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The above image might be too small to make things out, so I've put detail pictures in my photo album.
I'm gonna talk about the method of papier-mâché I use on my puppets. It was Brian Kooser who taught it to me...giving credit where credit is due.
The first thing I do is get myself a whole bunch of grocery bags—preferably of two different colors. At Top Foods you can get a regular brown bag with red panels down the sides. At Metropolitan Market you can get white bags. Next I tear off all cut edges and discard them—I also try to remove anything with glue on it (like the area where the handles are attached). I carefully rip the red panels off the brown bags and make two piles: red and brown. I tear the pieces into approximately 5” by 5” sections.
Next, I take a flat bottomed bowl and mix maybe a teaspoon of wheat paste with water. I add water slowly until I get the paste to the consistency of gravy or hair conditioner. Then I add a generous amount of the Elmer’s Wood Glue.
To prepare the plastaline head, I used two release agents so I can get the clay out easier after the papier-mâché is dry. First, I cover the head with generic petroleum jelly. Second, I cover the head with Reynolds plastic wrap—and I use that brand for a reason. It actually sticks to plastaline. Others are often designed not to stick to food so consequently they don’t stick to anything.
Now, I’m ready to begin. To start off, I take a piece of the brown paper and put it in my paste, cover the paper completely with paste, then wad it into a ball and squeeze out the excess paste. I’ll then un-wad the ball and wad it up again. This causes the fibers on the surface of the paper to stand up a little. Sort of like Velcro. When it’s placed on, the layers will grip each other better. I repeat these steps until I have three or four little waded balls ready to go.
Unwading the first ball and tearing off quarter-sized bits of paper—not strips, I starting with the nose and I work out from there. Little pieces are better than strips because you get more overlap that way which adds thickness. I’m careful to push the paper completely into mouths, ears, nostrils, etc. Sometimes I have to put a little paste directly on to the Reynolds plastic wrap to help with sticking. Once I cover the head completely, I set it somewhere to dry a little.
For the second layer I use the red or white bags so I can make sure to cover it completely. With the different color, I can easily see holes. It helps to avoid thin areas.
For the third layer, I go back to the brown again. No matter how careful I am, I’m going to get wrinkles and bulges. I don’t worry about it. Once the third and last layer is dry, I push into the surface some Japanese Paper clay which either gives me a nice smooth surface or at least a place I can sand smooth. I also use the Paper Clay to add fine details which would normally be lost in papier-mâché only. I use a razor blade to cut the head in half (vertical cut, through the ears and not nose if I can help it). I pull the front off first. It usually comes off the clay very easily, however if it’s a cold day in Seattle, I may need to put the head in my tinfoil and lamp heater box to soft the clay a bit.
That's about it. Any questions?
Here are several Finger Puppet Paper Toys, created by Terra Cotta. They are good papercrafts for kids.
You can download these papercraft toys here: Several Finger Puppet Paper Toys Free Templates Download
www.papercraftsquare.com/several-finger-puppet-paper-toys...
Apocalypse Puppet Theater performed with shadow puppets.
Photo by Amy Snyder.
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Puppet Show: The show must go on. The clouds didnt look great that day. But these clouds were good enough to be the curtain to the puppet show :)
Children watch a traditional puppet show at an outdoor market in Singapore February 3, 2007. Photo by Tim Chong
I've been waiting to find the perfect monkey general Hanuman Burmese marionette, then I stumbled across the PERFECT one, because he has lush purple velvet and ornate lavender outfit. He's gorgeous!!
The puppets in Rajasthan are one of the popular sources of entertainment in the state. The art of puppetry is practiced by a community of agricultural laborers of Rajasthan. Known as the Bhats, these people have been associated with Rajasthani string puppetry to carry forward their traditional occupation. Though they belong, originally, to the Nagaur area in the Marwar region, they travel all through the countryside to exhibit their skills. Also known by the name of the “kathputliwalas”, they usually perform the puppet shows during the late evenings.
I went and took a "Lydia" workshop at the Puppet Kitchen at 220A E 4th Street, NYC yesterday. Eric and the gang were very gracious and showed me around their studio, and we made their "Lydia" puppet. This is a modified sock puppet out of long faux fur which can be cut, trimmed and shaved and added to to create a character. I recommend their workshops not only because you leave with a puppet, but you get the feel of what it is to be a puppet builder/puppeteer in today's high tech world.
Puppets made by Eden's third grade class to represent the people they're studying: the Hopi, Yanomami and Maasai.
My puppet collection.All the puppets in this row are Pelham puppets including the large girl who is a working puppet meaning she is made for the stage.The mickey mouse is home made and the cloth doll by New Zealand doll artist
resting before they come out to perform in puppet shows at night.
found behind a gated shophouse in Melaka
I designed this puppet theater for beginning sewers. It hangs in a doorway so there's plenty of room "backstage" and it's easy to take down and simply fold up when not in use. Free pattern at wendigratz.blogspot.com/2011/01/free-puppet-theater-patte....
