Friday, January 8, 2016

WE COME IN PEACE ...

For those of you who don't know me ... I have been interested in puppets almost as long as I have been in drawing. I took courses in puppetry at USF under Professor Bill Lorenzen. Worked with the likes of Kim Rivers, Renee Duplechain White, Joe Erwin, and Terry Woods as the Promenade Players. Taught puppetry for the St.Petersburg Recreation Dept. 

At several times during my life I have tried to master ... (don't hate me) ... 

ventriloquism.

The "B"s ... "M"s ... and "P"s are a ditch (vent joke) and I'm still working on it. In fact just before my birthday this year, I will be attending the 40th Annual Vent Haven ConVention. 

At least that's the plan.




I did this two years ago. Cluck Cluck is my main puppet but sometime ago I ordered a green version of this Axtell puppet. 



I opted for green skin and legs ... a little green man ... named Ronco from the planet K-Tell 995. I'm crafting a space suit. I'm started with a toddler fight suit (who knew they let babies fly air planes) and am working to modify it. I am using my art programs to help in the design process. The costume parts are placed on different layers. Below is the beginning of the helmet figuring the size of globe I need to order.


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