From: "Dave Goboff" <davego167-AT-hotmail.com>
To: puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org
Date: Sat, 14 May 2005 17:01:15 -0400
Subject: [Puptcrit] Puppet building eyeball question


Hey Everybody

I've got a puppet / eyeball question.

I've been asked to do a show this July that includes the beach, sand castles 
and storytelling.  I've worked out the story and some of the songs and 
business to move the show along.
There are at least 3 puppets to build. I'm building a king and princess out 
of pool noodles, swimming masks and sand castle toys.  They will be dressed 
in summer beach style attire.  These puppets will be manipulated by a single 
puppeteer (one each).  There will be a 'live arm' in each one.  The puppet 
will be held through its back on a rod that runs up into the head and down 
into a base.  I need the base so the puppet can 'sit' unaided to watch other 
action on the set.
The noodle is the neck and the sand pails are the heads.  The masks fit over 
the sand pails.  I'm thinking of suspending ping pong balls inside the masks 
to give they eyes size and movement.  I want to make sure that no matter how 
I hang them, they don't turn around and show only 'the whites of their 
eyes'.  I was thinking of finding some small springs and gluing them to the 
ping pong balls while screwing them into the plastic in the face masks.

Any suggestions on this eyeball dilemma?  I'm not married to doing it this 
way and I'm open to better suggestions.  Budget of course is minimal.

dave

Dave Goboff
The Puppet Guild of South Florida, Inc
dgoboff-AT-yahoo.com


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