I started on a new marionette today.  I decided to sculpt out of polymer clay...only took me 5 hours....ugh.  I was lucky that my son was napping for half of that time.  I'll try to add an image but be gentle as I am really bad with computers.  I'm aiming for this one to be a female...still needs makeup, hair, and costuming but so far I am really pleased with her.  She measures approximately the size of my hand so she is quite small.  She's a fairy and so I definitely wanted her to be to scale or at least what I imagine her to be.  My plan is to have her stand be on a flower with a vine that creeps up and holds her "airplane" mechanism.  Anyways....didn't want you all to think that I don't do anything.





Here's a soft sculpture head of a Hawaiian warrior hula dancer marionette that I am still working on:

She looks fantastic.  I particularly like the eyes.  How do you plan to dress her?
Also looking forward to seeing her strung.

Charlotte.

Very nice.  Good job on the face. She looks great!

Wow...She looks excellent. Very nice face and detail. I love the eye set and face structure. Could you please hurry up and do some more....lol
Another one of our babies growing right before our eyes.

PS...I've been in the etsy red chat room 5 times already and youre not there...it makes me sad

Puppet...(sniff-sniff).... Hug,
Sonny

Great looking puppet, You are very talented, I joined Etsy a while back but have not put anything in a store yet, but soon. If both of you check your hearts favorites. My heart belongs to the both of you now.

Keep up the good work, you are such and inspiration, you to Sonny

Billy D.

Great work so far Nikole - I can't wait to see where she goes from here.

The soft sculpture warrior dancer's head is cool, too.



Ron G.

Great looking puppet, You are very talented, I joined Etsy a while back but have not put anything in a store yet, but soon. If both of you check your hearts favorites. My heart belongs to the both of you now.

Keep up the good work, you are such and inspiration, you to Sonny

Billy D.

Can one person be an inspiration if the person that is inspiring is the one who was inspired by the first inspiration ?

Billy's my inspiration and Nikole is my puppet makin' girlie friend.

Puppet Love - Peace out,
Sonny

Okay, I added a little more to my marionette.  I added hair, make-up, eye lashes, and sparkle.  I'm going to dress her somewhat hawaiian...she'll be part of my Menehune Marionette line of puppets.  She is actually more durable than I thought she was because I found my son pulling, tossing, and twirling her around this morning.  I guess she is toddler proof....lol.  Anyways...here is another picture of her:



and another:

Great Job!

She is really coming along.  I can't wait until you add her wings.  She has great detail and lovely hair!!  Sparkle to boot!!

Keep showing the pictures as you progress it is nice to see it all coming together.

Daryl H.

ah yes the wings.....that is going to be fun.  I am going to use the transfer product that allows you to sew freely fibers on and then it dissolves away in water leaving behind your joined fiber piece (wing shaped).


Cool avatar stiqman!!!