Crepes, pumpkin souffle, fruit meringue - anything you want the very elfy cooks can cook!! Crepes dangling from the beams, eggs broken everywhere, mice kneaded in the dough, a fluid pumpkin concoction on the stove, bellows being lifted up and falling down, mice being rolled or being found in the cream urn or mixing bowl and gingerbread escaping from the oven.

Designed and created by StudioM at our small studio/ workshop - hover over photo to read signs and the green books on the mantle, acknowledging the true designer and creator of scene.

Unfortunately, when I took this photo the light in the oven space was not on which gives a lively orange glow at the oven door and underneath through the vents

Copyright held by StudioM. Designed and made by StudioM at our premises. Sold in 2005 AFTER this photo was taken and as you see it here, to an animation and Promotions company, which has exhibited it widely since. Any claims by parties other than StudioM to having designed or created the scene or to being 'the mastermind' and 'creative force' behind it, are COMPLETELY false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of our copyright.

Juanita made elves and mice as to our specifications and drawings. All original drawings and specifications are retained by StudioM along with copyright.

Window Display design and instalation by Stephen for Mointain Equipment Co-op, Thanks to Marie, Taylor, Olga, Sarah, Jen, And Brent for all there help on these windows.

scottystevy@yahoo.com

Email me if you have any comments or need a display designed.

One of the many workshops StudioM has made - designed to look very busy with lots of action happening continuously to keep the children interested and viewing the scene ..The train on the right can be easily made to be pulled up a track and then allowed to free fall. An alarmed elf on right is going over the edge, up and down on a seesaw. One elf is sawing, another is hammering. The poor panda, with shaking head, is looking at his tummy which has been run over by a wheeled toy which has also been through some spilt red paint. The mouse in middle is balancing on a beam with a bucket off each shoulder. Another very tarted up mouse is eyeing off the wooden toy mouse with a come hither look. Another elf has mistakenly sewn a teddy bear's head onto a doll's body and vice versa. The bear on left is holding onto the wall as his foot gets sewn up by an elf. One elf is trialling the movement in a wooden doll's body. The rocking horse at back rocks to and fro easily as it is pivoted off the back wall. The Stuffer Upper machine has a glove punching the stuffing into the toy bears.

After this photo was taken I added another window to the back wall on the left which created some depth to the overall scene. Scene designed and made by RGM StudioM. Copyright 2005. Photo taken at our Studio M workshop before being sold to an animation and Promotions company which put in some simple motion by way of inserting an overhead rotating shaft and cam system with fishing lines connected to objects below, allowing a simple up and down motion to the actions mentioned. Any claims made by others to be the 'creator', the 'creative force' or the 'mastermind' behind this scene and all the scenes that StudioM has done would be COMPLETELY false, deliberately misleading, and an infringement of our copyright.

Elves and mice by Juanita. All original sketches, designs and specifications are retained by StudioM along with copyright.

This concept is of a giant that eats people in the same way people eat berries off a bush. He feeds once a months and travels for long distances. He usually comes back around every 10 years.

copyright all rights reserved 2008.

Scottystevy@yahoo.com

This is the 'Hark the Herald Angels Sing' scene that StudioM designed and created in our small tinshed workshop, for a promotions company seeking to gain the David Jones contract for the first time in 2006. Working from the David Jones brief, StudioM designed the scenes and provided presentation drawings, puppet samples, explanations and storyline. After the design was chosen, StudioM was then contracted by the promotions company to create the six window scenes and provide working drawings for the remaining elements outside the scenes. As each window scene was completed at StudioM's humble studio, they were transported to the factory of the promotions company where the lighting, animation mechanism overhead was inserted and the strings of the puppets attached to the cams. It was then that the VM mgr inspected the scenes. Later in Christmas 2007, this scene was re used in the windows of Smith and Caughey's in NZ. In this photo the scene is not finished at this stage sitting in the workshop of StudioM. The angel on the far right with a tyre pump in his hand awaits the 'flat' cloud with a puncture in it to dry so we can place it into the scene with this elf on top trying to pump up the cloud.

For many close up photos of many humorous things within this scene and the other five we designed and created in 2006, visit www.flickr.com/photos/silverspot/sets/72157627374956322/

The scene was also reused in Auckland at Smith and Caughey's and can be seen at www.flickr.com/photos/silverspot/sets/72157603575240201/

Elves in the kitchen at midnight with the first mice we used getting involved. When properly lit the coals in the fireplace exude a warm red glow. The windows are translucent so if there is any lighting, natural or artificial, from behind the scene, a lovely diffused blue glow comes through which gives it so much life. The feeling of depth is there and done intentionally as in reality it is less than 50cms deep. Worked well and we were very pleased with it. Many people saw it at our studio at this stage and loved it. The mouse on right is supposed to be throwing eggs with a spoon over to the mouse on the left who is trying to hit with the tennis racquet it is holding. This explains all the broken eggs on the wall, which StudioM replicated in many other scenes they created. The puppets are not locked into position at this stage and are just propped up. After this photo was taken the scene was sold to an animation and Promotions company. Unfortunately, the scene was tampered with after its sale - the clock was taken off and the mice used elsewhere. Pity as it did look great.

The dollmaker Juanita from Clifton was reluctant to make corny looking mice but I persuaded her to make the comical mice as seen when I sent over drawings and specified how to make them. She had made the first mouse, a half mouse asleep in a slipper with hands bent behind its head in 'The Toymaker' scene. .After this, with drawings and suggestions she improved their manufacture when I encouraged her to paint the faces with emotion and more like cartoon characters. The first 'mouse being rolled out' situation is used here and we have since used this many times. Designed and made at the StudioM's home studio in Tinbeerwah/ Noosa hinterland and after this photo was taken the scene was sold to a local promotions company, specialising in puppetry. Any claims by anyone or company other than StudioM to being the scene's creator, 'creative force' and 'mastermind' behind this and any of the 70 scenes StudioM has designed and made at our premises are completely false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of copyright.

