PegStilts.com


Peg Stilts, Custom Puppets, & other Art


Handmade in Portland, Oregon by Kricket Caffery

I turn TRASH into ART which INSPIRES people!

100% woman made almost entirely from reclaimed materials and litter that was picked up on the Oregon Coast!

Unique, custom, and one of a kind Puppets and Creatures made by Kricket Caffery in Portland, OR
Below are images so you can see how the puppet creature was built and what they are made from:
Click the arrows under the image to watch the slide show
BLOG:  The Bug Chicks wrote a blog posting about Marigold the Giant Caterpillar and the Sea Turtle made from litter that were made by Kricket Caffery

The blog was also on Talking Science, part of NPR Science Friday! (click here to read the blog)
Available for hire!

Use the Contact Page for booking and creative inquiries.

Sea Turtle:

Sea Turtle made almost entirely from trash (litter) removed from the coastal beach environment at Fort Stevens State Park during a beach clean-up.


Materials used for body of turtle include: a styrofoam buoy, beach rope, water bottles, plastic containers and lids, and
styrofoam to go containers


Materials used for outside of turtle include: masking tape, newspaper, tax instruction booklets, toilet paper tubes, white glue,
duct tape, paper bags, puppet eyes, paint, sealer, wallpaper paste

Note:  the date on the photos is not accurate