Ever since Philip Hatter came on the puppet scene this past year I have been a big fan.  I even bought a few of his puppets (what a pleasure to have hired him).  Well, Philip teamed up with fellow Puppet Buzz contributor and owner of Project Puppet, Pasha Romanowski, and redesigned his company’s whole image.  That is they have a new logo, website and even a new blog!

I think it looks spectacular and I highly recommend that people take the time to go and browse around.  Maybe buy a puppet or catch a show, but definately check it out.

I have been meaning to post about these clever little puppets for a while now.  These are simply small stickers that you can attach to you hand to create small puppets.  They are the brain child of puppet builder, craft expert and all around artist, Nikole Horkin.  Nicole sells these cool puppets in her online “Etsy-store” called Puppets and Pals.

Nikole is a wonderful artist with a great imagination.  She is currently doing a double major at the Univeristy of Hawaii, where she lives with her husband and son. 

As a primary school teacher and puppet builder/puppeteer myself, I have a great respect for her desire to teach children drama and art through her use of puppets. I for one will be very interested to hear about when she gets her Masters in Puppetry and opens up her own small children’s theatre, which is something that she hopes to do.  Check out Nikole’s stuff and hey, whilke you are there why not buy something.  The prices are great!

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 of them can be considered television memorabilia. The two puppet bunnies (pictured above) were used for a Canadian television show called “The 11th Hour”.

I’m always amazed at the versatility in style that Kanja is able to achieve in his individual projects. Check out the rest! I have a feeling these puppets will be worth a lot more in the not so distant future than he’s asking for them now.

Baby Sinclair is up for sale on Ebay! The seller claims the puppet was was made in Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, but never made it on screen. The starting bid - $3000.00. Owning a piece of deteriorating puppet history - priceless.

Check out the auction here.