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I'm curious how much you guys pay per yard on polyfoam up there....

mrhogg, I know a few people exactly like that....woouuld you like me to pm you with their flickr accounts?

They're great characters! nicely done! I like a big-boned Jenney.... ;)

Thanks guys! man, I've never even thought about my voice before... I'll try to get the director's cut put together here pretty soon. When I have extra time...(does that exist? extra time?). I'm too ashamed to put up the version that won, since its so badly dubbed & very, very short. I guess if...

Again, thanks guys! Puppetry for video isn't necessarily something I ever thought I'd like, now its something I think I'd like to do a lot more of. I know my skills aren't where they need to be...I'm really very anxious for summer festivals to peek their head around so I can learn more. I do...

wow thanks guys! All of this feedback is exactly what I wanted! A few weekends after I shot this Dave Goelz came into town (oh can I ever stop talking about that?), he gave us a 30 second lesson in eye focus & keeping bits of your hand still. I'm hoping I've picked up on it a little. I knew...

Thank you Buck-Beaver! You mean *her* hand, right? I'm actually just barely getting used to performing with rods. I think in all of 6 years I can think of about 5 times I've used them, so let's call it a dozen times to be on the safe side. Thank you!

Hey guys, You know how I made some puppets in a very short amount of time awhile back? I think I'd mentioned somewhere that we were going to end up filming something for an independent film competition (done locally in Phoenix through IFP)... I went to the premier tonight, expecting to show...

Out of curiosity, what did you end up selling them for, where did you make them available, & are they still?

Three things in my little brain floating around... "And one thing that bugged me a lot is that each time someone had a puppet program on, they would feature muppet-style puppets. I feel that's copying Jim's style." Jim Henson did not invent moving-mouth hand puppets. He copied others. His was...

http://www.pridesource.com/article.shtml?article=28755 specifically "Music Theatre International, a New York-based licensing house for Broadway and off-Broadway shows, teamed up with "Avenue Q" creators to create a version that could play in schools and community theaters."

oooo french seams! oh man i love french seams. Mouth Plates can be made of anything that works. Usually cardboard, pliable plastic, or gasket rubber. usually its two pieces hinged with something else that's pliable, or its one piece that is scored.

Have I? I had a 2-hour guided tour of the exhibit by Dave Goelz! A puppeteer friend of mine from Chicago for it as well & we went to a library the day before the tour to watch The Muppet Movie with Dave. He said that was the first time he'd seen it in about 14 years. I think I had more fun...

I think they are if you can find the right color. really its up to you though.

http://images.wikia.com/puppet/images/0/0e/Trekkiemonster.jpg They're feathers, but if you're producing a less expensive version, a novelty yarn or fur might be easier to find. Although feather marabou boas aren't terribly expensive....

I'm a-ok on the non-freezing thing...(until we magically move me to Toronto) As far as measuring a mouth, it really depends on how you're constructing the head first...Best thing I do is to cut a larger piece of fabric, pin that in to see if it will work, then slice it down from there. Then...

At the foam store they use an electric carving knife for cutting. I have scissors set aside for foam (since, like paper, it will dull your scissors over time). Andrew, do you know if that not-as-toxic contact cement can be used inside a home?

I love seeing other people's workspaces, even if they're not puppet builders.

Patience, I get my foam at an upholstry shop... Funny story about carpet foam... So one day my friend shows up at my apartment with a huge roll of multi-colored, speckled foam. "umm what's that?" "It's carpet padding! I thought we could use it to make puppets!" "It looks ratty & smells bad...

at 18/yard after shipping, there's NO way I'm tossing scraps. Eh, I'm a scrap saver anyway...