Designed and made by StudioM at our premises as are all the scenes in these pages. Copyright remains with StudioM as does all the original sketches, drawings and specification notes.

Juanita Wellings in Clifton made her puppets to her design and the mice were made to my drawings and design.

Poor old Santa. It isn't an easy life. This time he is stuck in a chimney and the elves are trying to free him. The bucket contains items to help release him such as soap,oil, a lever and if all these fail - dynamite!! - maybe one of these will do the trick. Another, probably the senior flight elf, reads the emergency procedures manual to see what is the correct procedure to use in this instance. We pivoted Santa's legs through a rod so they could be move easily backwards and forwards. The mouse on the right is reading a newspaper which gives the credit to StudioM for its design and creation. By copyright, this should still be there, unchanged and visible to the public.

Designed and made by StudioM at our little home workshop in Tinbeerwah in the Noosa hinterland. Moral rights/ copyright held RGM StudioM. This photo was taken BEFORE a Promotions company bought the scene and added some simple up and down motion into it by inserting a rotating shaft and cam system positioned above with fishing lines connected to objects below to create some slight movement. A simple, commonly used system. Any claims by this company and its director to be 'the mastermind' and 'creative force behind' the scene are COMPLETELY false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of our copyright.

Juanita Wellings in Clifton made elves and mice to our specifications and drawings, the originals of such are held by StudioM together with copyright.

Santa's Office at North Pole - another original scene designed by RGM of StudioM as a mobile Christmas display. AFTER it was made and this photo taken, the scene was sold to a Promotions company which put in a simple rotating shaft and cam system overhead to string the elves and mice and give it some simple up and down motions. This is a common method to give simplistic motion to such scenes. Claims since by this company and its director to be the 'creative force' and mastermind' behind it are COMPLETELY false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of our copyright. They had no creative involvement in the scene as you see it here in the workshop of StudioM prior to its sale. Copyright remains with StudioM Acknowledgements to StudioM as the creator and designer should be still on the books on shelf and visible in accordance with copyright law. As with all of our scenes original drawings, sketches and specifications to others remain with StudioM.

Juanita Wellings made mice elves to our drawings and specifications in Clifton QLD

The toymaker is asleep - the quilt moves up and down with his breathing, toes occassionally wiggle and snuffled snores set the scene. Meanwhile, the midnight elves have come to help him get the toys ready for Santa but ....they do not prove to be so helpful after all. This scene has its exterior painted and decorated so that it can be used as a stand alone unit in a shop or centre with an added 'drop on' roof and some trees around to add to the effect, it works very well. See some of the photos in the set for this one.

Designed and created by StudioM at our Tinbeerwah studio 2003. Copyright held. After we made it in 2003, it was sold to an animation and Promotions company which has exhibited it in various Christmas display promotions and shopping centres since. However, any claims by this company, its director or any other involved in its display and exhibition, to be the creator, the designer, ' the creative force' or 'the mastermind' behind it or any of our scenes that they bought from StudioM are COMPLETELY false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of StudioM's copyright.

Juanita made elves in Clifton to our specifications and the mouse to our design drawing and instruction - this is the first one that she made for StudioM. All original drawings/sketches and instructions remain with StudioM as the copyright holders.

Santa having a quick trim before his big night out - lesson 1- do not get complacent and put your trust in some on their own agendas....that is... don't fall asleep at the hairdressers - especially with enthusiastic over elfy hairdressers. If you are tired of Santa's traditional image view my set of this scene to see the new Santa with a mohawk and painted nails in more detail.

Designed and made by StudioM at our studio 2004 - copyright and moral rights by its designer and creator held StudioM. As with the 70+ other displays designed and created by RGM StudioM, this scene was sold to an animation and Promotions company AFTER this photo was taken at our workshop and has been exhibited many times by them since. However, subsequent claims by parties other than StudioM, to be the 'mastermind' and 'creative force' behind this scene are COMPLETELY false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of copyright. The company bought the scene as it is shown here in our workshop, and saw it for the first time when StudioM delivered it to their premises. They added some motion to the scene by inserting overhead a rotating shaft and cam system to which fishing lines were connected between the cams and puppets below. With each rotation of the cam, the fishing lines would rise and fall, making the object move up and down slightly. This is a commonly used system for giving simple animation to such scenes.

Juanita Wellings in Clifton was especially commissioned by StudioM to make the Santa head only and his hands for this scene. She also made the mice to my sketches, designs and instructions and the elves to my drawings and specifications, all of which the originals are retained by StudioM as is the copyright.

The scene has been displayed many times by the promotions company....eg...it appeared in Smith and Caughey's Dept store windows, Auckland NZ Christmas in 2007.

Visit www.flickr.com/photos/rgmstudiom/464928746/stats/2013-01-26/ to see a closeup of Santa's mohawk cut and also www.flickr.com/photos/rgmstudiom/431240944/stats/2013-01-26/ to see Peter fitting his head and hands once they had arrived from Clifton.

View the scene in Auckland at www.flickr.com/photos/silverspot/2145991918/in/set-721576...

Even elves have to go to school. Designed and created by RGM StudioM at our home studio at Tinbeerwah in 2004 -copyright held. Displayed many times since its making. Displayed in Auckland NZ at the dept store Smith and Caugheys windows Christmas 2007.Credit to StudioM as designers and creators on book at bottom behind desk - Click on flickr.com/photos/silverspot/sets/72157603575240201/ to see these in NZ. AFTER this photo was taken at our studio, this scene was sold to an animation and Promotions company which put in an overhead mechanism to create some simple up and down motions by string attachments. It has been exhibited many times in many places and through different media since by this company. Any claims by this company and its director to be the 'mastermind' and 'creative force' behind it or to the company having any creative input into this scene and our other 65+ scenes we sold to them, would be COMPLETELY false, deliberately misrepresentative and an infringement of our copyright. Exhibited many times and featured on the internet, blogs, shop windows and in advertising.

