Do you need a quarter-scale clay model replica of your cartoon caterpillar? A custom foosball table? A steel bannister?

Scott Foster is your guy. A sculptor of incredible range, Foster got his start doing special effects for TV commercials. Soon he was making stop-motion puppets for movies including Coraline, The Boxtrolls and Book Smart. I met him a decade ago when he was running Good: A Gallery in Portland’s Mississippi neighborhood. During the pandemic he relocated to a beautiful spot in the country, and he’s been hard at work creating an impressive, sprawling studio.

We talked about the various projects of his artistic past and present, as well as the pitfalls and adjustments in the creative process.