09 February 2022

Allow me to introduce a friend: Richard Johnston - Artist & Designer

I've know Richard for many years. He is an incredible artist & designer. If you need someone to work with to bring an artistic project to life - he's your man!

Since helping to repair the satirical puppets for ‘Spitting Image’ in 1988, Richard has been a modelmaker, propmaker, designer and performer for many different tv, theatre and film productions. 

Here is a list of some of the projects that Richard has brought to fruition:

helped to make the foam rubber costumes for the ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ 

made a giant dead mouse for tv series ‘The Borrowers’ 

a cactus costume for Bjork for the 1994 MTV Awards 

puppeteered C3PO’s right arm for ‘Star Wars: The Phantom Menace’ 

helped to sculpt the Spice Girls animated puppets for music video ‘Viva Forever’ 

made and performed in Dragon costumes for various events for English Heritage 

helped to make a man-eating sofa for short film 'Junk Food' 

made an 8ft Skeleton puppet/costume for theatrical show ‘Mort’ 

made over-sized headphones, microphone and mixing desk to hang from the ceiling for Sony Music events 

made many animal, beast and monster masks for theatre

illustrated a recent children’s book called 'Donald Dragon' 

sketching for corporate events

www.sketchworksdesign.com


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