All puppets made by Juanita Wellings Clifton to my drawings and specifications.

StudioM especially commissioned Juanita Wellings in Clifton to make the professor puppet for them for this scene, giving her sketches and specific instructions on his making, complete with aramature in the hands and arms for positioning. His legs did not need to be moved so had solid fill withouit knees. Original sketches, specifications and material held by StudioM along with copyright.

The first of the 'Mice getting presents' scenes StudioM designed and made. This one went to USA on a promotions tour, after we sold it to a promotions company. The mice in the house are delighted at Santa delivering presents - they think they are for them and are enjoying the new toys and the new abode into which they are quickly moving.

Copyright held by StudioM. Credits to the true creator and designer should still be visible on the books which are out of sight on far left of mantlepiece and also on the newspaper. See the set for closeup photos of these.

Designed and made by StudioM at our workshop in Cooroy/Tinbeerwah hinterland. Moral rights/ copyright held RGM StudioM. Sold, AFTER photo was taken, to a Promotions company which put in some simple up and down motions to the scene by inserting overhead a simple rotating shaft and cams system, to which fishing lines are connected between the cams and to objects below, allowing a rise and fall motion as the cams rotate.Subsequent claims by parties other than StudioM to being the scene's creator, 'the mastermind' or 'creative force' behind it are COMPLETELY false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of our copyright. The scene was designed and made by StudioM at our workshop.

She also made the elves as well as the mice to our working drawings, sketches and specifications. StudioM also commissioned her to make for us, a squashed out Santa face made with lycra covering to allow for the stretch when shaping facial features. We gave drawings and specific instructions to Juanita as to how to make just the face and asked that she make it around a piece of broomstick or dowelling so that we could drop it into Santa's hollow torso that we had made. To the face, we added the hair and hat, Santa's torso which we secured - he has no legs - and then added his arms and hands etc. All originals of sketches, design drawings, instructions and communications etc are held by StudioM. Mice made to our instructions and drawings. Juanita added her own style decorations to some of the girly mice.

At the StudioM workshop, Santa's head and hands have arrived as a gruesome parcel from the dollmaker in Clifton and are being fitted. I provided drawings and instructions for the making of Santa's head and his hands to be made in polymer clay for which I commissioned a dollmaker, Juanita in Clifton, to make for us. The head has a large piece of dowelling inside it, which we placed and fixed into a sleeve inside the torso we had prepared.The hands made of polymer clay have an eyelet attached which is secured to the wooden arms of the chair. This allows the hands to move up and down very easily. We added very skinny legs and boots (skinny in depth) to the chair. These had to be 100mm or less to fit into scene.

Scene designed and made by Studio M at our home workshop in Tinbeerwah 2005.

This scene was sold, AFTER this photo was taken, to a promotions company which has since exhibited it widely in Santa Grottos, department store windows and shopping centres. Subsequent claims by the promotions company and its puppeteer director to being 'the creator', 'the mastermind' and 'creative force' behind this scene are COMPLETELY false, deliberately misleading, dishonest and an infringement of our copyright which is maintained by RGM StudioM 2005. They had no influence on or creative input into any of the scenes as seen in these photos on the flickr site.

StudioM commissioned a dollmaker in Clifton, Juanita Wellings, to make the Santa head and hands for this scene as per our instructions and drawings. She also made the mice to our design specifications, definite instructions and drawings as well as the elves to our specifications regarding look, dress and expressions. All original work such as sketches, drawings and instructions remain with StudioM as the copyright holders.

Knitting elf, the mouse school, the 'suspended from school' mouse and an elf writing lines on blackboard - all part of the 'Elfy School' scene designed and made by StudioM at our tinshed workshop at Tinbeerwah. Copyright StudioM - RGM - still held.

The scene was sold to an animation and Promotions company AFTER this photo was taken but without transfer of copyright. The Promotions company later put in simple motions by the insertion overhead of a rotating shaft and cam system to which fishing lines were attached between the cams and objects below, causing the objects to move up and down slightly with every rise and fall of the cam. Simple basic method used by puppet animators. Any claims by this company and its director to be the 'mastermind' and 'creative force' behind it are completely false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of copyright. It has been widely displayed in their promotions and exhibited many times. The first time they saw the scene was as you see it here and they bought the scene AFTER this photo was taken. After this photo was taken and before the scene was delivered, I added a bucket of sudsy water to the elf hanging off the window above the door. All original sketches, designs, instructions to puppetmaker are retained by StudioM as is copyright.

Juanita from Clifton made elves and mice to our drawings and instructions.

Reading the many letters, sorting the requests, making toys, wrapping them and getting Santa's chores done, are all in a day's work for any elf.

This is one of 12 scenes displayed at various places including the Canberra Civic in 2006.

Scene designed and created by StudioM at our workshop in 2005 - copyright held. Scene sold AFTER this photo was taken to a Promotions company which put in some simplistic up and down motion by means of an overhead rotating shaft and cam system. This is a well used method to add some simple up and down motion to such scenes. Many people who saw the scene in our workshop before its sale enjoyed it in its 'frozen' animation state as shown here. It has been exhibited many times by this promotions company in many places and media. However, any claims by this promotions company or its puppeteer director to being 'the creator', 'the mastermind' or 'creative force' behind it are COMPLETELY FALSE, deliberately misleading and an infringement of StudioM's copyright. The brown book on the shelf gives the credits to the true designers and creators and by copyright law should still be there, untouched and visible. The promotions company saw it for the first time as it is shown here on delivery, and had no input into the design or creation of this scene other than supplying the bare aluminium frame and plywood floor. See note over photo and look at large size.

Elves made by Juanita in Clifton. Mice made by Juanita to our design, drawings, and specifications. All original sketches, drawings and specifications are retained by StudioM along with copyright.

