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Hi everyone, I am close to finishing the new, improved version of PuppetBuilding.com, which will be a much improved version of the site with a lot of new features including several that have been suggested by visitors and members of the forum here. I am looking for photos of puppets that...

So I am curious, How many people here are members of PofA? If you are, what convinced you to join? If you're not, why aren't you? Same for UNIMA-USA. If you don't know what either organization is, please post that too.

There is a posting on the SFBAPG web site about a company looking to hire puppeteers in the L.A. area. Anyone interested can get all the details at http://www.sfbapg.org/archives/000806.html

Not sure if this has already been reported elsewhere on the forum, but Puppet Up! premiered on TBS.com today! http://www.tbs.com/shows/puppetup/ There are two clips online now, and new clips will premiere each Wednesday. I got an email from Seth Miller at TBS asking to Digg the story to...

Good puppetry training is very, very hard to get. There is UCONN, but that is not an option for a lot of people and I would argue that even better than a University program is working hands-on with very talented, experienced puppetry artists. If you in or near NYC and looking to learn, Basil...

I think the whole fiasco with those blinking LED ads for Aqua Teen Hunger Force in Boston a week or so ago was just stupidity of the highest level. The authorities don't seem to be able to tell the difference between a bomb and a simple LED light (not encouraging if you live in Boston and rely...

Hi guys, I am putting together a presentation on digital puppetry and Machinima and I'm trying to find a decent, high-quality picture of Waldo C. Graphic from the Jim Henson Hour. I've done a lot of web searching and haven't had much luck. There is the picture at the link above, but it's a...

Has anyone here heard about (or bought) the new Dremel Glue Gun? It's pretty cool - I recently wrote it up on PuppetBuilding.com - and has a bunch of good features like: Dual temperature settings (high/low) so you can use any type of glue stick Anti-drip tip On/off Switch Silicon Tip...

This is a cross-post (sorry!) for the benefit of anyone who doesn't read the puppetry section...Muppeteer John Kennedy has done a series of puppet building videos for the Activity TV website. These are aimed at kids, but still really great puppet craft activities. There are also videos with...

John Kennedy has done a series of puppet building videos for the Activity TV website. These are aimed at kids, but still really great puppet craft activities. There are also videos with skits and tips for making a puppet theatre and puppeteering. Check it out -...

Hi everyone, One of my new year's resolutions is to start posting daily at PuppetBuilding.com and adding a lot more tutorials and puppet building information to the site. I have been noodling around trying to decide what to do with the site and one of the things I've decided to try is pick a...

A new children's DVD series in Australia is looking for puppeteers. You can get details here.

Titerenet (a Spanish language puppetry site) is sponsoring an online Viral Puppet Video Festival. The details are available here.

One of the elder statesmen of puppetry has died. George Latshaw passed away yesterday in a Florida hospital. Even if you do not know his name, you've unknowingly felt his tremendous impact on the development of puppetry in the United States. He inspired and mentored hundreds of puppeteers and...

Hi all, I found this on YouTube: In the Performance Area of Lucca Games this year we have raised the bar, not only realizing the best charity auction from the beginning of Lucca Games, the greatest number of artists and pieces created, but also creating and directing a animated video...

The Great Santa Claus Switch and selections from Heather Henson's Handmade Puppet Dreams is screening this weekend: Sunday December 17th @ 4:00 pm Fine Arts Theater Beverly Hills More info on Handmade Puppet Dreams is available at http://www.handmadepuppetdreams.com

Hi everyone, I've just posted a new, short article on using anatomy to make more realistically-shaped puppets at PuppetBuilding.com that hopefully some people will find useful - http://www.puppetbuilding.com/index.php/2006/12/anatomy-and-puppet-design/ I will be following this up with a...

As fun thread I thought it would be interesting to know where everybody likes to shop for puppet building materials...both online and offline.

Hi everyone, I just put this together at the request of a friend so I thought I would share it here as well, it's a foam wedge pattern in .pdf format: http://www.puppetbuilding.com/index.php/2006/11/foam-wedge-pattern/ Eight identical wedges cut from sheets of should make a perfect or...

Over at PuppetBuilding.com this week I've been posting about various puppet patents from the database of the U.S. Trademark and Patent Office. All of the ones I'm writing about are old expired patents. The designs are really good (even some from the 19th century!) and have detailed drawings...