Our services
Custom Props
Retail Theming and Art Installations
Custom Props
Whether you need a small hand-held device or a massive set piece to dominate your scene, we can build it all.
Costuming
Retail Theming and Art Installations
Custom Props
From robots and monsters to mascots and superheroes and everything in between, we can bring your characters to life for flim, television, stage, or public appearances.
Retail Theming and Art Installations
Retail Theming and Art Installations
Retail Theming and Art Installations
Want to turn your bland storefront into a whole new experience?
Have an idea for something iconic to add to your locale indoors or out? We can help.
Whatever Your Heart Desires
Retail Theming and Art Installations
Retail Theming and Art Installations
We've made everything from medical training devices to custom trophies to wheelchair costumes.
If you can think of it, we can make it.
About Thorsson & Associates Workshop
Our Philosophy
Our Philosophy
Our Philosophy
At Thorsson & Associates Workshop, we devote our every day to turning all manner of materials into pure, concentrated awesomeness.
Our Approach
Our Philosophy
Our Philosophy
We take an individualized approach to every project, taking the time to understand our clients' needs so we can bring their vision to life. We make you otherworldly imaginings into real, live things you can see and touch.
Our Expertise
Our Philosophy
Our Expertise
Our team consists of experienced and skilled artists who specialize in a wide array of fabrication and finishing skills. We offer digital fabrication, hand sculpting, molding, casting, painting, rigging, electronics, and anything else you need to turn bits and bytes into pieces and parts.
In the News
Press Democrat: Petaluma man makes out-of-this-world costumes
ADAGE.com: Schick to Unleash New Superhero on Comic-Con: ROBOT RAZOR
Press Democrat: Petaluma man makes out-of-this-world costumes
From a former chicken coop in Petaluma, Shawn Thorsson makes realistic science fiction props and costumes for kids who don’t want to grow up.
Petaluma360: Electrifying Art Unveiled
ADAGE.com: Schick to Unleash New Superhero on Comic-Con: ROBOT RAZOR
Press Democrat: Petaluma man makes out-of-this-world costumes
Artist Joel Jones, aka Basal Ganglia, energizes Petaluma by plugging into a unique partnership with fabricator Shawn Thorsson and PG&E to build and instal a new public sculpture
ADAGE.com: Schick to Unleash New Superhero on Comic-Con: ROBOT RAZOR
ADAGE.com: Schick to Unleash New Superhero on Comic-Con: ROBOT RAZOR
ADAGE.com: Schick to Unleash New Superhero on Comic-Con: ROBOT RAZOR
Seven-Foot Icon's Power Is to Make Life Less Irritating, From Bottled Water to Bathroom Breaks
Bell of Lost Souls: Armor Creation For The Sisters Of Battle Squad
Bell of Lost Souls: Armor Creation For The Sisters Of Battle Squad
ADAGE.com: Schick to Unleash New Superhero on Comic-Con: ROBOT RAZOR
Today we’re diving deeper into the world of the fabulous Sisters of Battle Cosplay Group by Shawn Thorsson. Get a peek behind the armor as we look closer at how this massive undertaking was accomplished!
Make Magazine: Thorsson on MAKE Volume 32 Cover
Bell of Lost Souls: Armor Creation For The Sisters Of Battle Squad
Makezine.com: Shawn Thorsson’s insane Halo costumes
We were so taken by the eye candy at the workshop as well as Shawn’s amazing talent for bringing game characters to life, that what was originally slated as a 2-page workshop spread expanded to a 12-page spread including an interview, a photo essay of him making a prop, and an awesome catalog of 17 of his costumes.
Makezine.com: Shawn Thorsson’s insane Halo costumes
Bell of Lost Souls: Armor Creation For The Sisters Of Battle Squad
Makezine.com: Shawn Thorsson’s insane Halo costumes
We wrote about his Predator costume a few weeks back. Now he’s made a whole freaking army,