Both eyebrows raised; surprised expression.
One eyebrow raised; disgruntled or cautiously curious expression.
Both eyebrows down; normal or resting expression.
Side view.
Original clay sculpt.
Clay sculpt with test patterns for bits to be added later.
Clay sculpt wrapped in cling-film and tape to make pattern-skin.
Patten lines marked for later assembly.
Pattern removed from clay and laid flat.
Paper prototype of assembled pattern.
Transferring pattern to foam.
Foam pieces laid out for assembly.
Foam mostly assembled.
Comparison of assembled foam to paper prototype.
Inner mouth plates added.
Test fit of felt over foam.
Wooden eyebrow levers.
Stitching frill cones.
Test fitting frill cone layer on foam head.
Another layer of frills.
Both frills laid on foam.
Inner mouth lining stitched.
Mouth lining stitched to rest of face, inside out.
Felt skin pulled onto foam head.
Stitching eye mount.
Eyes stitched to face.
Stitching fuzzy eyebrows to face.
Finished Dragon Muppet.
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Dragon Muppet - "Long-Fang"
"Long-Fang is an elderly Asian dragon, from the time of the first emperors. He has long since lost the teeth for which he was named, but he is curious about modern technology which is consistently surprising to him."
Hand sewn felt over reticulated foam.
Levers allow the eyebrows to be raised, giving the puppet a wide range of expressions.
His eyes are spoons with the handles removed.