'The 12 days of Christmas' scene in David JOnes 2006 Christmas windows taken from the left side, showing the turtle doves - the 2 is a worm in the beak of the one on the left which you can't see from this angle.

This scene for David Jones was designed and made in the home studio of StudioM under contract to a promotions and animation company which used it in the famous windows. There were six scenes StudioM designed and made at their studio - once each scene was made it was transported to the company's factory for the lighting and the overhead rotating shaft and cam system to be installed and connected to the puppets and objects that we had fixed in place below. The elfy one man band and his mice helpers on the outside of the scene were made according to our design drawing by Juanita in Clifton. See design drawing in other photo or set.

Hark the Herald Angels Sing - the scene StudioM designed and made at our workshop, photo taken before we had completed it for its use in the David Jones Christmas Window Display in Sydney in 2006. StudioM was contracted by a promotions company working for David Jones to design the windows, do a presentation folio for them and once the design was won, StudioM was contracted to create the scenes. So here it is in StudioM's workshed. After StudioM finished it, it was trucked to the promotion company's factory for inspection by the VM mgr for David Jones, before being trucked to Sydney for installation in the windows in Oct 2006. To see some good closeup photos visit

www.flickr.com/photos/silverspot/sets/72157627374956322/

In the following year, this scene was re displayed in Smith and Caughey's window in Auckland NZ and can be seen here in other flickr sites of members - search Smith and Caughey

Visit www.flickr.com/photos/silverspot/sets/72157603575240201 to see them in Auckland window or in her David Jones set.

I later made the copy of 'The Herald' newspaper that the angel sitting on the steps was reading in the windows at David JOnes. In later years, when the scene re appeared at Smith and Caugheys the Promotions company had rewritten the original newspaper to suit their own means and tell their own stories.

Juanita Wellings in Clifton made the elves to our drawings and specifications

The Jingle bells scene that StudioM designed and made at our home workshop. Taken at the promotions company premises after it had been picked up from our studio. We had secured the puppets into place for the animators to string them and add their motorised mechanism on the top in order to create some simple up and down motion. We had yet to make the collar for the horse. StudioM was contracted by the Promotions company employed by David Jones to design and provide a presentation for the six Christmas windows of David Jones. Once the design was accepted, StudioM was then contracted to make the scenes for them to the stage ready for lighting and animation. We oversaw all of the components that went into these scenes. Photo taken at the Promotions company factory AFTER its pick up from StudioM. The Promotions company then put in motion - simple up and down movements operated by an overhead rotating shaft system with irregular cams which have fishing lines, as seen here, attached to various objects below. As the cams rotate around, the fishing lines are pulled up and then drop, allowing movement in the objects below. We positioned and secured the elves and mice in place for the movements as designed for in our presentation, ready for the animators to attach the fishing lines. The motor mechanism has been put on the top with a black fascia board to cover it.

Scene designed and made by StudioM at our workshop in 2006 under contract by the Promotions company. The original drawings, presentation material, working drawings, preliminary design sketches, specifications to puppetmaker and others - designed, drawn and held by StudioM.

Juanita made elves and mice in Clifton to our instructions and drawings. Have a look at our set containing some of the photos we took of the scene's construction at our studio, from the delivery of the steel frame sections with their bare undercoated plwood sides, to their eventual pickup and placement onto a truck when completed.

www.flickr.com/photos/rgmstudiom/sets/72157594460492921/

Visit www.flickr.com/photos/silverspot/sets/72157627374956322/ for many close up photos taken of the scenes sited in the David Jones windows.

Is this such a good idea? A close up of the sleeping, unsuspecting, snoring Santa as the elves give him a purple tipped mohawk. Not quite what he expected when he went into the North Pole Hairdressers shop for a qick trim and tidy up before his 'Big Night Out' gig.. He shouldn't have gone to sleep and trusted those elves. Some people just can't be trusted to do the right thing! Especially arty types intent on their own agenda.

Scene designed and made by Studio M at our home workshop in Tinbeerwah/ Cooroy hinterland 2005.

AFTER photo was taken, this scene was sold to a promotions company which has since exhibited it widely in Santa Grottos, department store windows and shopping centres. Claims by this company and its director to being 'the mastermind' and 'creative force' behind it are completely false, misleading and an infringement of our copyright which is maintained by RGM StudioM 2005. They had no influence on or input into the scene whatsoever as seen in these photos. All original design sketches, drawings and specifications to the dollmaker as well as copyrights are held by the designers and artists of StudioM.

StudioM commissioned a dollmaker, Juanita Wellings in Clifton QLD, to make Santa's head and hands for them to place in the scene. She also made the elves and mice to our working specifications, drawings and design. All original sketches, specifications and communications re this scene are held by StudioM along with copyright.

We designed this scene so that it could be divided and used as three scenes. The first choice is to be used just as it is or alternatively the hairdressing salon and the kitchen can be removed to become two seperate scenes on their own. As it is - it is a scene with a hair salon where Santa is asleep and the hairdressing elves are having a gay time cutting and dying his hair. The kitchen scene is a smaller version of one of our typical cooking scenes and blends well in an actual shop setting. If motion is required, the motors for the strings to operate the puppets can be hidden in the roof of each individual scene. Each roof just lifts off. The snowman wobbles and laughs at Santa's new look while an elf prepares snowballs and another on the bakery roof tries to fish gingerbread from below.

Designed and made by RGM StudioM at StudioM's Tinbeerwah/Cooroy workshed. Copyright held. Photo taken at our studio before its sale to an animation and puppet company. Claims by this company and others to be its creators, 'the creative force' and 'mastermind' behind it are false and an infringement of our copyright. The company and its puppeteer director had no input into the scene as you see it here, other than to provide the metal frame around which the scene is built.

Dollmaker Juanita in Clifton made puppets to StudioM drawings /specifications. StudioM specially commissioned her to make the snowman.... again to our drawings, and instructions. All original drawings, specifications, notes etc as with all of the scenes we have designed and made are retained by StudioM as does the copyright.

