Who in here gets on Reddit? I have been playing around with it lately and didn't find any subreddits that I liked because the ones I have come across seem to be more fan based rather than…

I have 10 puppets now (and growing) and I'm considering bringing one of them along to work (I work 70 hours a week) to help develop their quirks.My issue is that I know my co-workers will want to…

OK, so I know that curiosity killed the cat, but was recently in a conversation with a friend who asked this, and it never occurred to me that I never knew the answer to this.My first training in…

Long time no post but have been quietly lurking in the wings ... Have had a change of direction regards puppetry: started in-depth researching shadow puppetry last year. Been reading "Theatre of…

So, I have viewed some of the episodes of The Muppets. on ABC. Yes. The period is part of the title. But personally, I'm not a fan of the show. However, I'm not against The Muppets…

I finally retired from work yesterday!  We did a puppet show at my party to commemorate our successes.  I made floating roof tank and flash tank and a big flare with a flame, oh and Elvis…

I enlarged a Rotondo pattern for a mascot head and am now looking at ventilation.  It will be a patched teddy bear, so I will be taking advantage of using mesh patches on the top of the head…

Hi all,These days, I am trying to create my marionettes by keeping my footprint on the planet as small as possible. I try to buy the items that I need in stores I go to, and I try not to buy online as…

Hi all, I wanted to share a Youtube channel I found about how to work on wigs for dolls, or in our case can be used for puppets/marionettes. The channel is entitled Mozekyto and you can find it at…

Hi all, I would like to ask all fellow marionette builders what is the best recipe out there for creative paper clay. I do not have the budget or the chance to go buy some of that stuff every month,…

Hi everybody, I am posting here because I am not sure where to post this question. If you wish to put it at another place Shawn, please feel free to do so, I do not mind.I have some bb parashute type…

I have been making little Easter finger puppets, sugar panoramic eggs, and Mr Weiner and Family. My Grand kids love them. Happy Easter!

I'm curious what your favourite type of puppet is !!Hand puppets, finger puppets, marionettes, animatronic, fullbody?? Maybe ventriloquist puppets?What about your favourite sub-type if…

At my office we had a real bat come out of the ceiling for one of our new young guys. Tomorrow is his last day and I thought I would make him a bat puppet to take to his new job since he has to vacate…

Greetings fellow puppeteers!This may be a little off topic but here goes: A friend of mine is a professor in an acting school and his students will be staging Pinocchio at the end of the semester. So…

Have another con coming up, and the guests put the theme as Flash/Arrow/Gotham.  So, my cosplay will be a superhero, as Muppet of choice being Fozzie Bear.  Was thinking of doing a white and…

So, my normal pattern is to come up with a new idea, struggle with it, and walk away.  But I can't seem to shake puppets!  My last project, focusing on a single puppet's vlogs,…

Hello again all, Its been a while since I last posted but things are slowly moving forwards. I now have 4 of us who are ready to do rod puppets and learn from each other all we need to, and others of…

How do you deal when there is limited time to work on your puppetry? I've had so many projects & responsibilities, it's been near impossible the last few months. And on days like today…

I am in the process on launching two puppets on social media with Twitter, FaceBook, and weekly vlogs on YouTube.  One character is easy as he has no focus and jumps from subject to subject and…