the day job

Have I ever told you about my day job? Not the being a mum job - that's a day and night job. Not the sewing job - that's a squeeze it when when I have the time job. The actual go to work, started back last week after my maternity leave job that I really like, day job. 

I'm a puppet maker. I don't make marionette puppets, nor the ones that sit on your fingers, not even the ones of the sock variety - I make the fancy kind. Puppets for animation - for television and films. You might have seen some of the things I've worked on (especially if you have teeny children around) - Postman Pat, Bob the Builder, Fifi and the Flowertots, Roary Racecar, Rupert the Bear, The Corpse Bride, Max and Co. 

It's really fun.

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And last year whilst my belly grew big and round, and a baby grew inside it, I worked on Fantastic Mr Fox. Directed by Wes Anderson, it's a bit of a creepy looking adaptation of the Roald Dahl book.  

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If you fancy reading more about it or seeing more photos, then please do get clicking. And if you're as excited as I am about seeing these puppets actually move - the trailer is out on Friday. Happy puppeting. 

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