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Puppets and Figures
Illustration from the book Gruel Snarl’s Extraordinary Zugventure by Jeff Jantz (Schiffer Publishing, forthcoming 2021). Paper cut-out figures, posable stop motion-style figure.© Jeff Jantz
Flacky the Duck. Hand puppet mock-up concept. Foam, fleece, other materials. © Jantzer Studios LLC
Alien Kids. Stop motion-style puppets. Aluminum armature, foam, polymer clay, latex, fabric, and other materials. © Jantzer Studios LLC
Interchangeable heads for Gruel Snarl figure, featured in the book Gruel Snarl’s Extraordinary Zugventure by Jeff Jantz (Schiffer Publishing, forthcoming 2021). Polymer clay, plasticine clay, and other materials. © Jeff Jantz
Possible space suit for Gruel Snarl figure, featured in the book Gruel Snarl’s Extraordinary Zugventure by Jeff Jantz (Schiffer Publishing, forthcoming 2021). Silicone, 3D printing, aluminum armature. © Jeff Jantz
Illustration from the book Gruel Snarl’s Extraordinary Zugventure by Jeff Jantz (Schiffer Publishing, forthcoming 2021). Paper cut-out figures, posable stop motion-style figure. © Jeff Jantz
Farley. Stop motion-style puppet. Aluminum armature, foam, polymer clay, fabric, and other materials. © Jantzer Studios LLC
Country Mouse. Wire armature, polymer clay, acrylic paint, customized toy tractor. © Jeff Jantz
Gruel Snarl figures, featured in Gruel Snarl books by Jeff Jantz (Schiffer Publishing). Wire armature, polymer clay, plasticine clay, and other materials. © Jeff Jantz
Blip, character for television show concept Art on Earth. Hand and rod puppet with antenna mechanism. Foam, fleece, synthetic fabric, and other materials. © Art on Earth LLC
Blip, character for television show concept Art on Earth. Hand and rod puppet with antenna mechanism. Foam, nylon fleece, synthetic fabric, and other materials. © Art on Earth LLC
Character concepts for Art on Earth. Plasticine clay. ©Art on Earth LLC
Lorax costume/walkabout puppet. Fleece, foam, and other fabric.
Doctor Jantzer. Stop motion-style puppet. Aluminum armature, foam, polymer clay, latex, fabric, and other materials. © Jantzer Studios LLC
Kurt's Dad. Stop motion-style puppet. Aluminum armature, foam, polymer clay, fabric, and other materials. © Jantzer Studios LLC
Zari, character for television show concept Art on Earth, on location with actor Rico Bruce Wade. © Art on Earth LLC
Zari, character for television show concept Art on Earth. Hand and rod puppet with antenna mechanism. Foam, nylon fleece, synthetic fabric, and other materials. © Art on Earth LLC
Zari, character for television show concept Art on Earth. Hand and rod puppet with antenna mechanism. Foam, nylon fleece, synthetic fabric, and other materials. © Art on Earth LLC
Sets and Construction
Table for spacecraft set. Art on Earth. © Art on Earth LLC
Addams Family set, collaboration with Center Line High School stage crew, Center Line, Michigan.
Conspiracy theorist’s hideout. Set dressed by Jeff Jantz for 99.9%, 48-Hour Film Project by team Action Access, 2014. Directed by Mathew Winne.
Cryostasis Chamber, set for Broadcasts from Voyager Prime 2013, film by Matthew Winne. © Mathew Winne
Gruel Snarl miniature set, featured in the book Gruel Snarl’s Extraordinary Zugventure by Jeff Jantz (Schiffer Publishing, forthcoming 2021). Wood, polymer clay, 3D printed objects, repurposed objects, and other materials. © Jeff Jantz
Whimsical puppet theater with working lights. Wood and acrylic paint, with fabric curtains. © Jantzer Studios LLC
The Elevator Shack. Wood, aluminum, acrylic paint. © Jantzer Studios LLC
Jantzer Studios. Designed and constructed by Jeff Jantz. © Jantzer Studios LLC
Props
Spacecraft concept art for Art on Earth. 3D modeled and 3D printed, with LED lights. © Art on Earth LLC
Planet Zug Toy Globe, featured in the book Gruel Snarl’s Extraordinary Zugventure by Jeff Jantz (Schiffer Publishing, forthcoming 2021). 3D modeled and 3D printed, with acrylic paint. © Jeff Jantz
Miniature table and setting. Settings are hand sculpted from polymer clay; table and chairs are 3D modeled and 3D printed, with acrylic paint. © Jantzer Studios LLC
Whimsical Miniature Props. Hand sculpted from polymer clay, with some repurposed materials, acrylic paint. © Jantzer Studios LLC
Exclamation point prop/display, inspired by the book Where are the Words? by Jodi McKay, illustrated by Denise Holmes (published by Albert Whitman & Company 2016). Wire armature, polymer clay, acrylic paint.
Sci-Fi wrist cuffs, for television show concept Art on Earth. Foam, synthetic fabric. © Art on Earth LLC