Psst. . . the free pattern comes with a template for the pirate ship!
Puppets made by Eden's third grade class to represent the people they're studying: the Hopi, Yanomami and Maasai.
Bob Walls, puppeteer extraordinaire, and his hand- carved, beautifully costumed Stevens Puppets Marionettes take us to the magical, beautiful, and dangerous land of Oz in this fantasy adventure for the whole family.
Jaipur Listeni/ˈdʒaɪpʊər/ (Devanāgarī: जयपुर) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan in Northern India. It was founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amer after whom the city is named. As of 2011, the city has a population of 3.1 million, making it the tenth most populous city in the country. Jaipur is also known as the Pink City of India.
Located at a distance of 260 km from the Indian capital New Delhi, it forms a part of the Golden Triangle tourist circuit along with Agra (240 km). Jaipur is a popular tourist destination in India and serves as a gateway to other tourist destinations in Rajasthan such as Jodhpur (348 km), Jaisalmer (571 km) and Udaipur (421 km).
HISTORY
The city of Jaipur was founded in 1727 by Jai Singh II, the Raja of Amer who ruled from 1688 to 1743. He planned to shift his capital from Amer, 11 km from Jaipur to accommodate the growing population and increasing scarcity of water. Jai Singh consulted several books on architecture and architects while planning the layout of Jaipur. Under the architectural guidance of Vidyadhar Bhattacharya, Jaipur was planned based on the principles of Vastu shastra and Shilpa Shastra. The construction of the city began in 1727 and took four years to complete the major roads, offices and palaces. The city was divided into nine blocks, two of which contained the state buildings and palaces, with the remaining seven allotted to the public. Huge ramparts were built, pierced by seven fortified gates.
During the rule of Sawai Ram Singh, the city was painted pink to welcome the Prince of Wales, later Edward VII, in 1876. Many of the avenues remained painted in pink, giving Jaipur a distinctive appearance and the epithet Pink city. In the 19th century, the city grew rapidly and by 1900 it had a population of 160,000. The wide boulevards were paved and its chief industries were the working of metals and marble, fostered by a school of art founded in 1868. The city had three colleges, including a Sanskrit college (1865) and a girls' school (1867) opened during the reign of the Maharaja Ram Singh II.
In May 2008, a series of bomb blasts by Indian Mujahideen killed 63 people and injured 216.
CLIMATE
Jaipur has a semiarid climate under the Köppen climate classification, receiving over 650 millimetres of rainfall annually but most rains occur in the monsoon months between June and September. Temperatures remain relatively high during summer from April to early July having average daily temperatures of around 30 °C. During the monsoon there are frequent, heavy rains and thunderstorms, but flooding is not common. The winter months of November to February are mild and pleasant, with average temperatures ranging from 10–15 °C and with little or no humidity and cold waves lead to temperatures near freezing.
DEMOGRAPHICS
As of 2011, Jaipur had a population of 3,073,350. According to census of 2011, The population of the Jaipur Metropolitan area is 3,646,590 making it the 10th largest city of India. The Hindu population accounts for 78%, Muslim 18.6%, Jains 2.3% and others 1.0%. While 47.49% people lived in rural areas, 52.51% lived in urban areas. The overall literacy rate for the district was 76.44%. 87.27% males and 64.63% females were literate. The sex ratio was 898 females per 1,000 Architecture
ARCHITECTURE
The city was planned according to Indian Vastu shastra by Vidyadhar Bhattacharya in 1727. There are three gates facing east, west, and north. The eastern gate is called Suraj pol (sun gate), the western gate is called Chand pol (moon gate) and the northern gate faces the ancestral capital of Amer.
The city is unusual among pre-modern Indian cities in the regularity of its streets, and the division of the city into six sectors by broad streets 34 m wide. The urban quarters are further divided by networks of gridded streets. Five quarters wrap around the east, south, and west sides of a central palace quarter, with a sixth quarter immediately to the east. The Palace quarter encloses the Hawa Mahal palace complex, formal gardens, and a small lake. Nahargarh Fort, which was the residence of the King Sawai Jai Singh II, crowns the hill in the northwest corner of the old city.
ADMINISTRATION AND POLITICS
Jaipur Municipal Corporation is responsible for maintaining the city's civic infrastructure and carrying out associated administrative duties. The Municipal Corporation is headed by a mayor. There are 91 wards and each ward is represented by an elected member. Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) is the nodal government agency responsible for the planning and development of Jaipur. Jaipur consists of two parliamentary constituencies Jaipur and Jaipur Rural.
