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Copies of "The Foam Book" for sale
I’m selling
10one copy of The Foam Book by Donald Devet and Drew Allison (also known as Grey Seal Puppets). I bought these for a workshop that never happened, and I’m finally getting around to doing something with them. As it happens, the books come direct from Grey Seal Puppets themselves, and have never even been removed from their individually-wrapped shipping plastics - they’re brand new. If you’re curious as to whether or not it’s a good book for you, check out the link above, which is my review of it (the only difference as far as I’m aware - not having opened the books myself - is the front cover which is an updated and prettier version and not the one I use on this site - see the listing below for the actual image of the books). My first muppet-type puppets were made using this book - I never knew anything about building them until reading it - and both of my patterns for muppet-type puppets (here and here) are designed using The Foam Book’s concepts. If you’d like a copy, please check out my eBay listing. I’m happy to ship anywhere in the world.
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Animatronics in Queensland, Nov 2011 - Jan 2012
I’ll have some holiday themed puppetry tutorials online in the next couple of weeks, but in the meantime, here’s some more news about John Cox Creature Workshop. Their exhibit How to Make a Monster, featuring their animatronics, will be running once again at the Pine Rivers Heritage Museum, Queensland. Entry is free and the exhibition will run from 05 November 2011 – 29 January 2012.
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How to make a finger puppet: Ice cream pattern
I made this puppet a few years ago basically for fun: the idea was to make a finger puppet that suited my skill levels as an adult. It’s certainly not your average bear… er, ice cream cone… I took my very basic finger puppet pattern and added quite a few things to come up with the Ice Cream Finger Puppet. With easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions, plenty of pictures, and a set of patterns, you can make this fun puppet for home play or performance. Use the large links below to navigate the different sections.
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What materials do you use for glove/hand puppets?
As mentioned in my short post about what materials to use when making a puppet, there’s no hard and fast rules as to what to use when building a puppet. However, there are many things that tend to be favourites of puppet makers and the following will list a few suggestions for you.
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What is karagozis?
Karagozis is the name given to traditional Greek shadow puppetry. Technically speaking, Karagoz is the name of a particular popular character in this genre, and has ended up representing the whole of Greek shadow puppetry. Image gallery provided at the bottom of this post.
I love finger puppets! Too bad you can't have more than ten at a time!
... anna on What are finger puppets?