Project Puppets 2011 contest winner

And the winner is Emerson Bartholamew Toppit!

This amazing puppet is the creation of Larry Merrill. Larry used the Pinhead pattern from Project Puppet. His dummy's name is Pete. Pete's mouth is controlled by trigger on the rod arm. Very impressive design.

Be sure to checkout all the other contest entries. All of them are very creative.

Boxcar Fair Project

Here's a music video project for the group Little Tybee. The Artist behind the video will be Tom Haney. Check out his site, his work is amazing! The blog for this project is here.

This is going to be a fun project to follow!

 

Umbilical Brothers

Having a 5 year old I have watched the upside down show on NickJr. The Umbilical Brothers are very physical comedians. Their level of creativity/craziness is impressive to me. They can get very far out side the box. Check out the two examples of their Adult material below. The upside down show is very clean.


Taxi race driver


Somethin' Special for the Children?? (Language Warning)

Spock!

Wow does he rock or what! Check out Spock here…

Mike Chiechi's Blog

Super nice work! And congrats on the meet!

Puppet Contest 2010

Project Puppet has announced this years Puppet Contest. The theme this year is Heroes and Villains. Great theme, I am looking forward to seeing what everyone comes up with.

Click here to go check out the patterns.

I am thinking of entering myself if I can fit it into my schedule. But, I am torn on which I'd like to do, hero or villain. Too bad they didn't go with Heroes this year then next year go with Villains that oppose the heroes that were submitted this year. Anyway you look at it, Puppet Project's Contests are always fun.

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Exit Row

Here's a new series from PUPPETHEAP. It's called Exit Row. I love the simplicity.








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RIP Ray Allen

The world of Puppetry has lost a great Ventriloquist, Ray Allen has passed away suddenly at age 79.

I was only able to find 2 videos of him and Lord Charles.





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Kooky teaser

The kooky teaser with English subtitles is out.



And here is the official web site www.kookymovie.com

Mermaid and clown

Here are two more videos showing Andras Lenart's puppets. The first one shows his mermaid and dolphins, plus some other things. The second is a nice video of his clown and also the ballerina again. You can see his hands well in this video. They are so fun to watch! Enjoy!

Ballerina

This video is super cool! The ballerina is awesome and controlled by Hungarian puppeteer Andres Lenart. Interesting controls! The movement is so fitting for dance!

Enjoy!

Puppet Stand

We have added a puppet stand to our Etsy store. Of course anyone can build one of these but we thought we would add it for anyone who may not have the means to make their own. You will notice a puppet that is almost finished in the pictures. It should show up in the next few weeks on Etsy as well.

Here is a link...

http://www.etsy.com/shop/puppetbuilder

Kooky’s Return

There's a new Czech hybrid live action and puppet film coming in May, it's called Kuky se vrací (Kooky's Return). The imagined journey home of a teddy bear belonging to a seven year old child, after the bear somehow gets thrown away. Below is the trailer. It's not in English. Another trailer is to follow with English sub-titles.

I love how organic the puppets are and the over look and feel of this film. I am looking forward to seeing this film. Anyone know where there is a Czech theater?

The the production designer of the film is Jakub Dvorský, the founder of Amanita Design. Amanita have created some very cool games. Check them out Samorost, Samorost 2 and Machinarium.

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Geoffry Sports some hair!

Quick update! Geoffry gets a dew! His hair is made like a toupee and can come off. I am going to try a few different hair styles and colors. I am pleased with my first attempt.

 

I made a paper pattern of half his hair area then transferred it to thin poster board. I then cut two pieces of the fur and hand stitched them together. First sewing I have done in a very long time. Not to bad. And it was fun to see Geoffry develop a look.

Next, more hair and cloths.

Geoffry gets some specs!

Geoffry has gained some specs! They are not the greatest but they are not to bad either. Will work on better ones down the road.

 

Now I am looking for shorts and a hawaiian shirt! I think he might be an old stoner surfer dude!

 

 

If you have any suggestions please post a comment!

