I discovered ‘fantasy film’ when I made my mermaid shadow puppet. The film is a thin translucent plastic which changes colours under different lighting angles. I was inspired to create a whole puppet using the material, and decided a fish would be ideal. I just love the colours!

• Hand cut using fantasy film

• Layers cut and overlaid to create different strengths of colours and depth

• Laminated for durability

• Two rods are detachable

• String joints

• Size of actual puppet: 21cm (8.3 inches) from mouth to tail tip, 19cm (7.5 inches) from top fin to bottom fin