A few people here have expressed interest in carving wooden heads and other parts for puppets. We have posted links and suggestions in the past, but today I found some new pictures online and thought that someone here might also be interested in seeing them. They are pictures taken in Prague, Czech Republic during last year's Quadrennial.

I'll include links for the complete albums of photos taken and posted by two people who attended, but they aren't all specifically related to wooden puppet carving - though that is a popular medium for Czech marionettes.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/88319679@N00/sets/72157601702008499/

PuppetryMastersWorkshopsAndPerformancesThroughScenofestAtThe2007PragueQuadrennial

A couple of these pictures look familiar, but I still think this may be worthwhile for some of our newer members here. The Flickr set runs to four pages, so if you're interested be sure to look at them all.

Here are some leads to learning how to carve wood:

http://www.thesculpturestudio.com/how_to_carve.htm

http://puppetsandstuff.com/community/index.php/topic,2429.msg20201.html#msg20201

http://www.google.com/search?q=wood+carving+tutorial

http://www.google.com/search?q=Woodcarving+Tutorial

 

Ron G.

PS

Here is some more material that I just found - related topics which may have been linked here before:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7653848@N03/sets/72157600289562829/



http://www2.ntj.jac.go.jp/unesco/bunraku/en/contents/dolls/make.html

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/04/19/pinocchio-the-puppet/

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/08/21/trick-marionettes-will-enliven-your-puppet-shows/

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/06/28/amazing-skill-with-unseen-strings-gives-life-to-most-famous-puppets/

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/06/20/table-top-sculptor/

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/06/05/the-art-of-making-lifelike-marionette-bodies/

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/04/26/boys-hobby-creates-puppet-opera/

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/07/14/mechanical-secrets-of-marionette-shows/

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/06/03/the-secrets-of-making-marionettes/

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/01/17/marionettes-go-hollywood/

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/08/05/lifelike-movie-puppets-act-out-ancient-fable/

Wow! Ron.......................... Hanging out in that library and look at all the good stuff you found. Thanks a whole bunch!

Billy D.

Hey, Billy!

 

Ron G.

Much Obliged Ron ! I look forward to checking the links out.