ECONOMY
In addition to its role as the provincial capital, educational, and administrative center, the economy of Jaipur is fueled by tourism, gemstone cutting, the manufacture of jewelry and luxury textiles, and information technology. Three major trade promotion organisations have their offices in Jaipur. These are: Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry, (FICCI) the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) which has its regional offices here. In 2008, Jaipur was ranked 31 among the 50 Emerging Global Outsourcing cities. Jaipur Stock Exchange is one of the regional stock exchanges in India and was founded in 1989. Jaipur is a major hub for arts and crafts. It has many traditional shops selling antiques, jewellery, handicrafts, gems, bangles, pottery, carpets, textiles, leather and metal products. Jaipur is one of India's largest manufacturers of hand knotted rugs. Jaipur leg, a rubber-based prosthetic leg for people with below-knee amputations, was designed and is produced in Jaipur.
CULTURE
Jaipur has many cultural sites like Jawahar Kala Kendra and Ravindra Manch. Government Central Museum hosts several arts and antiquities. There is a government museum at Hawa Mahal and an art gallery at Viratnagar. There are statues depicting Rajasthani culture around the city. Jaipur has many traditional shops selling antiques and handicrafts. The prior rulers of Jaipur patronized a number of arts and crafts. They invited skilled artisans, artists and craftsmen from India and abroad who settled in the city. Some of the crafts include bandhani, block printing, stone carving and sculpture, tarkashi, zari, gota-patti, kinari and zardozi, silver jewellery, gems, kundan, meenakari and jewellery, Lakh ki Chudiya, miniature paintings, blue pottery, ivory carving, shellac work and leather ware.
Jaipur has its own performing arts. The Jaipur Gharana for Kathak and Ghoomar are popular folk dance styles. Tamasha is an art form where Kathputli puppet dance is shown in play form. Jaipur has four majors fairs and festivals namely Elephant Festival, Gangaur, Kite Festival Jaipur and Teej. Jaipur is also famous for the Jaipur Literature Festival, the world's largest free literature festival in which country-wide authors, writers and literature lovers participate.
CUISINE
Typical dishes include Dal Baati Churma, Missi Roti, Gatte ki Sabzi, Ker Sangri, and Bajre ki Roti. Sweet dishes include Ghevar, Feeni, Mawa Kachori, Gajak, Chauguni ke laddu, and Moong Thal.
LANGUAGES
The main language of Jaipur is Rajasthani. Dhundhari, Marwari, Hindi and English are also spoken in the city.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Jaipur is a major tourist destination in India forming a part of the Golden Triangle. In the 2008 Conde Nast Traveller Readers Choice Survey, Jaipur was ranked the 7th best place to visit in Asia. According to TripAdvisor's 2015 Traveller's Choice Awards for Destination, Jaipur ranked 1st among the Indian destination for the year. The Presidential Suite at the Raj Palace Hotel, billed at US$45,000 per night, was listed in second place on CNN's World's 15 most expensive hotel suites in 2012.
Jaipur Exhibition & Convention Centre (JECC) is Rajasthan’s biggest convention and exhibition centre. It is famous for organizing events such as Vastara, Jaipur Jewellery Show, Stonemart 2015 and Resurgent Rajasthan Partnership Summit 2015.
Visitor attractions include the Hawa Mahal, Jal Mahal, City Palace, Amer Fort, Jantar Mantar, Nahargarh Fort, Jaigarh Fort, Galtaji, Govind Dev Ji Temple, Garh Ganesh Temple, Sri Kali Temple, Birla Mandir, Sanganeri Gate and the Jaipur Zoo. The Jantar Mantar observatory and Amer Fort are one of the World Heritage Sites. Hawa Mahal is a five-storey pyramidal shaped monument with 953 windows that rises 15 metres from its high base. Sisodiya Rani Bagh and Kanak Vrindavan are the major parks in Jaipur.
SPORTS
The main cricket stadium in the city, Sawai Mansingh Stadium, has a seating capacity of 23,185 and has hosted national and international cricket matches. Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium, Chaugan Stadium and Railway Cricket Ground are the other sporting arenas in the city. The city is represented in the IPL by Rajasthan Royals and Pro Kabaddi League by Jaipur Pink Panthers.
EDUCATION
Public and private schools in Jaipur are governed by the Central Board of Secondary Education or Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education and follow a "10+2" plan. Languages of instruction include English and Hindi. Admission to graduation colleges in Jaipur, many of which are affiliated to Rajasthan Technological University, is through the RPET. Major institutions include National Institute of Agricultural Management, University of Rajasthan, Indian Institute of Health Management Research, Malviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, Jaipur National University, IIS University, MG English International School Bagru, and Subodh College.
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This puppet theater was made from a bright holiday tablecloth and designed to hang in a doorway from a tension curtain rod. Instructions are here: www.wikihow.com/Sew-a-Doorway-Puppet-Theater