Gregaldine is a stop-motion puppet built to honour the Ancient Yew trees of Kingly Vale. Built from biodegradable, plant-based materials chosen to eventually return to the earth, she’s made with the intention of never outliving the Yew tree she’s based upon. As a stop motion puppet, her existence would only last for the production period of a film; mirroring the Yew Tree’s ability to continue to live on despite decay.
Gregaldine, the entirely biodegradable stop-motion puppet made using multiple bio-polymers derived from trees.
Throughout my research into stop-motion craftmanship, it became clear that the industry relies heavily on plastics for one simple reason: durability. No eco‑friendly materials currently match that level of endurance. So, I set out to change that.
Through extensive experimentation and countless rounds of testing, Gregaldine is made from a resin substitute created from sawdust, a silicon replacement using a latex based composite; and, most importantly, an entirely eco‑friendly modelling clay to rival traditional plasticine I named Thumbio.
One thing about craft...The smaller the piece, the larger the mistakes seem.
Here, I'm painting the trousers of gregaldines coffee-stained trousers with a more concentrated coffee to mimic the bark of a Yew Tree.