We made the seesaw so that it would move up and down easily if pulled by a string - its weight allowing it to drop in free fall. If this is done, the elves who have been secured to the seesaw are able to flop back and forth and look very animated with little effort. The plane looks as if it is moving around in the middle of the scene and if made to do this the elf who is secured at his bottom will move freely with it. The mouse above is in a cart which can be made to tip forward easily with its weight and then be pulled back again. Some of the toys that are spectating from above on the shelf, are secured so that they too can move easily with a tug on a string. The shelves are sloped slightly to allow for downlights and light wash effects from underneath.

Scene designed and made by Studio M at our home workshop in Tinbeerwah 2005.

AFTER this photo was taken, this scene was sold, without transfer of copyright, to a promotions company, which has since exhibited it widely in Santa Grottos and shopping centres. The company inserted an overhead rotating shaft with cams to collect the fishing lines and create some motion down below with the objects as suggested. This is a simple mechanism which is used widely by puppet animators, and for which the scene has been designed to accomodate. The scene has also been enjoyed in its static 'frozen animated' state by many visitors to our studio during its making. False claims by the promotions company and its puppeteer director to being 'the mastermind' and 'creative force' behind it are COMPLETELY false, misleading and an infringement of our copyright which is maintained by RGM StudioM 2005. They had no influence on or input into the scene as seen in these photos taken in our studio.

Juanita Wellings in Clifton QLD made elves and mice to our specifications and drawings. All original drawings, sketches and specifications of StudioM's scenes are retained by StudioM as the copyright holders.

The two turtle doves which we made, birds with turtle shells - the number 2 is in the shape of a a worm positioned in the beak of the top dove, which is trying to drop it into the open beak of the dove below. The number 8 is in the barn gable, number 11 is made by the two posts beside the main piper, the actual number three is part of the registration number on the Citroen 2CV behind the french chook house. We drew the templates for the pipers and then painted them. I also drew all the templates for the happy maids and cows, hundreds of pieces for every forearm, bucket, tail, head etc. It took days to draw them for the cows,maids,pipers,drummers and lords. I also had to supply drawings and instructions for the geese,swans,hens, partridge, ladies and call centre calling birds. We designed and created the scene at our workshop - all of the moving 2D puppets and others were designed and templated, adjusted/ added to and positioned by StudioM. Except for the maidens and cows, all of the 2D pieces were painted by StudioM, as we had designed and drawn. All drawings, sketches, designs, specification notes and actual templates are held by StudioM.

The Workplace Elf and Safety rules are posted on the wall - such as 'No ladders to be left in stockings', 'No noisy hammering or screwing after hours', 'Beware of pointy ears and shoes'. If animation is required, these elves can be made to move by simply pulling them up and down with fishing lines attached to cams centred on a rotating shaft driven by a motor - all of this mechanism can be fitted to the top of the portable frame of the scene. It is a simple method used by many to animate such scenes. Or... leave the scene as it is in suspended motion as has been enjoyed by many seeing this and other such scenes at our studio workshed.

Scene designed and made by StudioM at our workshop in Cooroy/Tinbeerwah hinterland. Moral rights/ copyright remain with RGM StudioM. It was sold to an animation and Promotions company AFTER this photo was taken at our home studio. As this company has widely exhibited this and many of our scenes in various media and sites since, any subsequent claims by this company and its puppeteer director to being the scene's 'creator', ' mastermind' or 'creative force' behind it would be COMPLETELY FALSE, deliberately misleading and an infringement of our copyright. They had no artistic input into this scene as shown here.

Juanita Wellings made elves and mice to our drawings/ specifications at her home in Clifton. All originals of sketches, drawings and specifications are retained by StudioM along with copyright.

window design - Selfridge london

The Paintomatic scene designed and made by StudioM at our workshop -copyright 2005.

This is one of the workshops that Santa has for his elves to make toys for Christmas. This workshop uses the patented revolutionary Paint -O-Matic machine to paint the toys they have made. Not sure it is being very effective. The mouse on the middle shelf is being rolled over and is flat out painting. I have used these flattened mice in many scenes and they work well.

Sold AFTER this photo was taken to an animations and Promotions company which installed a rotating shaft and cam system overhead to create slight up and down movements with fishing lines between the cams and objects below. Each rotation of the cam causes the fishing line to move slightly creating movement below. A simplistic method that anyone with a little mechanical knowledge could easily do. This scene has been exhibited widely along with 65 plus scenes that RGM made for StudioM in many places and various media. However claims by the Promotions company and its puppeteer director to be the creator, the creative force or the mastermind behind this scene or any of our other scenes is COMPLETELY false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of our copyright.

Elves and mice by Juanita Wellings in Clifton to our specifications, design and drawings.

Sleeping snoring Santa is getting a quick trim and set before flying high on his Big Night Out. It doesn't pay to go to sleep in the hairdresser's chair. It's a bit of a hairraising event. Just shows... you can't trust those slick, 'full of hot air' types,who are intent on their own agenda.

This scene was designed and made by RGM of Studio M at our home workshop in Tinbeerwah in the Noosa Hinterland.

AFTER this photo was taken the scene was sold to a promotions company ( without copyright transfer), which has since exhibited it widely in Santa Grottos, department store windows and shopping centres, as well as being featured on their home website without acknowledgements. Any claims by this company or its director to being 'the mastermind' and 'creative force' behind it are completely false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of copyright which is maintained by RGM StudioM 2005. The company had no influence or input to the scene as seen in these photos. The company supplied the basic, unpainted, steel frame that fitted with their standards, to which we secured the scene.

We especially commissioned Juanita Wellings, a dollmaker in Clifton, to make Santa's head and hands for the scene. She made them to our design, drawings, instructions/ specifications and did a great job.

Look at the photo called 'Santa's Dad' which shows my husband Peter with the Santa head and hands the day they arrived from Clifton.

