I’m a multidisciplinary puppet fabricator and character designer, creating content that feels alive by shaping a soul within the world of storytelling. I blend the mundane and peculiar, bringing characters to life with a unique touch. I harbour curiosity for narrative anthropology and embrace a tactile, handmade approach to fabrication, ranging from woodcraft and paper puppets to monster clay sculpture. I enjoy experimenting with different materials and take risks while maintaining realistic expectations.

In “The Lost and Found Room,” a collaborative project with Maggie Sobolewska, we explore imposter syndrome through immersive stop motion animation and point-and-click storytelling. Drawing on my skills honed at Curveball Media and through collaboration, this project showcases my management, creativity, mechanical and fabrication expertise. Overall, I embrace challenges, development in a hard-working environment to push me within my creative practice.

Stop motion puppets by Freya Oakes showcasing a humanoid character constructed of soft tactile materials and a sentient television constructed from foam, chalk and paint creating a cracked pottery aesthetic.
Hand and Rod puppet by Freya Oakes showcasing a visual and technical recreation of Jim Henson’s characters Fraggle Rock.
Stop motion wire amateur puppet by Freya Oates showcasing a Visual and technical re-creation of Arch Model Studio and West Anderson’s Isle of Dogs (2018)
Character design line-up by Freya Oakes showcasing an arrangement of shape language, sizes and key personalities of the eight original characters from the Terrifying Tale of The Tiddly-Strong.
The lost And Found Room Immersive Experience by Freya Oakes and Maggie Sobolewska a short pitch video exploring and explaining the behind-the-scenes content and mechanics of the immersive experience.
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