PUPPETRY & PROP MAKING AMBER DONOVAN

3B PROSPERO ROADLONDON N19 3QX07749131713

PROFILEPuppet and props maker; designer; performer; illustratorArts workshop facilitator; participatory/ collaborative/ community based artistWarner Bros. Creative Talent Scholar - Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Ltd

Key Skills include:• Puppetry - Large scale carnival puppets; circus; theatre; film • Sculpture - clay, polystyrene carving , plasterzote forming , thermoplastics, papier mache• Painting - Scenic effects, muraling , textiles treatment, sign writing , illustration• Soft props - sewing , fabric dyeing , leather shaping , upholstery for the stage• Woodworking - stage carpentry, wood turning , traditional puppet carving , furniture making• Moulding and casting - silicone, resins, latex, polyester / polyurethane foams, vac-forming• Design - Technical and perspective drawing , photoshop• Metal work - cutting/ shaping , welding • Workshop facilitation - Design and delivery of creative craft workshops; variety of materials and processes to suit participants needs and abilities; focus on self expression and development

PROPS AND PUPPET MAKING2016 - Warner Bros. Leaveseden - Props and costume archivist at Warner Bros. Corporate Archive

2016 - Significant Object - Large scale elephant puppet maker for ‘Circus 1903’, Magic Space Entertainment

2016 - Kenny Wax Entertainment - Prop and set work on ‘Mr. Poppet’s Penguins’

2016 - English National Opera - Prop maker on various productions

2016 - Pinewood Studios - Art department/ props for Esselunga Christmas commercial ‘Spot Natale’

2016 - Michael Whiteley Sculpture Studios - Poly sculptor for ‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’ film premiere

2015 - Mandinga Arts / Horniman Museum - Carnival puppet maker for ‘Africarnival’ event

2015 - Chichester Festival Theatre - Puppet fabrication assistant on ‘Running Wild’ for Gyre & Gimble

2015 - Warner Bros. Leaveseden - Trainee sculptor on ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’

2014 - Folded Feather - Puppet maker for ‘Tim Tiger’

2014 - Folded Feather/ Out of Chaos - Puppet making assistant/ props for ‘The Flying Roast Goose’

2014 - Reeds School - Puppetry design/ fabrication and direction for ‘Feathers in the Snow’

2014 - Cosmic Egg Collective - Design and construction of large puppet for Bestival’s Carnival Parade

2013 - Little Angel Theatre - Prop and puppets for ‘The Night Before Christmas’

2013 - Flabbergast Theatre - Large wearable backpack prop for ‘Boris & Sergey II Perilous Escapade’

2013 - Scarabeus Aerial Theatre / Little Angel Theatre - Design assistant for ‘La Tempesta’

2013 - Little Angel Theatre - Props and puppets for ‘We’re Going On A Bear Hunt’

2012 - Circus Kathmandu, Nepal - Puppetry design and fabrication

2012 - Young Vic Theatre - Puppet fabrication assistant for ‘Wild Swans’

2012 - Little Angel Theatre - Workshop assistant (props and puppets) for ‘Handa’s Surprise’

2011 - Little Angel Theatre - Props and puppets for ‘A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings’

2011 - Kneehigh Theatre / Puppetcraft - Workshop assistant for ‘The Umbrellas of Cherbourg’

2011 - Giddy Kipper Anomaly / Puppetcraft - Giant Puppet, rod puppet and props for ‘Gargantua’

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Performance: Puppeteer and physical performer ; deviser. Theatre and film credits available on request Illustration: List of cl ients, publications and exhibitions available on request

WORKSHOP FACILITATION

2014-16 - The Cosmic Egg Collective Carnival based arts and crafts workshops for children at various UK festivals including Glastonbury, Secret Garden Party, Boomtown Fair, Harlequin Fayre2013-14 - Little Angel Youth Theatre (1 year, with sessions weekly) Working with a group of 11- 17 year olds, devising, performing and making puppet theatre; Specialised in the teaching of puppet design and making skills2013-15 - Little Angel Theatre - Education Outreach Worker Puppetry performance and making : Introductory workshops in a variety of schools (Primary and Secondary) and outreach educational settings, including young offender units and youth centres2011-14- Little Angel Theatre - Adult Maker/ Performer Classes (10 week courses, sessions weekly) Assisted the workshop leader on a variety of puppetry courses including Puppetry Foundation Course, Making Puppets from Found Objects, Giant Puppet Making , Object Manipulation and Shadow Puppetry2014 - Reeds School Design and delivery of 3 hour puppetry workshop with drama students; puppetry direction in school play, ‘Feathers in the Snow’ as well as the design and make of the puppets2012 - Circus Kathmandu, Nepal Design and make of large scale puppet; movement workshops with members of the circus who are survivors of child trafficking2011 - Coram Fields Pop Up Festival of Stories Illustration and image making workshops with children, families and school classes 2010 - U1 Artist Collective Design and facilitation of arts workshops with adults2009 - Norwich Puppet Theatre (1 month full time) Children’s workshops including puppet and mask making , stop motion animation, and weekly ‘Kidzone’ drop-in events in parks around Norwich

- The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) - Post graduate diploma in Property Making Pass with distinction 2014 - 2015 Awarded the Warner Bros. Creative Talent Scholarship- University of Plymouth - BA honours degree in Design Illustration - Award 2.1 2007 - 2010 - Camberwell College of Arts (UAL) - Foundation diploma in Art & Design - Award Merit 2006 - 2007

• Mandinga Arts - Day of the Dead workshop in traditional techniques with Mexican Artist Pedro Mendoza, 2016 - Africarnival at the Horniman Museum - 1 week artist residency and community event, 2015 - Giant puppet making for carnival at the UK Centre for Carnival Arts, 4 day workshop, 2013

• Horse and Bamboo Theatre - 2 week artist residency and training programme, Boo Puppet Festival, 2014

• Peter O’Rourke - Technical puppet construction - 5 day making course, 2013

• Puppetcraft - Traditional Marionette carving , advanced course - 6 day course led by John Roberts- 2012/ 13

EDUCATION / TRAINING / DEVELOPMENT