David Haaz-Baroque is an amateur puppet maker and puppeteer from Oakland who performs with his creations under the name Shadow Circus Creature Theatre. His love of theatrical puppeteering has lead him on a unique artistic path, with showsย throughout the Bay Area and beyond, including several guest appearancesย on the television show Creepyย KOFYย Movie Time, and yearly stage performancesย at the Edwardian Ball. David alsoย produces several web shows, such asย Sasquatch’s Down Home Rustic Christmas and The Shadow Circus Show,ย available viaย the Shadow Circus Facebook page.
Except for a brief period in his teens, David has been crafting puppets and doing puppet shows since age 8. All of his amazing puppets are produced inย his kitchen, from the latex mold faces, to the sometimes elaborate costumes sewn or altered by him. David invited Make: into his homeย to chat with him about his artistic philosophy and document his process as he worked on a puppet of Matt Smith, the Eleventh Doctor from Doctor Who. ย Aside from this Doctor Who inspired human puppet, many of David’s otherย creations are dinosaurs, avian-like reptilian creatures, or other mythical beasts. Most of his puppets are fully realized original characters, some of whom, like Hatchet the Velociraptor, have been around for many years and through many iterations.
Check out the slideshow ย to view the completed Matt Smith puppet, as well as some of Davidโs other puppet creations, including Hatchet the Velociraptor, and Sassy and Nessie, the hipster Sasquatch and Loch Ness Monster. Then catch David appearing live with the Eleventh Doctor and his puppet companion inย Aย Nightย Withย Theย Doctor!, aย Doctorย Whoย art showย and performance happening this Saturdayย in San Francisco.
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