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Xavier Lassandro

@xlassandro.bsky.social

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Puppeteer, Puppet Builder, and Artist • he/him •
💕 @wemblings.bsky.social 💕

I make puppet videos sometimes: https://youtube.com/@thecreekidos?si=aatp5DcDq660c3z6

Gofund me: gofund.me/2145ac93

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Xavier Lassandro

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Getting close to the deadline for this, so if you’re able to donate, I would appreciate it so much! Of course, please don’t break the bank on me and ESPECIALLY Fred, he doesn’t deserve any money… gofund.me/2145ac93

May 15, 2025 at 5:54 PM

Xavier Lassandro

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A sickly and sad looking puppet I designed and built named Dwampert. He’s holding his signature tissue.

A sickly and sad looking puppet I designed and built named Dwampert. He’s covering his ears and looking bummed out.

A sickly and sad looking puppet I designed and built named Dwampert. He’s screaming to the sky.

The looks of every Dwampert build and sketch over the years, starting with the initial sketch with a much happier Dwampert. 1.0. Dwampert is a lot more saturated, has a red mouth, and has bigger eyes. The redesign aimed to make him look more sick and simplify his color scheme, Dwampert 2.0 is a lot more desaturated and has smaller eyes.

January 9, 2025 at 12:37 AM

Xavier Lassandro

@xlassandro.bsky.social

Finished up rebuilding Dwampert finally!!! Gonna have a video with him out soon in collaboration with @wemblings.bsky.social so look out for that in probably a week? #puppetbuilding #puppetry

A sickly and sad looking purple puppet I designed and built named Dwampert. He’s standing in discontent.

A sickly and sad looking puppet I designed and built named Dwampert. This image shows off Dwampert’s sickly green colored mouth and tongue.

A sickly and sad looking puppet I designed and built named Dwampert. He’s looking to the right.

A sickly and sad looking puppet I designed and built named Dwampert. He’s looking to the left.

January 9, 2025 at 12:37 AM

Xavier Lassandro

@xlassandro.bsky.social

Forgot to post here too, but Gerbert is mostly finished now! When I get back from break, I wanna add some more features like legs, more scars, and a bit more detail/trim work here and there, but still really proud with how he turned out!

Gerbert, the puppet cat I built, looking towards the front. He generally looks messed up, with a scar going over his right eye and a bite taken out of his left ear.

The puppet, Gerbert the Cat, looking to the side, showing his tail off to the camera.

A closer look at Gerbert, who looks even more mangy up-close. His nose looks slightly crooked in this picture since his nose is on a bolt and was rotated a slight bit on accident. You may also notice a subtle spray paint job on his tiny right eye to give it a grey, foggy look, as if that eye was bad and scarred.

A picture of me puppeteering the cat puppet I built, Gerbert.

December 26, 2024 at 2:52 PM

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December 25, 2024 at 6:29 PM

Xavier Lassandro

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Gerbert is so close to finally being turned in for my puppet construction final! Really proud of how he’s turning out!!! Might add legs at a later date! #puppetry #puppetbuilding #puppets

Gerbert’s cat tail is finished, but in this photo, it is detached from his body.

Gerbert’s hands and arms, the hand on the left is without a trim and the hand on the right has been fully trimmed. That way you can actually see all the details of the cat puppet’s fingers.

Gerbert with a few features bolted on, like his yellow eye, tail, nose, and arms. His scars are currently pinned all around him. He’s also missing his ears in this photo.

The Gerbert puppet sitting on a puppet stand, with his ears being bolted in. Has a bit of sewing work to do but is pretty close to being finished.

December 17, 2024 at 11:48 PM

Xavier Lassandro

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I pinned on Gerbert’s features and he’s so cute! Should have him in a near finished state on Thursday for my puppet construction final!

A cat puppet, Gerbert, that I designed and am in the process of building. He has features like eyes, nose, ears and teeth that are just pinned on. His mouth is opened ajar.

Half finished Gerbert looking to the side.

December 16, 2024 at 1:10 AM

Xavier Lassandro

@xlassandro.bsky.social

FR!!! It makes no sense that they’re not there anymore especially since Henson is still okay releasing OG Fraggle stuff. I still have hope that they’re planning something cause why would Karen Prell immediately dip outta this convo the moment OG albums are brought up???

December 7, 2024 at 3:36 PM

Xavier Lassandro

@xlassandro.bsky.social

Happy Link week everybody! #TheMuppets70

December 6, 2024 at 12:26 AM

Xavier Lassandro

@xlassandro.bsky.social

Getting a bunch of new followers today for some reason so for those new here… hi! I’m a puppeteer, puppet builder, and multimedia artist that basically only talks about 3 things: The Muppets, Sonic, and my girlfriend! I make videos sometimes too! Thank y’all for the support ☺️

Me with my favorite puppet I’ve built, Fred!

An odd, fur-covered ,snail-like creature puppet named Clayton!

Art made of my puppet character Fred painted on a broadway flat, based on a video titled “Fred’s Clear Liquid From The Sky!”

December 4, 2024 at 10:09 PM

Xavier Lassandro

@xlassandro.bsky.social

My devastated self after one season of every new Muppet show:

December 1, 2024 at 7:34 PM

Xavier Lassandro

@xlassandro.bsky.social

Didn’t get Dwampert finished before I head back to school, but got pretty close! Just needs some pupils, snaps on the arms and body so they connect, finish sewing the body lining, and slight detail work. Should finish him when I get back in December!