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From: "Kismet" <kismet-AT-bigpond.net.au>
To: <puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org>
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Styrofoam puppets in Poland
Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 12:55:10 +1000


Thanks heaps Robert,
I'd love to see more, amazing stuff. I can see how the hotwire overcomes the
inherent texture but Im suprised at how the shaping with a sharp knife has
acheived a very smooth texture...very impressed.
Do you have some photos of the finished pieces...even in production?

Ta

Daniel
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From: "Robert Smythe" <robertsmythe-AT-mumpuppet.org>
To: <puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 11:10 AM
Subject: [Puptcrit] Styrofoam puppets in Poland


> The styrofoam discussion is interesting in light of what I saw at
> Wroclawski Teatr Lalek in Wroclaw, Poland.
>
> There all parts of puppets (well, nearly all parts) are carved from
> beaded white styrofoam. Yes, the cheap stuff that seems to only be used
> for packing material these days. No chisels are used: only 4 very sharp
> kitchen knives. The results are covered with 4 layers of _very_ thin
> kraft paper and hold up incredibly well. Almost indestructible.
>
> It is amazing how quickly they work: the large head of the Beast for
> Beauty and the Beast was finished in about 5 hours.
>
> See it for yourself.
>
> http://homepage.mac.com/smythe1/PhotoAlbum1.html
>
> If you would like to see more of the theater and/or its shop, let me
> know!
>
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