Geoffry - Tabletop Puppet

Rick here, first time posting to the blog. And as you can see, first post to the blog in quite awhile. Life seems to take us down different roads than what we expect.


Anyway, here is Geoffry. He is a tabletop puppet that I have been working on for a month or two(my time is usually limited). He has turned out better than I expected. And with anything like this, I learned some things that I will change next time around.

Special thanks goes to my wife Martha for helping me out in the painting department and with some design/sculpting. She is a full time artist and I tend to take her advice when she gives it in areas like this. :) Oh and thanks to her for Geoffry's feet! She wants to make him a pair of Teva's!

Here are some images of the different stages of building. This was the first time I have used Sculpey clay to this extent. It was fun to work with but my skills sculpting need some work!

Next is to get him some clothing and some hair! I am also working on a drum for him to play. Stay tuned! Will post more soon!

You can checkout Martha's blog at http://wakingbearstudio.blogspot.com/

You Must See Furry Puppet Studio

These guys do really cool puppet builds and as a bonus their website is a lot of fun.

When exploring this site be sure to click around the border of the site for some clever surprises. A website and a work of art.

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Sarah Palin's Resignation Speech

I love Hoggworks Studios, Brian is so creative. Check out his latest.

We are looking forward to seeing Brian's finished Battlestar Galactica Puppets.

Giant Pink Monster

Gaston Morineau of Gaston's Puppet Show! has posted some pretty cool photos of the eye mechanism for the puppet above, check them out here. The puppet was created by Tony Urbano.


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That's easy for you to say.

I love Littlecreatures, they put a smile on my face. And I would loved to see the out takes for this one. C'mon guys... Give us a blooper reel.



Keep'em coming.

Live Puppet Building

In the last month or so there had been a surge in streaming broadcasts or streamcasts is probably a better word for it. It is so cool we are at a point where anyone can streamcast a show about anything. And fellow puppet builders are not passing this media up, thanks to sites like USTREAM and BlogTV.

Here are the puppet builders and puppeteers that I know of that are taking advantage of this "Live" form of media to entertain and educate us.


StiqPuppet Productions' BlogTV Site

Daryl has done quite a few "Live" Streamcasts, demonstrating different techniques of puppet building. You can find Daryl hanging out at the Puppet and Stuff forums. He is a very talented and creative builder. One time I tuned in to watch Daryl, Naomi Guss of Puppets in Melbourne was also Streamcasting in a window with Daryl. That's what makes this media so cool, Daryl is from British Columbia, Canada and Naomi is from Melbourne, Australia. But they can work together to teach and entertain us. Daryl has also done this with Shawn from Puppets and Stuff, who is in Missouri, USA.



Stacey Gordon's BlogTV Site

Stacey creates finger puppets and hand puppets. Along with streamcasting the creating of her puppets, she also does Puppet Inprov. Stacey is very creative and creates some unique, unusual and fun puppets. You can follow Stacey on twitter(@staceyrebecca).



Puppets and Stuff''s BlogTV Site


Shawn of Puppets and Stuff forums also has done some "Live" puppet building. Shawn walks us through the process of building a marionette, starting with the head. Shawn is streamcasting with Daryl of SiqPuppet Productions, see links above for Daryl's BlogTV Site.



Hoggworks Studios USTREAM Site


Brian Hogg of Hoggworks Studio is also giving "live" streamcasting a go using USTREAM. Brian is currently in the process of creating Battlestar Galactica puppets. Brian is the creator of Dotboom, an excellent web series about web developers who hate themselves. If you haven't seen it, do it now. Brian is also trying his hand at "Live" Puppetry, with his Ask Palpatine character.

This media of streaming from anywhere at anytime is exciting. It opens the doors to so many who before would not have or could not have shared their talents and creativity with such a large audience. I only wonder how we will keep all these new and exciting streamcasts straight and organized.

If I have missed anyone who is streaming "Live" Puppet Building or Puppet Shows, please let me know so I can add them.