I made my puppet out of clay, paper, padded envelopes, chopsticks, wire, tape, and glue. I ran into a lot of challenges, such as weight distribution, making the clay do what I want, and stability. But the end result came out alright. I do not love it, I wish I made it smaller and fully from clay. The interior structure in the head both helped and hindered. I also have mixed feelings about the body texture. I flipped my envelope inside out because I like the bubbles, but I couldn’t figure out the best way to make it cohesive with the face.

Below is my original sketch and a progress shot.