Meet the Team Moose Crossing: the Critter Crew pt. 4

Bil DeLong is another member of the Team Moose Crossing Critter Crew who has worked as a puppeteer from a young age, starting out with Joan Mickelson in "East of the Sun, West of the Moon" in the Twin Cities and working with Paddy Blackwood in Texas.

Bil works as a puppeteer not only for live shows but also for video recorded programming. Plus he is not only an accomplished puppeteer, he is a first rate builder, especially where mechanics, effects, moulds, and other specialty components are needed.

Bil created the moulds and did the casting for the Santa and Star heads, with Paul Eide after sculpting by Chris Fehring, both to be featured in upcoming posts.

He and Paul demonstrated the casting process used for Santa and Star at a recent Twin Cities Puppeteers Guild meeting which, unfortunately, I do not have photos of. If I come across something, I'll post it on the Woodland News.