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March 2009 Blog Posts (17)

puppet stage for sale

We are out of business and we are selling everything including our 40ft long puppet stage. Call for more info at 210-902-0325 MUST SELL NOW $2,500

Added by april rodriguez on March 30, 2009 at 3:31pm — No Comments

How to create a funny latex bird puppet

Step 1.

First we sculpt the head in plastecine or oil based clay. This particular bird puppet head was made for a san jose halloween shoe. The head was sculpted as whitch. This was a custom… Continue

Added by californiapuppets on March 28, 2009 at 12:30pm — 6 Comments

More Vids to come.

unles you had not figure it out I have posted more vids in the room.

some of them are from my you tube page

while I made a brand new one, It's my tribute to Floyd Pepper.

when Jerry Nelson sings he has a golden voice in any muppet he performs.

in the next few weeks I will post some more vids in here plus some more pics of my puppets.

Hope you enjoy them feel free to vote on what ones you like the most and tell me what do you think of them.

the next one will… Continue

Added by Dadogster on March 23, 2009 at 6:00pm — No Comments

my first vid

I have made a vid for my page and I had uploaded it if you want to see more then the link for my You Tube channel is
http://www.youtube.com/user/dadogster
enjoy.

Added by Dadogster on March 22, 2009 at 3:59pm — No Comments

Greeatings to one and all, (or Like one of my puppets would say WAZZZZZZUPPPPPPPPP!!!!!

My name is David and I had been a puppeteer since the age of 6. I had been a big fan of Jim Henson, Burr Tillstrom and Bil Baird, three whom I had grew up watching in the 70's.

As a child I was showed how to sew by my grandmother (rest her soul) and she kept encouraged me to keep building and never give up my talent.

As a teen I would perform puppets in church in my group. Now a days I still build them but I have no camera to put them on tape. I have been very busy working at my… Continue

Added by Dadogster on March 20, 2009 at 1:10pm — No Comments

Shadow Circus Vaudeville Theatre - San Francisco & Oakland dates

Shadow Circus Creature Theatre, San Francisco's most belligerent puppetry troupe, is presenting their first vaudeville events in the Bay Area in over a year!

SHOW SYNOPSIS: When Wesley realizes that his life has been an utter failure, he tries to improve his outlook using the popular self-help book 'The Secret'. Will Wesley be able to turn his life around with the power of 'The Secret', or will his supposed friend Hatchet the Velociraptor just use it as another tool to torment him… Continue

Added by shadowcircus on March 19, 2009 at 5:58pm — No Comments

Summer Reading Program

Pretty soon, in June, I will be doing shows for the summer reading program. I am really exicted because all of the skits are original material, in other words, written by me. It will blow your mind! I hope to blog again soon.

Added by Joshua Aaron on March 19, 2009 at 12:00am — 1 Comment

Duck Foam Puppet, Baby Duck for Kids, Duck Birthday Party Theme

Have you ever been to a duck baby shower theme? Ducks are loved by adults and kids alike. This duck foam puppet was suggested by one of my customers as well. She went with a duck theme party. Complete with… Continue

Added by californiapuppets on March 18, 2009 at 5:26am — No Comments

History Of Puppetry -

Puppetry is a very ancient art form, probably first originating about 30,000 years ago. Puppets have been used since the earliest times to animate and communicate the ideas and needs of human societies. Some historians claim that they pre-date actors in theatre. There is evidence that they were used in Egypt as early as 2000 BC when string-operated figures of wood were manipulated to perform the action of kneading bread. Wire controlled, articulated puppets made of clay… Continue

Added by AJOY on March 17, 2009 at 5:26pm — 1 Comment

New ToonAsylum website

Hello everyone -

I just wanted to post quick notice that I have the NEW and Improved ToonAsylum website online. It's 100 % guaranteed, fortified with no preservatives added, with wholesome goodness & vitamin "SEE", it contains 5 of the recommended daily allowances, 4 out of 5 dentist recommend it for their patients who chew gum and member FDIC. So don't delay, head on over to www.theToonAsylum.com today for your daily dose of… Continue

Added by ToonAsylum on March 13, 2009 at 6:20pm — 5 Comments

Clown shoe foam puppet, funny clown shoe puppet

Hey! Check out this funny clown shoe puppet. Clown shoes are an

unusual part of the clown costume. The size and color of the shoes add a lot of appeal to clown entertainment at any kids party. This

particular puppet was called the laughing shoe. It's a talking shoe

with bad… Continue

Added by californiapuppets on March 13, 2009 at 5:31am — No Comments

Making a puppet video

Hi

I just posted my new 10 min. video clip of my adaptation of "Sir George and the Dragon." I find that getting a video with the right audience (no screaming babies), good lighting, sound, position of the camera taking the video, is a bit tricky. Any tips from puppeteers about how to get a clean accurate video of your puppet work? I tried a pro videographer once - but he knew nothing about puppets and I did not think it worked to my advantage. Thanks in advance for any tips.

Added by puppetlady on March 10, 2009 at 9:32pm — 8 Comments

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I'm longing for building puppets.
I'm in England now and have nothing with me here, everything left in Poland.
I mean --- my furs, Antron, dyes and other stuff. Once I'm at home at the end on May, I'll pack them up and take back to England. Ehh, those luggage restrictions at the airport...

Added by tsu on March 10, 2009 at 10:17am — 1 Comment

EVER WONDER WHAT ITS LIKE TO AUDITION FOR THE MUPPETS?

EVER WONDER WHAT ITS LIKE TO AUDITION FOR THE MUPPETS?

NOTE: This is a body of writing that is quite old. Like seven or eight YEARS old. But I’m very proud of it. I think it’s not only funny but well written. That may just be me.

But when you read it, I hope it will give you a little insight as to what the more-than-average person experiences when auditioning for the Muppets.

Read on....

Yessir, it’s been one helluva week. Actually about a week and a… Continue

Added by Gordon Smuder on March 9, 2009 at 4:10pm — 9 Comments

Jim Henson Exhibit sucks...

HA!!! Got you!! Made you look!

Actually, the Jim Henson exhibit currently at the Orlando History Center in Florida is pretty darned cool.

There are several original "vintage" puppets on display as well as some professionally made reconstructions. There's an original Rowlf, and original Kermit, and several truly vintage pieces including Sir Linnit from one of Jim's cooler advertising gigs. There's an Ernie and Bert (possibly reconstructions), Gobo and Cantus from Fraggle… Continue

Added by Gordon Smuder on March 4, 2009 at 5:47pm — No Comments

The Devil's Minstrels Episode-3 "Road Trip" - Part 1 - Released 03/01/2009 & Other News

YAY!!!!

Picking up where they left off at the end of Episode 2, the guys prepare for the Road Trip to Jax and get in over their heads.

The video is here!!!!!!

Please watch and leave comments / rate etc. Everything is much appreciated, especially from this community!!! The Puppet community is very important to us.

I also wanted to briefly tell all our friends here about all the stuff we have in the… Continue

Added by Daxxus on March 1, 2009 at 6:00pm — No Comments

New Chat features notice

Hi Puppet Hubbers,

As many of you have surely noticed, the Chat tab and chat box have disappeared. As part of a major upgrade and redesign due out on March 4th, Ning has moved Chat to a permanent location at the bottom right of each page window. It is now flash based and can actually remain open and functional even when you are not on the site. Please see this link for a bit more info:

http://blog.ning.com/2009/01/new-chat-february-23rd.html

It is a little… Continue

Added by Puppet Hub Admin on March 1, 2009 at 1:30am — No Comments