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You could try making the lips out of foam (as was suggested), covering them in fleece and then sewing them down on top of the puppet head. Most of the Kids on the Block puppets are done that way. Hope that helps!

David Letterman has a girlfriend? Who knew....

Hi all! Another puppeteering opportunity - this time for folks in Maryland. Not sure which city exactly though (sorry). I am sure if you contact them they can tell you! The Kids on the Block Program on Children's Mental Health seeks volunteers to be puppeteers. Volunteers will learn Bunraku...

There is a puppet exhibit on right now in New York at the NY Library for the Performing Arts and it will still be there mid-Oct. This is from the Henson Foundation Website: Now extended due to popular demand, this exhibition chronicles the remarkable international art form of shadow...

In other entertaining Star Trek/Buffy news check out what Joss Wheldon said when Entertainment Weekly asked what he was working on currently: I'm doing Buffy: Deep Space Nine. It's gonna be really dark and badly perceived." :)

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!! :o Another zinger from the Foz!

I'm a terrible artist. Whatever limited drawing skills I have I have only because I spent the past ten years trying to teach myself to draw (with mixed results). I don't think you have to be an excellent illustrator to design a good puppet, but being artistic certainly helps! If you're already...

You should also try the Puppetry Homepage at www.puppetry.info

I'm actually going to be doing a lecture on this very subject next year, so it's kind of cool it came up here! :cool: There is a real lack of really good books on designing puppet characters that goes beyond the technical stuff. I really suggest reading Scott McCloud's Understanding...

I have a tape of the original broadcast and I'd do a trade for the Dog City episode of the JHH or one of the other 1980s Henson specials (I already have Muppet Xmas and The Xmas Toy).

That's true, but to be fair often when casting even if you are looking for a specific type or qualifications you sometimes see a bunch of people you normally wouldn't consider in case you run across someone new, unusual or unexpected. It's also possible that Disney are just jerks too. :p

This is such good news.....it sounds like IMdB's report may have blown the situation out of proportion by not providing details. I doubt much shooting would have gone on Frank's movie last week anyhow - I believe Nicole Kidman and many of the stars are here in Toronto for the Toronto...

It is probably (or something very similar) but it is harder and harder to find decent shag furs these days.

Alot of companies prefer not to hire experienced puppeteers(!) if they like to train people from the ground up (as strange as that seems) because they get to train them "their way." Other times you may be an awesome puppeteer, you just didn't have what they were looking for that day. And...

I would imagine it is some sort of shag green fur, probably "streaked" with some sort of black paint or dye. Just a guess.

I too heard that Jerry was too ill to make it to Vancouver for the gig. He does still tape segments for Sesame, doesn't he? It's important to remember that Frank has never "abandon" the Muppets, he's just a busy guy as many people have pointed out here. I still believe he does a few days of...

Yup, anyone who is a member can vote. You have to be a member only because it ensures no one votes multiple times (we don't want Foz cheating ;) lol). Voting will start October 1st once all the entries are in. We already have a few. I'll post a message here when it commences. Cheers!

Try talking to CbBoy (send him a private msg or email)...he just moved there a few months ago and has been getting his feet wet in the puppet waters there.

Sounds great, but not sure if I can make it yet because I don't know what time my meetings in NYC are and I have to go back to Toronto that night...not sure when my flight or bus/train will be. :smirk:

Nah, do enough of that at work. :p