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Well, they were taking pot-shots at Toronto and the rest of the country and no one got upset. The whole thing has been blown out of proportion - many media reports claimed the audience was booing Quebec. They weren't. They were booing separtists which is entirely different. It was also funny...

Nice looking puppet! Have you considered trying to "pick out" the seams in the arms so they're not so visible?

I think there actually has been some paper mache discission recently. One article that is very handy when doing puppets this way is "Paper Mache Rediscovered" By Ronnie Burkett. The article is available online at http://home.eol.ca/~props/papier.html and includes a number of different recipies.

I almost forgot - there's a book called "Puppet Stages" by Dale VonSeggen (one the people from OWS) that sells for about $8 and might be worth checking out. Amazon has it for sale at...

You're better off not knowing. *Whinces in anticipation of being pelted with vegtables by angry Dr. Phil fans. Actually, he's a psychologist from Texas who got "bored" with his regular practice, became a jury consultant, helped Oprah win a lawsuit, became a guest on her show and now he's...

Check it out Sesame fans ~ http://www.elmoandfriends.com

If you'd like to see a picture of the Angel puppet, someone has scanned an ad for the episode and posted it at Tough Pigs. Go to http://forums.delphiforums.com/toughpigs/messages, click on the 'Puppets on Angel Spoilers' thread. It's in message #35. You can see the trailer for the episode at...

Yeah, I really don't get what all the fuss is about - and I live here!

And of course now we have the outrage over "Triumphgate" - Triumph the Insult Comic Dog went to Winterfest in Quebec and offended a bunch of French Canadians. People here are really worked up about it. I wrote a piece about it in my blog today.

Ostrich feathers are usually used because, well, they just look cool. They can also be dyed to any colour and are much lighter and thinner than most other types of feathers. You don't have to use them - I've used Emu feathers a lot - but they're pretty neat. The real trick is using antron...

I found a slew of PWK-related articles from Canada online here for those interested.

I know that some of these shows aren't everyone's cup of tea, but I posted a link in my blog today to this article about some of the more "rude" puppetry projects out there.

If you search the General Discussion Forum it's in there somewhere, but the link on Ebay has probably expired.

For now.

A few months back I posted what I thought was the best (or maybe funniest) ebay auction ever. Here's what I think is quite possibly the runner up ~ http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3701347648

My step-son was home today because of a school holiday. We flicked on Sesame for a few minutes and were assaulted with Aaron and Nick Carter singing along with Elmo. My step-son jumped up and started screaming "NOOOO! That's not right! That's not right!" It was like watching the first three...

You might have more success working with (light) metal tubes than PVC if you want the pieces to telescope. It can also be cheaper if you can find a good supplier in your area. Many of them will even cut the tubes (which are usually manufactured in 20 ft lengths) to the exact length you need...

If you're describing the same boas that Wal-Mart in Canada carries, they are not Ostrich feather boas, which are much more expensive. The boas with thicker feathers are often turkey feather boas, but it's hard to say. I've even seen ones made with synthetic feathers. The approach I use...

There are a lot of ways to build PVC stages so they don't need interlocking pins (or duct tape). Check out some of these links: Children's Ministry has How to build an interlocking puppet stage ~ http://www.childrensministry.org/howto/howto5.htm They Also Have a tutorial entitled How to...

I'm not sure, but it's more likely they were done by one of the other LA-based shops for budgetary reasons.