It’s Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” as you’ve never experienced it before! Philip Hatter (Thistledown Puppets) and Alex Lucas (Mad Flamingo Media) have cleverly created an ebook of the famous poem specifically designed for Amazon’s Kindle. The unique thing about this book is that all the illustrations, 40 of them in all, are actually photos [...]
Check this hilarious T-shirt on shirt.woot.com. Yes, one of these is already in my closet.
Sesame Street celebrates its 40th anniversary today! So take out a little time and remember some of your favorite Sesame Street moments…there’s plenty from which to choose. Here’s one of my all-time favorites. What’s yours?
“Can you tell me how to get to…?” is a question near and dear to the hearts of Sesame Street and Google fans alike. As we all know, Novemeber 10, 2009 marks Sesame Street’s 40th anniversary. Happy anniversary! In celebration, starting November 4th, Google has incorporated a famous character from “the Street” in their logo. [...]
I’ve recently been in contact with Ian Greeb, artist and fantastic sculptor of soft foam, and just had to share some of his work with everyone here on Puppet Buzz. Ian’s creations are entirely sculpted from blocks of soft foam and yet, as you can see, incredibly detailed. I’ve always been a fan of an [...]
Personally, I’m a “hand puppet guy”, but I never get tired of watching great marionette tricks. I don’t know very much about the Grangers (the puppeteers in the video), but I do know that to get a marionette figure to actually walk, one foot in front of the other, takes a genius “behind the strings”. [...]
One week left to vote! Head on over to PuppetContest.com to vote for your favorite space character in Puppet Contest 2008: A Space Odyssey. The voting will only be open through December 7, 2008!
Project Puppet’s third annual puppet contest has landed! This year’s contest is entitled – Puppet Contest 2008: A Space Odyssey.
Here’s a few details about the contest:
All entries must be received by November 1, 2008.
The Grand Prize Winner will receive a $200.00 USD cash prize from Project Puppet.
The First Runner-Up will receive a $100.00 USD [...]
All I can say is “fantastic!” (and from the other half of me…”it’s about time”). Sesame Workshop Has just launched a new section of their website – video.sesameworkshop.org – with clips from Sesame Street, old and new. You can search for your favorites or browse the videos, watch them full-screen, and enjoy that warm fuzzy [...]
Kanja Chen (founder of Puppet Buzz and head honcho of Chensational Puppets) is cleaning out his workshop! Not only is that amazing news – it was about time – but he’s selling some fabulous puppets! These puppets are pieces of the personal history of a fantastic puppet builder and puppeteer, not to mention that some [...]
