Sandworm sculpture from Beetlejuice displayed in Plaza

Lisa Stone has made a 5ft tall creation of the sandworm from the 1988 film Beetlejuice. It also appears in the sequel, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, now showing at cinemas.

The 15kg woollen 'fiber art' project took months to complete, cost hundreds of pounds in materials, and is now on display in the foyer of the Plaza Cinema in Dorchester while the new film is showing. The artist also made a woollen rug of the character Beetlejuice.

The statue of the sandworm and rug of Beetlejuice (Image: Lisa Stone) Fiber, or fibre, art refers to fine art whose material consists of natural or synthetic fiber and other components, such as fabric or yarn.

Mrs Stone, 43, from Weymouth, who is a self-confessed 1980s film buff, started to take up fiber art with needle felt in the past few years after she was made redundant from her previous job. She previously spent 15 years in the film industry and also has a degree in fine art.

The rug of Beetlejuice (Image: Lisa Stone) Explaining how she was given the opportunity to display her work, Mrs Stone said: “I was at a comic convention recently and bumped into the manager of the Plaza who saw my work and thought it would be a good to showcase it in the lobby.

“It’s five foot tall and is the biggest thing I have ever made and I have not seen anyone make anything that big from wool from a movie."

The model is being displayed in the Plaza lobby for the time being, before it will be handed over to the Sticks and Bones bar in Hope Square.

Lisa Stone next to her works on display at the Plaza cinema (Image: Lisa Stone) Talking through the meticulous process that goes into creation, she said: “You start with a small ball on unspun wool and stab it with barbed needle, and that felts together until the structure is solid and you repeat, taking hours and hours to build up layer by layer of wool. I’ve loved making it so much, it’s been a real challenge.”

Working under the artistic handle, Rosie and Butch - named after her family dogs - Mrs Stone has made a host of creations from movie influences.

She said: “I’m an eighties kid and love my 1980s movies, I’ve made a witches head out of wool, as well as a Predator’s head - because in the movies there is a reference to having a trophy of a human head and I thought it would be a bit of fun.

Lisa Stone's Predator mask, made from wool (Image: Lisa Stone) Speaking about the reaction from the public, Mrs Stone said: “I’ve had a really good reaction out of it, and when I explain what it’s made from, people can’t grasp how it is so big and that it’s all made out of wool."

A spokesperson for the Plaza called the creation 'wonderful'. They said: "We at the Plaza love finding new creative locals to help promote upcoming films, the recommendation of Rosie & Butch coming from a colleague who saw their work at Weymouth Comic Con.

To keep up to date with Mrs Stone’s works, search Rosie_and_Butch on Instagram or on Facebook.