Ed Eyth Interview Part 14

Ed Eyth has had an extensive and diverse artistic career. He has a Bachelor of Science degree from Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles and prior to that majored in Visual Communication at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. He has served as a production designer, a set and costume designer and a puppet designer for a variety of film and television productions. His film credits include Hook, The Rocketeer and Captain EO.

For nearly 10 years Eyth was Director of Creative Services for the Jim Henson Company. While at Henson, he designed characters for shows like Muppets Tonight, Mopatop's Shop and Animal Jam, as well as the video feature Kermit's Swamp Years. I asked him to share his thoughts on puppet design.



PJ: Designers and illustrators like Stephen Silver and Drew Struzan have published books featuring their work. Will we ever see a bound collection of your illustrations and drawings?

EE: I've been asked that before but never by a publisher, and I'd be delusional to think that my work would begin to have the mass appeal that Drew Struzan's does, so I doubt it will happen soon.

But thank you for ending this interview with such generous flattery. Tell you what: Come over to the house, we'll grab a few boxes of sketches and run down to Kinko's, and I'll publish a quick book for you. I'll autograph it too.