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Sheri Spencer, CEMT PTS

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Category: Artist

Caterpillar Tail

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Sheri

This animated pile of trash was the moveable armature for the caterpillar in a community theatre production of The Looking Glass, a retelling of Alice in Wonderland.

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Design, Prop/Puppet Maker, Puppetry, Puppets & Mechanized Props, Puppets & Models Puppet, Puppet Maker, Puppetry

Captain Flint – Parrot

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Sheri

Captain Flint is a mechanized puppet that needed to be lightweight, durable, and easy to operate for a youth performer.  He also needed to stretch

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Design, Prop/Puppet Maker, Puppetry, Puppets & Mechanized Props, Puppets & Models Puppet, Puppet Maker, Puppetry

Wilbur the Pig

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Sheri

This little piggy is crafted from sculpey over a wire and tinfoil armature – right down to the corkscrew tail. – before being painted with

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Artist, Figurines, Models & Figures, Prop/Puppet Maker, Sculpts & Carvings Sculpey, Sculpting

Mr. Snuffleupagus

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Sheri

This fluffy monstrosity was a speed-build for a Jim Henson-themed party, constructed in under an hour, and wearable as a hat over a matching fur

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Artist, Costumer, Design, Soft Goods Fabrication Cosplay, Costume, Costumer, Sewing

Plush Great Dane

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Sheri

This plushie was a custom-crafted commission to resemble a family pet, intended for an infant. Stitched eyes and nose – and “freckles.”  

Artist, Prop/Puppet Maker, Soft Goods Fabrication Costume, Costumer, Pattern Drafting, Prop Maker, Sculpting, Sewing, Worbla

Plush Kittycat

Posted on July 6, 2025 by Sheri

This plushie was crafted for an infant with stitched eyes and nose, and crafted from an ultra-soft synthetic fur fabric.  

Artist, Prop/Puppet Maker, Soft Goods Fabrication Costume, Costumer, Pattern Drafting, Prop Maker, Sculpting, Sewing, Worbla

Horse Bust

Posted on July 2, 2025 by Sheri

This sculpey horse bust is crafted on a wire armature with a wooden base, and painted in the likeness of beloved companion.

Artist, Figurines, Models & Figures, Prop/Puppet Maker, Sculpts & Carvings Model, Model Maker, Sculpey, Sculpting

Xena Bracers

Posted on July 1, 2025 by Sheri

This cosplay is comprised of many pieces! The bracers were moulded worbla with vinyl wrapped on top, then hole-punched with eyelets to lace up. The gold

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Artist, Costumer, Design, Prop/Puppet Maker, Props & Prop Weapons, Soft Goods Fabrication Cosplay, Costume, Costumer, Pattern Drafting, Prop Armour, Prop Maker, Props, Worbla

Xena Body Armor

Posted on July 1, 2025 by Sheri

This cosplay is comprised of many pieces! The breast and back plates were carved and dremeled from an old yoga mat (yep, you read that

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Artist, Costumer, Design, Prop/Puppet Maker, Props & Prop Weapons, Sculpts & Carvings, Soft Goods Fabrication Cosplay, Costume, Costumer, Pattern Drafting, Prop Armour, Prop Maker, Props, Sculpting, Worbla

Restored Sled

Posted on July 1, 2025 by Sheri

Constructed and moulded new runners for an old sled, complete with fresh paint job.  

Artist, Carpentry Restoration, Woodworking

Renfest Jester Sheild

Posted on June 30, 2025 by Sheri

This prop shield was a rush job to be carried in the Canada Day Parade, 2025. It’s crafted from EVA foam with heavy duty reinforced

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Artist, Design, Prop/Puppet Maker, Props & Prop Weapons Costume, Prop Maker, Props

Keltian Fighter Jets

Posted on June 20, 2025 by Sheri

The Keltian fighter jets are featured in the short film, The Adventures of Dash Cloudrider, and required 2 scale versions of the same ship: 1

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Artist, Design, Models & Figures, Prop/Puppet Maker, Puppetry, Puppets & Models, Sculpts & Carvings Carving, Model, Model Maker, Puppet, Puppet Maker, Scale Drafting & Design

Rocketdragon Studio Logo

Posted on April 27, 2025 by Sheri

Crafted from plasticine and accessorized with a bike gear (as a nod to the bike cables so often used for practical animation), this design captures

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Artist, Design, Logos & Word Art, Sculpts & Carvings Lettering, Logo Design, Word Art

Pikachu Tail

Posted on March 27, 2025 by Sheri

The pikachu tail was crafted as an “easy cosplay” accessory. Structured over a metal frame, it was crafted from worbla for additional stability and painted.

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Artist, Costumer, Prop/Puppet Maker, Props & Prop Weapons, Sculpts & Carvings Worbla

Nat Geo Ultimate Explorer

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Sheri

These pieces were for an immersive experience centre, and consisted of painting what would become permanent installations to look like bamboo, stone, concrete, a giant

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Artist, Scenic Painting, Scenic

The Adventures of Dash Cloudrider – Title Art

Posted on July 27, 2023 by Sheri

With the campy practical effects used in The Adventures of Dash Cloudrider, it only made sense that the title art was fashioned in the same style

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Art Direction, Artist, Design, Logos & Word Art Lettering, Logo Design, Word Art

Those Who Wait / Short Film / Props, Puppetry, Practical FX

Posted on September 4, 2022 by Sheri

Practical FX designed by me include clock wall (including off-screen deactivation), bed drop, toaster puppetry, and unspillable wine.

Prop/Puppet Maker, Puppetry, Videos Practical FX, Props, Puppetry

Jus d’Amour Crate Pedestal

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Sheri

This logo design was featured on a crate “pedestal” in the production of Gingers in Love, a musical with more than a few nods to Shakespeare’s Midsummer

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Artist, Carpentry, Logos & Word Art Lettering, Logo Design, Word Art
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