The mice as seen in many of our scenes were made by her to our design and instructions. She also made the elves to meet our specified requirements.

The originals of all our sketches, drawings, instructions and specifications for this and all of the scenes we have made are retained by StudioM along with the copyrights.

April, 2012

Mouse reading newspaper (credits for designer /creator clearly shown) on roof of the scene where Santa is stuck upside down in the chimney top. The elves are trying emergency procedures to clear him. Meanwhile the mice have come out to watch as spectators - one is knitting on the other side of the scene.

Designed and made by StudioM at our studio workshop. Copyright retained. This scene was sold AFTER this photo taken to an animation and Promotions company which put in some simple motion by way of inserting a motorised shaft and cam system overhead to attach fishing lines between the rotating cams and objects below. Constant claims since by this company and its director to be 'the mastermind' and 'the creative force' behind the scene are misleading. In accordance with copyright law, the credits written to the designer and creator should still be visible as seen here. This scene has been featured on TV / internet and many blogs advertising Santa's Secret Workshop, the Ginger Factory at Yandina, Enchanted Forest at Smith and Caughey's NZ.

Juanita Wellings made mice to our design/drawings and instructions. All original drawings, sketches and specifications are held by StudioM.

Original sketch design for the 'North Pole Village' scene designed by and then later created by StudioM. AFTER this scene was made it was sold to a Promotions company which has displayed the scene many times in many places - including 'Santa's Kingdom' , Cadbury's factory Dunedin. There has also been a por imitation copy of it been made and dispalyed. Any claims by this company or its director to be its 'creator', 'the mastermind' or 'creative force' behind this scene would be completely false and an infringement of copyrights. Look for the photos of the scene designed and created by StudioM 2004 at our workshop with copyright held StudioM. Original sketches and drawing are held by StudioM along with copyright.

The Rudolph scene being made at StudioM's workshop. The join between the back and front sections can be seen in the snow and the middle cut runs through the door on the clubhouse and next to Santa. Some of the ply forms for the snow can be seen. Rudolph is not finished as yet but the other reindeer in the clubhouse and in the group are in position. The North Pole Weather Station is in the front with a few more little things to be added. The reindeer in the clubhouse are 2D silhouettes with washers between their arms and bodies, and between their heads and bodies, allowing movement for their arms and heads to swing up and down with a pull of a fishing line, just as we designed for them to do. The signs that the group of reindeer are holding were designed to move up and down, which they did but they were originally designed in the presentation to be synchronised with the recorded music so that a light shone on the signs and this group of reindeer at the end of the song and the signs moved up and down appropriately. Unfortunately this synchronisation could not be achieved by the animation company and therefore was not done according to the original design presentation.

StudioM was contracted to firstly design and provide a presentation for a promotions company which on winning the tender for the 2006 David Jones Christmas windows for the first time, then contracted StudioM to construct and create the six window scenes for them, which we did. Once the scenes were finished, they were then transported to the promotions company's factory for their addition of animation mechanism, lighting, inspection by DJ's and finally - installation into the windows in Sydney. This photo was taken just after a visit from Kate Westgate, who was the VM mgr in charge of the windows at the time of tendering. She was very happy with this first window scene that Peter and I had created with Juanita's elves, mice and Santa.

Juanita Wellings in Clifton made the Santa head and top half to our drawings and specifications, as well as the mice, which we designed years ago, and the elves. Original sketches, drawings etc held by StudioM.

Visit www.flickr.com/photos/silverspot/sets/72157627374956322/ to see the scene in the David Jones windows with many closeup and humorous shots taken of the six windows

The whole 'Rudolph' scene in David Jones windows 2006.

Photo courtesy of Silverspot who took the photo in Dec 2006. www.flickr.com/photos/silverspot/sets/72157627374956322/

Santa's office at the North Pole - another Christmas scene designed and created by StudioM in 2005 and for which StudioM still retains the copyrights. This photo was taken at our shed studio BEFORE the scene's sale to a small local Promotions company, which later added some simple up and down motion by means of inserting a mechanised rotating shaft amd cam system above the scene to pull the strings attached to the puppets and objects. It has been exhibited widely by this company ever since. However, subsequent claims by this company and its director, or any other involved in its exhibition, to be its 'creator', the 'mastermind' or 'creative force' behind it are COMPLETELY false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of our copyrights. It was designed and made in StudioM's workshop with the mice and elves made by Juanita Wellings to our drawings, specification and design in her Clifton home. The book on shelf right side gives acknowledgements to StudioM as the creator and designer and by copyright law, should still be there, untouched, unchanged and visible to the public.

Elves made by Juanita Wellings Clifton also acknowledged on book. Original drawings, sketches and specifications for this and our other scenes are retained by StudioM as is copyright.

Christmas Eve in the Village. Santa's elves are supposed to be helping him to deliver the presents but they are too busy playing. It's Weihnachtsmarkt for the village mice and the mouse chef is busy in the Candy Haus.

Designed and made by StudioM at our workshop. Copyright held. Scene sold as it is shown here in our workshop, to a promotions company which put in some very simple movement by inserting overhead a motorised rotating shaft and cam system. Fishing lines connected between the cams and objects below allow a very simple and slight up and down motion with each rise and fall of the cams as they rotate on the shaft. Photo taken before the company saw it and bought it. Any claims made since by the animation and promotions company to be the 'mastermind' and 'creative force' behind the scene are COMPLETELY false, misleading and an infringement of copyright.Copyright remains with StudioM.

Juanita made mice and elves to our drawings and specifications. All originals of the sketches, drawings, and specifications are retained by StudioM.

