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.

make sure you don't miss the blog.

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.


via Gaston's Puppet Show!

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.

Ship sailing through the streets

There is a very cool piece of puppet preformed with a ship on the streets.

Via Alexander Winfield: puptcrit Digest, Vol 54, Issue 25

Flexitoon has a new puppet short out

A SPLASH OF THE HAMPTOONS is now up on the Flexitoon Blog, check it out here.I really like Flexitoon because they use different types of puppets in one production. Hand puppets, Marionettes and rod puppets. Very talented puppeteers and builders.

They are also responsible for one my favorite TV commercials the Tide Talking Stain.



It was voted the Funniest Office Commercial in the World on TBS World's Funniest Office Commercials. To see more of their commercial work go here.

Enjoy

We're on etsy!

We are very excited to announce that we're on etsy and have our first puppets for sale.

Look for more puppets to be added in the coming weeks.

Welcome Rick to the blog

My brother Rick has joined the blog. Rick also has an interest in building puppets. He is the builder, voice and personality behind Ned.

So everyone Welcome Rick and watch for some posts from him coming soon.

New Potter Puppet Pals

Neil Cicierega has posted a new Episode of the Potter Puppet Pals, Ron's Disease, over at hollywoodeastv.com.



Be sure to check out Neil's many other works here.

There's a new blog in town.

Check out the NEW Puppets Magic Blog from the UK!

They have a nice hand carved Punch & Judy policeman puppet head out of pine wood. I am going to enjoy following this site.

Be sure to bookmark it.

I want to make one of these puppets

My brother sent me a link to his youtube video. It was found on psiagarik's Channel.

My favorite part is the bit about the man's feet, the character seems so alive. I want to learn how to bring a puppet like this to life. From design to performance.

I have a few resources for the construction of this type of puppet but, if anyone out there has any good links to information on the construction of table top puppets, please leave a comment. I'll post it here on Puppet Builder.

BIGFOOT & GRAY sets shooting date.

Chris Savino of BIGFOOT & GRAY has sets shooting date of October 10th, 2009 for his live action cartoon.

Follow BigfootandGray on twitter.

This project sounds so cool. I am looking forward to follow the progress of Chris and his production.

Check out the BIGFOOT & GRAY: on the run. blog too.

Steam Trek

This is pretty neat. I include it because of Mr. Sootie (Scotty), You'll have to watch and see. Enjoy.



And here is a making of blog. The full version of this film can be found on this site under the films section (~~warning this is a flash site. so there is a load time).

Nice Marionette, Woody... Huh?

Check out this marionette, George Liquor. Visit John K Stuff blog for more images. Pretty cool, wood and hinges.

And here is even more info from Nicolas Martinez.

The road to Hollywood is getting shorter

Hollywood East is taking the first step in their build. Construction planning for the main road into the Totally GREEN Hollywood East being developed by Plymouth Rock Studios is underway.


Find more videos like this on Hollywood East TV


And I like toy food too. But not this much. Such amazing creativity.

Jigsaw season Pi

The Final Jigsaw Season Pi is online.



If you have never seen Jigsaw, it is a sort of variety comedy show thing where Dr. Kranium, a mad scientist, and Milton the Robot, a robot, have rapid conversations about utterly random topics.

John Brodrick Jones is the creator of the show. Check out how the show got started here. John is also an illustrator, here is some of his work.