Puppetry:
Matthew has years of puppet fabrication and performance. In 1999, puppets of the Seven Deadly Sins were designed and fabricated for Tim Robbins’ film “Cradle Will Rock”.
Oversized puppets were painted for Lyric Opera’s 1998 premiere production of “Amistad”.
His life size horse sculpture was selected for inclusion in an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago) Chicago Artists 1945-1995.
His television work includes an all character fabrication for “Ping Pong Prison” an Oxygen Network pilot. An image of one of Matthew’s rotting clown puppets was used for Viacom music video and games.
Prosthetics:
Matthew has produced numerous appliances for theater and film productions (cadavers, severed heads and body parts, false noses and body appliances) 


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Sculpture:
Matthew has produced large-scale installations for residences and businesses, such as the Circus nightclub in Chicago (a room sized clown puppet suspended over the dance floor).
Matthew has extensive experience in a variety of materials including urethane foam, Styrofoam, wood, plaster, foundry metals (aluminum and bronze), latex and silicone rubbers and fabric. 
* Photography by Susan Anderson

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