The Christmas Shoppe in the Christmas Eve Village scene with the internal light on. It doesn't show here but in reality you are able to see the toys and decorations displayed inside. This part of the scene was designed so that the front of the shop could be easily removed to access a mouse puppet and lights inside the shop. The candy shop on the right is also designed for easy access to manouevre the mouse chef inside this shop. Scene designed and created by RGM from StudioM at its Cooroy/Tinbeerwah home studio - copyright held. Photo taken at our studio BEFORE being sold, without copyright transfer, to a Promotions company which LATER put some simplistic motion into the scene by inserting an overhead rotating shaft and cam system to which fishing lines were connected to different objects below enabling them to move slightly. This is a simple system that is commonly used to add some animation to such scenes. Claims by parties other than StudioM to be the 'creative force' and 'mastermind' behind its creation are completely false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of our copyright. Since its departure from StudioM. it has been publicly exhibited many times along with over 60 of our scenes. All original sketches, designs and instuctions to doll maker held by StudioM with copyright.

Elves and mice made by Juanita Wellings in Clifton to our drawings and specifications.

Window Display design and instalation by Stephen for Mointain Equipment Co-op, Thanks to Marie, Taylor, Olga, Sarah, Jen, And Brent for all there help on these windows.

scottystevy@yahoo.com

Email me if you have any comments or need a display designed.

Second row of the original choir as we finished them and before their gowns. They came to us as a polystyrene ball on a stick with the mouth part cut out, a piece of ply glued to the bottom and top of mouth and then a hinge screwed in to allow the mouth to be held secure and the head raised up and down to simulate singing. We shaped and added epoxy clay to the foam to make the faces and then painted them. They were intended to be comical mockups of marionettes just as we had designed for them to be in our original design presentation drawings to David Jones and we were pleased with the result....... although the hair, some of which was given to us by the dollmaker, was not quite right on some faces. Unfortunately the company which contracted us to design and make the scenes for them, could not see their humour and hence did some whitewashing modifications to tone them down, plus add some real like doll hair, all of which made them look mediocre and ordinary. Other people with vision, including architects and designers, who saw them as they are photographed whilst visiting our studio, thought they were funny characters of gaudy marionettes, which is what we had intended and had written into our presentation notes to David Jones, rather than boring, wishy-washy puppets trying to look 'real'.

See www.flickr.com/photos/silverspot/6016721497/in/set-721576...

It's Christmas Eve in this village scene and Santa is trying to deliver the presents but his elfy helpers are too busy mucking around to help. Meanwhile some mice are carolling, another is cooking inside the candy shop and others are having a stall at the midnight Christmas market.

Designed and made by StudioM copyright.Photo taken at StudioM workshop BEFORE the scene was sold to an animation and Promotions company which then put in motion via an overhead rotating shaft and cam mechanism to create some simple up and down movement by way of attached strings to puppets and objects below. It has been widely exhibited since. Any claims since by others to be 'the creative force' and 'mastermind' behind it are completely false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of our copyright. The promotions company had no artistic input into the scene to this stage as pictured. All original sketches, working drawings and instructions to puppetmaker are held by StudioM along with copyright.

Mice and elves made by Juanita Wellings in Clifton to StudioM's drawings and specifications.

All the ingredients for one's success including broken eggs and a glass of silky smoothness.

Scene designed and created by StudioM at our home workshop in 2005. Copyright held. Recognition to the designer and creator StudioM is written on the books on the shelf opposite side of scene, above the fireplace and should still be there.

AFTER this photo was taken, the scene was sold to an animations and Promotions company which then put in some simple up and down motion by the insertion overhead of a rotating shaft and cams system. The cams are attached to objects below with fishing line, and as the cams rotate they create some simple up and down motion below. A simple method commonly used. The large papier mache bowl is hollow with the cake mixture built onto a flat plywood board to which the wooden spoon is attached with an eye hook. I made the bowl hollow inside, so that a small motor could be established inside the bowl, to connect to the wooden spoon to offer a rotating movement - otherwise the eye hook allows for movement when the spoon is moved from above. The scene has been exhibited since by the promotions company but any subsequent claims by the company, its puppeteer director or any other to being the 'mastermind' or 'creative force' behind it would be COMPLETELY false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of our copyright. They had nothing to do with the creation of this scene as shown here at StudioM's premises, and bought the scene once finished, without transfer of its copyright.

Juanita made elves and mice to our specifications in Clifton 2005. All original sketches, designs and specifications are retained by StudioM along with copyright.

All original drawings and specifications are held by StudioM along with copyright..

The first one of these scenes that StudioM designed and made at our home workshop, and which ended up being displayed in the USA. Click on photo to read titles on books on the mantle. Santa and elves are delivering presents to the household, whilst the mice that live within are overjoyed at their luck - moving into the doll's house, taking over the toy boat, enjoying Santa's snack and pestering the ever watchful, cross nut cracker. Designed and created by Studio M at our home studio in Tinbeerwah- copyright held by StudioM. Attributions are on the books on the mantle - The red book on the mantle at left, shows StudioM responsible for the Design and Creation. AFTER this photo was taken the scene was sold to an animation and Promotions company which put in some simple motion. Any claims by this company or its director to having any creative input to this stage, being 'the mastermind' or 'creative force' behind it are COMPLETELY FALSE, deliberately misleading and an infringement of StudioM's copyright. The company put in a shaft/cam system above the scene to attach fishing lines to objects below such as Santa's head, the elf in the fireplace, the mice holding the cracker etc. As the cams rotate, the lines make the objects move up and down. A simple method which is commonly used to add motion to such scenes.

StudioM specially commissioned Juanita, a dollmaker in Clifton to make Santa's FACE ONLY as a squashed out flat pie face on padding with stretch lycra over the top to allow the facial features. It was the first time she had tried this and she followed our instructions well. Once we received the squashed face, we positioned it onto a head, fixed hair and whiskers and placed it into the body we had ready in the scene. The hands were not made by the dollmaker.

All original sketches, drawings, specific instructions to the dollmaker for the making of Santa's face, the design and making of the mice and special requests for the colours/look and expressions for the elves are retained by StudioM as is copyright for this scene.

