Pet Grockle

Recently at work, I got to apply my love of puppetry and animation towards one awesome character...The Pet Grockle!   He was created by super designer, Nate Wragg.   First, I animated on the book, "My Pet Grockle".  You can preview the book and some of the animation by clicking below...

Then, I was given the assignment of creating a puppet of the little guy. I actually didn't have much experience working with fur, so it presented a few challenges, but it eventually came together.  Here are a few photos of the puppet in progress...