Sock Puppet City has been growing as a brand for nearly twenty years, offering the imagination of Brooklyn-based artist Marty Allen to thousands of families and fun folks from across the world.  In 2020, Sock Puppet City added Leigh Walter to the team as director, co-producer,  and business manager. 

Sock Puppet City began simply in 2006, with Marty Allen (then only as Martystuff) selling his Sock Puppet Portraits in Union Square from a TV tray and a suitcase filled with puppet pictures. 

Sock Puppet City has opened the doors for Marty Allen to publish seven books and work with businesses large and small – from the likes of Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, Google, Hasbro, Buzzfeed, Leroy’s Place, and hundreds of private clients. He’s had work featured in the NY Times and has presented puppetry work across the country, recently as a featured performer (and puppet vendor) at Baltimore’s Crankie Fest, La Dada, Theatre @37, Artmageddon, The New York State Puppetry Festival, La Mama Theater, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Little Island, The Bowery Ballroom, and countless other venues large and small. 

Married in 2024, Marty and Leigh now run all of Sock Puppet City as a small family business dedicated to sharing Marty’s puppetry art with the world. In addition to the day to-day of their small business, Marty and Leigh are the co-producers and co-creators of many videos, immersive theatrical puppetry experiences, and workshops including Adventure Pizza, Mermaid Unicorn Mountain, The Legend of the S.C.U.B.A. Diver Crankie, The Art of Puppetry, Theater for All of Us, and A Perfect Party for Trees for Trusty Sidekick Theater Company.