Part of the North pole Village scene - I put the track on the roof so that the toboggan could be pulled up and then drop down again with its own weight.

Designed and created by Studio M 2004 at our workshop. The scene was sold AFTER this photo was taken, without transfer of copyright, to a Promotions company, which added some motion by inserting a simple overhead mechanism consisting of a rotating shaft with irregular shaped cams. These cams are connected by fishing line to objects below, allowing simplistic up and down motions as the shaft and cams rotate. This is a commonly used method. Exhibited many times over the years by the company, which bought it from StudioM in 2004. However, claims by this company and its director, which had nothing to do with the design or content of this scene, to be the 'mastermind' and 'creative force' behind it are COMPLETELY false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of our copyright. Copyright held StudioM. Moral rights held StudioM. There are some small notices on the wall of the bakery which give credit to StudioM as the true designer and creator of this scene and can be seen in the next photo. These should still be there and visible by copyright law. View them on original size to read.

Juanita a dollmaker from Clifton made elves and mice to StudioM specifications and drawings. All original drawings, sketches and specifications for this scene and all the others that we designed and made are retained by StudioM along with copyright.

An elf and a bucket of goodies to Santa's rescue. As happens... Santa is stuck in a chimney. Some soap... oil, ...honey ....or what about some gelignite. That might do the trick. The guy in the middle jumps up and down on Santa's legs trying to push him down the chimney whilst another elf tries to lasso him out. The cock on the weather vane looks surprised at all the unusual activity on his roof..

Designed and made by StudioM at our studio in 2004. Copyright held. AFTER this photo was taken the scene was sold to a promotions company. It has been exhibited widely and used in media but any claims by this company or its director to being 'the mastermind' and the 'creative force' behind the scene are an infringement of StudioM's copyright.

Juanita in Clifton made elves and mice to our drawings and instructions. All original drawings, sketches, specifications, emails are retained by StudioM along with copyright.

A mouse is feeling very kneaded in amongst the bakers dough at the front of the table. Another elf is about to press down on the spoon to send an egg into oblivion, whilst one weighs up the Elf Raising Flour, another plays kitchen croquette with a mouse, another rolls out a mouse in the pastry, another tickles the gingerbread mens' tummies with a pastry brush, another stirs the mix in the bowl and the main chef considers himself a bit of a tenor, complete with round tummy and Pavarotti scarf.

Designed and made by StudioM at our home workshop in Cooroy/Tinbeerwah hinterland. Moral rights/ copyright held by RGM from StudioM. This scene was sold AFTER this photo was taken in 2005, as you see it here, to a Promotions company specialising in puppets, which later put in some very simplistic up and down movements. They inserted overhead a rotating shaft with cams which have fishing lines attached to objects below. These pull up and fall down with the rotation of the cams on the shaft creating some simple motion. This is a commonly used system to animate such scenes. It has been featured in many exhibitions and some advertisements for the Santa's Secret Workshop at the Ginger Factory, Yandina. However, claims by this company, its puppeteer director or any other involved in its exhibition or display to having any involvement with its creation or design, to being 'the mastermind' and 'creative force' behind this scene, are false, misleading and an infringement of StudioM's copyright.

Juanita Wellings made elves and mice to our specifications and drawings in Clifton. All original sketches, designs and instructions to the doll maker are retained by StudioM.

The outside of the "Jingle Bells" window scene in David Jones Christmas windows in Sydney. See the David Jones in construction set to see these being made at StudioM's studio in Tinbeerwah (under contract to design and create the scenes) for a Promotions company employed by David Jones for the first time to install the windows in 2006.Visit www.flickr.com/photos/rgmstudiom/sets/72157594460492921/

To see many closeup photos of elements in this scene visit

Photo courtesy of Silverspot who took it in Dec 2006

The Egg Rapper scene - the last scene in the group of three showing how easter eggs are made at the chocolate factory - taken at StudioM workshop at Tinbeerwah where it was designed and made - not quite finished and puppets not strung in or positioned in place. Designed and made by StudioM at our tinshed workshop. The names of the designer and creators of these three scenes are shown on a sign underneath the glass door of the Egg Rapper machine and by copyright laws should still be there untouched and clearly visible to the public. Photo taken before it was sold, without transfer of copyright, to an animation and Promotions company which put in simple motions by inserting overhead a rotating shaft and cam system with fishing lines connecting to objects below. The company used it in a display for Cadbury NZ in the Cadbury factory at Dunedin. The 3 scenes were designed by StudioM to go together as a series - this is the last scene of the trio set. RGM's sketch drawings can be viewed in another set. Copyright for design and creation Robyn Morrison StudioM 2006. Any claims since by others to be the 'creators', 'the creative force' or the 'mastermind' behind would be completely false and an infringement of our copyright. All original concept story/ designs/drawings/ specifications to puppetmaker etc are held by StudioM

Juanita Wellings made the little puppet people to look like those on the Cadbury Dunedin website at her home in Clifton, QLD. The mice were made to our original drawings/ instructions and specifications, all of which are held by StudioM with copyright.

To see this scene and the other two at Cadbury's factory please visit www.flickr.com/photos/silverspot and view NZ set.

Some late midnight shopping for mice. One of Santa's elves is looking in the window at all the goodies while a chef mouse is inside cooking and displaying the candy. The mice outside are at a midnight market - one vendor and one buyer.

Designed and created by StudioM at our workshop 2005 Copyright held

Sold, AFTER this photo was taken, to an animation and Promotions company, which put in motions of simple up and down slight movements by an overhead rotating shaft and cam system . Claims by this company and its director to be the 'creative force' and 'mastermind' of the scene are COMPLETELY false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of our copyright. As with all of our scenes we have designed and made, all original designs and sketches have been held by StudioM. The first time they saw it was after this photo taken and just before they bought it.

Dollmaker Juanita from Clifton made puppets to our specifications and drawings. All original sketches, design drawings and instructions are retained by StudioM as the copyright holders.