From: mjm <mmoynihan-AT-wi.rr.com> Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 20:44:22 -0600 To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] New puppet pics: Finally! Very excellent work indeed! Thank you for posting images of your talent! Inspiring! mjm On Feb 8, 2006, at 8:39 PM, Mathieu René wrote: > Hi to all puppet and paper mache friends. > > I've just gotten a visit from one of the puppeteers from the show I > worked for recently. > He brought the Old Lady puppet and we staged a few poses for my > portfolio. > (Ok, i coerced him to be the puppeteer for the shots, as he needed my > help adjusting the puppet for a subtler movement they were working on. > > I made her and the costume. She is a transformed baby commercial doll, > on which I added articulations (including ball socket and elastic for > the neck) and re-sculpted the entire face. I also "wigged" her by > cutting an identical wig to the one worn by the real old lady in the > show, and added some strands strategically to reproduce the hairdo. > Lots of cutting! > Her entire body is covered in many layers of Paper mache strips (Kraft > paper and white glue). Very strong. Her eyes are supposed to look a > bit sick, which is rendered by applying nail polish carelessly in > small puddles, repeatedly. > www.magma.ca/~uubald/vieille.jpg > www.magma.ca/~uubald/vieille_poses.jpg > > He also brought some "passable" photos of the Egg- headed wonder, The > Old Lady's son. > His head is thin yet very strong paper mache, becomes translucent > enough to be lit from within, by a small LED book light I embedded in > there. It looks cool, slightly blue-ish light when lit in the dark. > The battery pack and switch are outside and are used as a manipulating > rod. The head starts in the world by itself, then goes graft itself > onto the body's neck, since both have powerful magnets in them. The > other rods, for wrists and heels are stiff wire, covered in paper > strips, which made it all very stiff, comfortable, stiff, and very > easy to paint in black. > Only to paint the rods, I used the Americana DecoArt acrylic paint in > the small bottles. It's cheap enough for small quantities, and flat > black. > I'll still have to take my own photos during a show, but this photo > will give you an idea of the costume-maker's great work on him. > I'm hiring her on my next puppet project. She got faery fingers for > small details. She hand-sewn the sleeves back to the tronc, directly > onto the puppet, and it doesn't show at all. > www.magma.ca/~uubald/piaf.jpg > > Comments and questions are not only welcome, they are encouraged. > > > > The show is called La T=EAte Blanche, and is inspired from the true life > story of a Lady who, despite her age and hard life, will stay forever > young. (My own personal interpretation of what I saw, of course). She > plays in the show, with 3 other actors, 2 puppets, and and a few > objects (some are object puppeteered). The lady in question has been > made the star of the show, and even though she's not an actress, she's > great! > > It plays in Montreal till the end of February and willm probably play > again in the year. Contact me for more details if you want to see it. > > > > > > Mathieu René Créaturiste > Marionnettes, Masques, Etcetera... > Puppets, Masks, Etcetera... > creaturiste-AT-magma.ca > www.creaturiste.com > (514) 274-8027 _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org Admin interface: http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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