Large scale Imbolc puppet

In the deep chill of february this year I made a large scale puppet of the pagan goddess Brigid, for the Wood Sisters Winter Storytelling Festival in Totnes. My first foray into a solo large scale puppet-making project, it was a plunge into the unknown, gently guided by Radio 4's Woman's Hour and assisted by a very handy gentleman with a power drill.

On the main night of the festival, as icy, sleety rain fell from the blackened sky, Brigid danced to the haunting sounds of Breton musicians The Humdrazz and led the crowd to a huge fire spitting red embers into the darkness.

She looks forward to taking on a new guise and joining new puppet friends at the Westcountry Storytelling Fesitval in August, 2012.