Haku from Spirited Away
Wolfie Monster custom posable “shoulder pal” made for Joey Ellis. Joey Ellis design.
Oxford the Dodo, original character
Epona from Legend of Zelda
Bramble, original character
In 2012, Laura took a two week carving course at Horsin' Around Carving School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where she began building Bonnie. She continued working on the horse on nights and weekends in Brooklyn, and five months later Bonnie debuted in the holiday windows at McNally Jackson bookstore in SoHo, NYC.
Laura is a craft artist for Nickelodeon, and her DIY projects and templates can be found at nickelodeonparents.com. Photos taken and owned by Nickelodeon.
I frequently get asked to design lapel pins, but please know that to make a batch of 50 pins starts at $300 simply for them to get made. In addition, there would be a design fee, as well as the cost of the card backs and shipping. I do all the correspondence with the manufacturer.
If you would like to discuss further and get a more in depth breakdown of prices, image rights, and time frame, please email laura.manns@gmail.com
Serious enquiries only. Thank you!
Bruce the Bull Terrier - designed for Sisal Creative
Lunar Hare - personal project
Autumn Fox - personal project
Shih Tzu pin - designed for @dailydougie
Pegasus Fawn - personal project
Gift for a friend expecting twin girls!
Do you have a fun and unique idea for an unconventional wedding cake topper?
Email me at laura.manns@gmail.com for a quote!
Logan & Andrew as scuba divers for their tropical wedding in Indonesia!
Jess and Phil as kissing T-rexes!
Laura started working with the Muppets at Puppet Heap in 2009, and since 2013 regularly builds at the Jim Henson Company working on Sesame Street, and other projects for television, theater, and feature film.
King Kong built for Saks Fifth Avenue
Fake tree vines for Lord and Taylor Christmas windows
Lord and Taylor
Wizard of Oz book prop for Tiffany's
Parachute boxes for Build a Bear holiday windows
Giant Christmas bows built by Laura and Ricole Wille, for Morumbi Shopping Mall, Sao Paolo, Brazil.
Making King Kong for Saks Fifth Avenue holiday windows
Candy application for Halloween and Dia de los Muertos display at Dylan's Candy Bar
Foam carved tombstone [n progress shot] for Dylan's Candy Bar Halloween window display
Giant angler fish designed by Dan Cook and patterned by Laura at Monkey Boys Productions. Finishing assembly and kinetics by Monkey Boys team, for Sea World Electric Ocean parade.
Giant lionfish designed by Dan Cook and patterned by Laura at Monkey Boys Productions. Finishing assembly and kinetics by Monkey Boys team, for Sea World Electric Ocean parade.
6ft tall 'Qilin' Chinese dragon: design, patterned, and built by Laura Manns for Grace Chang. Harness and kinetic hip joints made by Terry Conrad and Sam Hill [project manager]. Scale fabrication help from Zoë Allen. Shown here before getting final paint.
A mural spot adds a fun and personal touch to a kid's bedroom, home or office space. Please email laura.manns@gmail.com for a quote for a custom mural painting
From the personal project diorama series “Domestic Lubbers”
From the personal project diorama series “Domestic Lubbers”
From the personal project diorama series “Domestic Lubbers”
From the personal project diorama series “Domestic Lubbers”
Foam padding the bodies of over 60 armatured puppets, for the stop motion short film The Magic of Heineken, produced by Josh Hetzler Productions.
All food here is inedible and made for either Christmas window displays or children’s television programming.
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![6ft tall 'Qilin' Chinese dragon: design, patterned, and built by Laura Manns for Grace Chang. Harness and kinetic hip joints made by Terry Conrad and Sam Hill [project manager]. Scale fabrication help from Zoë Allen. Shown here before getting final](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57cf54c99de4bb51a3acc5c2/1516469154003-79I9UVKKVA0L48C30007/IMG_5105.JPG)
