut, carved or pulped. Moving mechanisims, found materials, card, sculpting in clay, casting in latex, worbla, plasterzote patterning and shaping with textiles.
My method
- Collect as much information about the characters, the narrative and the puppeteers as possible.
- Collaborate closely with the set designer and other makers to ensure the puppet fits into the created world.
- Develop a concepts document in order to explore styles and materials.
- Draw character sketches and a technical drawing.
- Check in with images throughout the making process.
'Kathleen is simply the best puppet maker I've ever worked with. She listens, responds & has all the skills to make the seemingly impossible, possible.'
Natasha Holmes, Artistic Director of Tell Tale Hearts & freelance puppeteer/performer
Wrongsemble
Ballet Lorent
Brave Words
Theatre Company
Blah Blah Blah
local band music video
Cast - Doncaster
Mask
WORBLA
After building the ice cream man’s mask for Seaside Terror, I developed a detailed lightweight design using Worbla, some also have moving mouths. I would love to experiement with sculpting more.
Trumpton -
The stage play
Just for Fun!