Silly Side Hustles

Silly Side Hustles is a San Francisco-based creative haven that opens the door to the wonderfully niche world of character design — no intimidating barriers, no prerequisites, just curiosity welcome. Born from the puppet workshops, design lectures, and delightfully odd creations of multi Emmy Award-winning designer Michael Schupbach, it's grown into something truly special: a fuzzy "third space" for adults who want to tap back into their imagination and see where their creativity takes them.Michael got his start at Jim Henson's Creature Shop, and his career has since brought some of entertainment's most beloved characters to life through puppetry, animatronics, robotics, and immersive experiences. Silly Side Hustles is his way of sharing that magic with everyone — part portfolio, part workshop, part mad laboratory — and an open invitation to play, create, and embrace the silly side of making things!