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These are really fantastic.

Thanks for the info about the body frame. What are the details of the backpack/laundry basket attachment? It occurs to me that an internal arm rod wouldn't necessarily have to be supported by the body. Imagine a hollow arm, with a rod inside it that only attaches to the puppet's hand. The...

Not to derail the thread, but what exactly is the internal structure made of? Also, how is the internal structure attached to the backpack? I assume the weight is carried by the backpack (not on your head, which is what it kind of looks like). More on topic, the oar idea sounds like a good...

Cool, thanks Andrew.

Does anyone know where I could obtain or watch a copy of Philippe Gentry's puppetry documentary "Rites et Jeux" that he made for UNESCO in the sixties? I've found a couple of clips online but nothing more.

It's called "Face".

I invented this. http://www.theabstractions.com/newtechnique.html

I'm thinking of branching into birthday party shows, and I have a couple of questions for anyone who already does them. How long is your show? and How much do you charge? Thanks, -Grant

Fair point, though I gotta say, I built this puppet four years ago and the hand is still in top shape.

How'd you get the gig? Did you audition, or did they find you?

I posted here years and years ago about the cool little puppet hand mechanism that I built, but I never gave much information for people who wanted to try it themselves. That has finally changed -- click here: http://theabstractions.com/hand.html ...for lots of information and some hi-res...

I agree with Andrew -- I think if puppeteers only look to other puppeteers for inspiration, there's a danger of just repeating, rather than creating something new. I get inspiration from aboriginal art, the Firesign Theatre, webcomics, Aardman Animations, Douglas Adams, books about museums...

Really happy to see you back, Andrew. Your blog was one I always read, and I missed it.

I've had some success doing papier-mache with blank newsprint and acrylic matte medium. A few layers of that make something quite smooth, lightweight, and super hard. Like this head I made: http://theabstractions.com/progress17.html -Grant

"What makes me tick" doesn't mean "what annoys me". It means "how I work".