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Each puppet is conrolled by 3 persons. This allows independent control of both arms, legs and head. Amazingly lively puppets.
I did a photoshoot for Joel of Banjo Puppets today, and this is one of my favourite shots. Check out Joel's work at banjopuppets.com - he's a great puppeteer and puppet-maker.
2-part puppet body
Puppet body/arms light fabric
operator sleeve, dark fabric
Puppet body is constructed separately from operating sleeve, which is then sewn on.
Body 20 cm high
Micro Mr Punch project
January 2010
For more on this other daft making things see the "Making weird stuff" blog
This piece is cut paper and acrylic paint, plus sequins, beads, and string. In the beginning I planned to show hands holding the strings, but this is what happened, and I like how it turned out.
The puppet theatre is always ready for new visitors! Bring your own puppets – Maybe you can make some like these - or ask for some of ours.
I went to see puppets being made for Shadow puppet theatre.
Wayang Kulit is a unique form of theatre employing light and shadow. The puppets are crafted from buffalo hide and mounted on bamboo sticks. When held up behind a piece of white cloth, with an electric bulb or an oil lamp as the light source, shadows are cast on the screen.
Wayang Kulit plays are invariably based on romantic tales, especially adaptations of the classic Indian epics, "The Mahabarata" and "The Ramayana". Some of the plays are also based on local happenings (current issues) or other local secular stories. It is up to the conductor or "Tok Dalang" to decide his direction.
Wikipedia
Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia.
The puppet was made by Bruce Rowland and dressed by me. The head was made from fibreglass and the hands, feet and legs carved from wood. The helmet, shield and lance were made on a 3D printer.
POLIO JITTERBUG in progress: puppet design and construction by Alison Dilworth; "Iron Lung" design and construction by Justin Gebhard.
PHOTO CREDIT - Alison Dilworth
Mrs C-13 collects Pelham Puppets.We've probably got about 100 of them around the house and it's taken me this long to realise that they'd make a great subject to photograph!
Don't have nightmares kids :-)
Christmas Gift for a little 5 year old friend. She opened it and immediately asked to have it installed in her door. Too bad I didn't take a camera to their house. Our only regular-sized door is to the laundry room - pictured here!
Joe shows his participants how to make very simple rod puppets like these, using ordinary materials like cardboard tubes, colorful old socks, and scraps of felt. Recycling and re-using is a common theme at Wolf Trap. And googly eyes, of course, make anything adorable!