Hello everyone! I just joined. I'm so excited to know there are other Muppet puppet lovers out there.
I am currently a student at California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA). We had a special topics class last fall, puppetry! I learned various types like shadow, found, 3-D, and (my personal favorite) muppet. I built the head of Frankie, the puppet you see posted, in that class. I built the rest a few months ago.
I auditioned for a children's show this quarter with Frankie. The director asked me if I'd be interested in building the puppet for the show. I have and the show, The Arkansaw Bear, goes up May 10-12 @ 7pm at CSULA. However, I was the builder not the designer. The director mistakenly had someone with zero puppetry knowledge design Starbright. It has been an uphill battle to build her. I don't want to post pictures of her for fear of shaming the Muppet puppet world.
I look forward to hearing from fellow Muppet puppet lovers. Cheers!