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I love Mokey and Red--I just figured Red's awesome color scheme made her a more marketable toy. Lovely Mokey has a muted color tone. Red is so bright and kinetic in color--and most of the kid's toys I see are bright colored...so...that was what I was thinking on the subject. Although, until...

Please post pics! We'd all love to see 'em!

I'm at Comic-con every year! I would love to hang with more puppet folks! Keep us posted, or however we can plan on meeting! Great idea a panel on puppetry and animation (I just know that folks in animation have used puppets for reference or to help with performance).

I agree with Buck on this one! Go to the party, don't have 'em come to you. Also, know what you're expected to accomplish there--and make your needs very clear to your clients. Will you need a big space cleared? Can you work outside? What supplies are you bringing? What age will you recommend...

I think lining is the way to go. It helps extend the life of your puppet--since it absorbs the body oils instead of the foam (and keep it from breaking down as quickly). I love what Sean is doing with the dress boning in the new Swazzle puppets! It's a great idea and does make it easier to slip...

All the books listed above are excellent! I would also like to suggest "The World of Jim Henson" a video presentation from PBS' "Great Performances" series. You can order it by phone 1-800-336-1917. It is only available on VHS. As for finding books on TMS or SS, Amazon is a great place to find...

Thank you dahling! Glad to be here!

Exactly. And beautifully put.

A good puppet at a great price !! Congrats!

Going back to Buck Beaver's original post, I do believe that having some kind of story, is very important in puppetry (or in entertainment in general). But, I tend to work in a medium that requires a story (Puppet shows for children). I have, however, seen some really great sketch acts and...

But, even Seinfeld a show about "nothing" had characters that people could identify with, with their own unique story (background) and each episode did, in fact, tell a story; a story about the 'nothing' that happens to people every day. They told it with great jokes and gags, with characters...

If you really want to engage your audience (in live theatre, television, or film), you have to give them something to grasp onto--something to follow, to identify with. If you don't take the time to craft and engaging, entertaining story, you will not keep an audience interested. Stories...