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Peg Stilts, Custom Puppets, & other Art


Handmade in Portland, Oregon by Kricket Caffery
I turn TRASH into ART which INSPIRES people!
100% woman made from mostly reclaimed materials
Unique, custom, and one of a kind Puppets and Creatures made by Kricket Caffery in Portland, OR
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Available for hire!

Got a birthday party, festival, or other event coming up that you want some creatures at?
or
Want something built just for you?


Use the Contact Page for booking and creative inquiries.
See how some of these puppet creatures were built!
(Click on the puppet creatures name below, in yellow)
Brightly the Butterfly  (Click Here)
This is the very first puppet I ever made.

I was inspired to create this puppet because a friend was holding a muppet themed birthday party and I thought:  "I could probably just make a muppet, I'm gonna try!"
Marigold the Giant Caterpillar  (Click Here)
This is the biggest puppet creature I have ever made, this caterpillar is 6.5 feet long, is human-powered (I crawl on my hands and knees), it is black light reactive, and is built almost entirely from reclaimed materials.
Windel the Dragon  (Click Here)
This was my first commissioned puppet project.

This dragon is worn like a backpack, the head controlled by one hand, the tail is controlled by the other hand.
Parrot  (Click Here)
The fabric used on the head, wings and tail is made from the leftover "trash" fabric from Flamebuoyant Productions poi ball manufacturing.
Non-puppet creatures in the Other Art Section  (Click here or on the Creature name below) that might be of interest to you:
Sea Turtle  (Click Here)
Sea Turtle made almost entirely from trash (litter) removed from the coastal environment at Fort Stevens State Park during a beach clean-up.

Tree Face - Mechanized  (Click Here)

This tree face was mounted on the tree set at the theater, it is operated from behind, and was used in a play about "Johnny Appleseed".

The eyes on this face can look left and right and can blink, the mouth also opens and closes.
Kricket's puppets have been seen at the following events:

Faerieworlds Festival, OR
Oregon Country Fair, OR
Swift Creek Mill Theater, VA
Emerge N See Festival, OR
Belmont Street Fair, OR
Portland Juggling Festival & Show, OR
Shambala Festival, Canada
Shpongle Show, OR
Portland Earth Day, OR
"You wouldn't believe all the squeals of delight when the face is revealed...the kids just love it... (Johnny Appleseed) was one of the best-selling shows in our theater's history!  So proud of it."
~T. Width, Swift Creek Mill Theater, VA regarding the Tree Face


"This is fantastic! That caterpillar was one of the coolest things we'd ever seen! We will definitely be in touch."
~The Bug Chicks at Earth Day 2011 regarding the caterpillar puppet


"this is like the coolest puppet ever!"
~Brandon H, Bend, OR regarding the Dragon Puppet


"is there anything Kricket cant build?"
~Ian R, Portland, OR


"You have some amazing talent there Kricket!"
~Tiffany Lou M, Beaverton, OR regarding the Whale Puppet