The harpy strikes again
I was at the puppet studio with Emily until 3:30 a.m. I spent almost the entire time just dealing with harpy wings. Too tired to explain why now.
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I was at the puppet studio with Emily until 3:30 a.m. I spent almost the entire time just dealing with harpy wings. Too tired to explain why now.
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The goal of this project was to make a self-illuminated boat for the opening of the Tempest. It needs to be sturdy enough to tour, but also needed to match the materials in the rest of the design, which were fairly industrial. We first made patterns of stiff paper to find the shape of the
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Things I’ve said, or friends have said at work lately. Where did I put my lady belly? Catch the fish eyes! How many bird kebabs do you want? I think the crocodile is going to eat us alive My skull is supposed to arrive tomorrow. RiteAid is the mother-lode of Emilys I’ve lost my arm
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Just to catch you up. The tentacles were cut, though not because of anything on our end. Meanwhile, I’ve missed a week in the shop, because of my cold. Day before yesterday, Emily dropped supplies off at our place so I could work from home. I had reached a point where I felt more or
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There’s a beautiful, virtual gallery of hand puppets here. The characters are so clear that it’s easy to imagine the stories they come from. Can’t you just almost hear them speak?
PuppetVision Blog pointed out this stunning video by Richard Teschner. There are a couple of things you need to understand before watching this short film. It was filmed in 1916, so it is very early cinema. It is also not stop-motion. Both of those things are cool. What is significant though is that Richard Teschner
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So, I’m looking at the tentacles again and think that if we cut them down so that they are not quite as long and lose some of the width at the back that we’ve got a fair chance of getting them under the skirt. I also just tried vacuum sealing them into a bag and
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Hello, learning curve, my old friend. We focused on the intestines today. Starting by inserting the El wire into our latest concoction and looking to see if we liked the way it glowed. Behold! Something that looks good with the lights off and on. In this shot, the El wire is lit, but we are
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You guys are getting this on time-delay, because I’m using these posts to communicate with Emily DeCola, the designer, who is on a trip to China at the moment. So, once she reads and we catch up, I’ll post the pictures of the build. Just because it is interesting, I’ll also share the commentary that
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I should’ve mentioned this earlier, but I wasn’t sure how I felt about my own show. Just finished a run-through and I think it’s okay. So: Tonight. December 9th, 2007 8:00 pm at Theater for the New City, 155 First Avenue (corner of 9th) Voice 4 Vision Puppet Slam. I’ll be performing Nails in Our
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Well, my three lovely ladies are leaving home tomorrow. I’m shipping the Coraline puppets to Bill Shaffer at Subterranean Press. He in turn will send one to Neil Gaiman, one to Dave McKean and one to someone who pre-ordered the special edition of Coraline. I wanted to make certain that I had good photos of
The Rag (show) has an editorial opinion by a turkey who objects to Turducken as “culinary S&M.” Go watch.
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Rob and I, despite invitations to spend the day with friends, are staying at home today. What am I thankful for? That the nation comes to a halt today, which gives me time and license to spend the day with my husband. I also sent off an email to a man I’ve been meaning to
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We just finished the show and are tucked safely away in the hotel in Albany. It felt really good to be performing. I’ve missed it. And it’s very nice to have nothing on my docket for the evening.
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Today started with me sleeping through my alarm, though waking up in enough time to make the 8:15 train to Saratoga if I hurried. I ran out the door, struggling along with pounds of Shimmer magazines in my backpack, and came down to the steps of the subway station just as the train I needed
World Fantasy and Dead Dogs Read More »