• Purple Bird - one in a series of drawings of imaginary creatures
    Purple Bird - one in a series of drawings of imaginary creatures
  • Concept drawing for a mechanical puppet - collaboration with Dave Young as Rag & Bone
    Concept drawing for a mechanical puppet - collaboration with Dave Young as Rag & Bone
  • Finished Jabberwocky puppet illuminated at night
    Finished Jabberwocky puppet illuminated at night
  • Jabberwocky Puppet - detailed archive of design & build can be found here: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/dave0887/lifecycle-of-a-jabberwock/
    Jabberwocky Puppet - detailed archive of design & build can be found here: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/dave0887/lifecycle-of-a-jabberwock/
  • Concept design for illuminated Reindeer backpack puppets.
    Concept design for illuminated Reindeer backpack puppets.
  • Illuminated Reindeer Lantern Backpack Puppets, designed and made with Dave Young, commissioned by Wild Rumpus for Lanterns at Chester Zoo 2018
    Illuminated Reindeer Lantern Backpack Puppets, designed and made with Dave Young, commissioned by Wild Rumpus for Lanterns at Chester Zoo 2018
  • Illuminated Reindeer Lantern Backpack Puppets, designed and made with Dave Young, commissioned by Wild Rumpus for Lanterns at Chester Zoo 2018
    Illuminated Reindeer Lantern Backpack Puppets, designed and made with Dave Young, commissioned by Wild Rumpus for Lanterns at Chester Zoo 2018
  • Painted panels for pyrotechnic Totem, for Walk the Plank at Lost Village Festival 2019. The panels were designed to complement the festivals ongoing aesthetic.
    Painted panels for pyrotechnic Totem, for Walk the Plank at Lost Village Festival 2019. The panels were designed to complement the festivals ongoing aesthetic.
  • Drawing and cutting stencils for the panels
    Drawing and cutting stencils for the panels
  • Drawing and cutting stencils for the panels
    Drawing and cutting stencils for the panels
  • Painted panels lined up in the workshop.
    Painted panels lined up in the workshop.
  • The finished totem in performance at Lost Village Festival 2019
    The finished totem in performance at Lost Village Festival 2019
  • Illuminated Elephant Lantern Backpack Puppets, designed and made with Dave Young, commissioned by Wild Rumpus for Lanterns at Chester Zoo 2019
    Illuminated Elephant Lantern Backpack Puppets, designed and made with Dave Young, commissioned by Wild Rumpus for Lanterns at Chester Zoo 2019
  • Ychen Bannog: A large illuminated puppet of an Ox from Welsh Mythology, Jane worked on the covering, cladding and colouring of the Ox, using mainly natural dyes, and also sculpted & modelled the horns with thermoplastic sheet and fabric. made for Winter Rising in Llandudno by Walk the Plank.
    Ychen Bannog: A large illuminated puppet of an Ox from Welsh Mythology, Jane worked on the covering, cladding and colouring of the Ox, using mainly natural dyes, and also sculpted & modelled the horns with thermoplastic sheet and fabric. made for Winter Rising in Llandudno by Walk the Plank.
  • Swatches of natural dyed fabric used for the Ychen Bannog puppet and Elephant lantern puppets.
    Swatches of natural dyed fabric used for the Ychen Bannog puppet and Elephant lantern puppets.
  • Giraffes by day- lantern backpack puppet designed & made with Dave Young for Wild Rumpus/Lanterns at Chester Zoo
    Giraffes by day- lantern backpack puppet designed & made with Dave Young for Wild Rumpus/Lanterns at Chester Zoo
  • Early concept drawing for a mechanical puppet - collaboration with Dave Young as Rag & Bone
    Early concept drawing for a mechanical puppet - collaboration with Dave Young as Rag & Bone
  • Lesser Spotted Banana Bird. Part of a series of drawings of imaginary creatures
    Lesser Spotted Banana Bird. Part of a series of drawings of imaginary creatures
  • Two Moon Birds.
    Two Moon Birds.
  • Hand puppets
    Hand puppets
  • Costume designed and made for Rag & Bone, for their Pandamonium Parade at Spare Parts Festival 2016
    Costume designed and made for Rag & Bone, for their Pandamonium Parade at Spare Parts Festival 2016
  • Costume designed and made for Rag & Bone, for the Pandamonium Parade at Spare Parts Festival 2016
    Costume designed and made for Rag & Bone, for the Pandamonium Parade at Spare Parts Festival 2016
  • Rag & Bone costume performer ensemble, Spare Parts Festival, Fleetwood 2015. From 2013 onwards Jane has been Rag & Bone's resident costume designer & maker
    Rag & Bone costume performer ensemble, Spare Parts Festival, Fleetwood 2015. From 2013 onwards Jane has been Rag & Bone's resident costume designer & maker
  • Costume for Rag & Bone at Spare Parts Festival 2016.
    Costume for Rag & Bone at Spare Parts Festival 2016.
  • Costume for the character of Rag, played by Helen Gregg, for Boneyard Tales by Rag & Bone, 2013.
    Costume for the character of Rag, played by Helen Gregg, for Boneyard Tales by Rag & Bone, 2013.
  • From 2013 onwards Jane has been Rag & Bone's resident costume designer & maker
    From 2013 onwards Jane has been Rag & Bone's resident costume designer & maker

Curiotopia

Temporary home for the artwork of Jane Gaffikin. Check http://curiotopia.net/ in the coming month for a new web portfolio.

Jane Gaffikin – artist,maker,designer working in drawing;paint;costume;puppetry;crafting and more.

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