I received a message from a buddy of mine named Dave Pavelonis. He has teamed up with Omovies to create an amazingly entertaining political comedy show called PGOV: Puppet Government. With comedy by Jay Leno’s head writer John Macks, puppets by Dave Pavelonis and directed by Omovies’ Sean Haines. You can find videos on their Youtube [...]
I met Mark Gale in New York years ago. I was struck not only with his talent and ability to keep me entertained, but also how kind he was. Mark Gale has teamed up with Frankie Cordero to give you a funny Youtube series about a horse in New York. Check out Frank The Horse.
I am very interested in this show concept offered by Studio Bizarro. The show is called Planet BIzarro and the clip I watched was very interesting. I would say the show is definately not for small children (especially with a zombie sketch), but it was well done. Super puppets, great puppeteering, check it out [...]
This is your last chance to enter your puppet in The Once Upon a Puppet Contest! The dealine is tomorrow, so finish those noses, arms and eyes. Get those puppets in you guys (and gals)! Hey, I’m a poet! Don’t be late. I am looking forward to seeing what people come up with.
(photo credit: Bryan Woltjen) The Esperance Festival of the Wind was held on 22 March this year. The festival began as an art-themed celebration of the positive energy wind brings to the town of Esperance, Western Australia, but it has now evolved into a celebration of ‘community, art, culture and shared fun’. Puppet designer and [...]
It’s a bit crazy, even scary, to imagine a million puppets of all sorts in one place, but that’s the objective of the Million Puppet Project which was launched yesterday (on World Puppetry Day) by Spare Parts Puppet Theatre in Western Australia. Under the project, people from around the world are invited to make and [...]
TÃteres, Puppets, Marionnettes, Bonecos, Ningyogeki, Dukketeater, Burattini, Loutkové Divadlo, Teatr Lalek, Dockteatern, Marioneta, Nukketeatteri, BábszÃnház, Txotxongilo, Koukla, Teatterinukke, Aroosak, In-Hyeong, Kukla, Sogow, Pyped… No matter how you say it, you’re talking about puppets! A great resource for finding a puppet company, puppeteers, performance troupe, or other puppet entertainers in your corner of the world is [...]
As a puppet builder I have learned a lot about the craft (or technical aspects), but I have learned even more about how to appreciate the art behind truly beautiful puppets. After one look at the puppets from Whatta Character!! I found yet another artist whose work I truly admire. Artist/puppet builder Dave Pavelonis has [...]
Well it would seem that there are some very cool things happening over at the Ontario Puppetry Association (see previous post). First off I would like to congratulate Phil Arnold and Mike Harding (see previous post), on their new positions as President and Vice President of the OPA, respectively. I must admit that I was [...]
Something that I have been thinking a lot about recently is the idea of creating a “name for yourself” (reputation) as a builder. I know I have worked very hard to do so and it is always a thrill when someone says they know my work or that I built a puppet that inspired them. [...]
