The Puppets of Peter Poonkerstein

When I was a kid I loved puppets.  Sock puppets, hand puppets, Marienette's - they just fascinated and frightened me. 

TOYFARE

This was kind of neat.  Years ago I did work for the company Art Asylum.  One such job was to make a chainsaw for one of the Eminem toys they were working  on.  The toy and chainsaw ended up making the cover of Toyfare magazine.

ABE

This is a piece I am currently working on.   It stands a bit over three feet tall.  Still too early to say anything more.

12:15 at the Stiletto Muffin

I made this years ago as a quicky.  It is an alien "gentlemens" club called the Stilleto Muffin.  Every day at 12:15 an Earthling appears to entertain the oogling crowd.  I have since started a much more elaborate sculpt partly based on the idea of this piece.

QUICK MONKEY

This is a monkey I sculpted recently.  It is made out of Super Sculpey and was done in one sitting on a rainy afternoon.



Halloween 2002

This is a small finger puppet I made for friends way back in 2002.   There are finger holds behind each eye and at the mouth.  

UNDEAD HULA GIRL

This is another old piece I had laying around.  It is resin cast and painted with acrylics.  There is a spring hidden behind the grass skirt connecting the hips to the legs for motion.

I gave this out to friends as presents.