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  1. Buck-Beaver

    Who are you?

    I (think I) was under "Andrew Young" on Delphi. Now I'm "Buck Beaver." To borrow a phrase from an old friend, the new board looks spiffy. Heck, I was just looking for an excuse to try out my new Avatar. :)
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    Karen Valleau & Puppet Design Profile

    Ooops, should have mentioned that too. Rob & Karen are the owners of Radical Sheep Productions in Toronto which in the last ten years has become one of Canada's leading producers of children's entertainment. The "Sheep Shop" also builds puppets for other shows. Their shows include Big Comfy...
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    Karen Valleau & Puppet Design Profile

    The Toronto Star's weekly Business Design feature was focused on puppetry & technolgy this week. They profiled puppet designer Karen Valleau, who was a Muppet builder and puppeteer on Fraggle Rock, The Jim Henson Hour and many other specials. She also performed Kaos The Kitten on "Sesame Place."...
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    Puppet Theaters

    I know a puppeteer up here in Canada that has a fabulous looking puppet stage he made from an old fridge box. He just cut it to the size he needed and covered it with some very nice looking fabric. It's lightweight and folds up nicely for travel. Looks great too! Sometimes the simplest...
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    Puppetry Classes

    Our shop is actually offering a two week course in TV puppet construction this summer, July 8 - 19th at our studio near Toronto, Canada. The cost is $500 Cdn or $350 US. I've been swamped with work so I haven't got the website for it up but if anyone is interested you can email me for more...
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    Karen Ohland Passing

    Hello All, I just wanted to pass along some sad news from Canada. Karen Ohland, a very talented artist, puppet builder and teacher from Toronto passed away recently at the age of 54. Karen was involved in puppetry here for many years, working as a builder on "Fraggle Rock", "The Jim Henson...
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