File puptcrit/puptcrit.0611, message 272


From: "Mary Horsley" <mphorsley-AT-earthlink.net>
To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 13:49:05 -0500
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Foam Patterns to share


I will agree about Bruce's Spongees Book. Everything I have ever done with
foam stemmed from what I learned from his book. I have covered it, painted
on it with acrylics and spray paint, shaped it with scissors, etc., always
using that basic spongee pattern. As a teacher, I would introduce Spongees
as a geometry math lesson. 

Taking one workshop with Bruce was priceless!

Mary

"The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do."
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choices one makes. In the long run, we shape our lives and we shape
ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And, the choices we make
are ultimately our own responsibility."-----Eleanor Roosevelt

"Somebody should tell us, right at the start of our lives, that we are
dying. Then we might live life to the limit, every minute of every day. Do
it! I say. Whatever you want to do, do it now! There are only so many
tomorrows.

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> [Original Message]
> From: Bruce Chesse <bchesse-AT-imagina.com>
> To: <puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org>
> Date: 11/18/2006 11:34:53 AM
> Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Foam Patterns to share
>
>
> Elizabeth wrote:
>
>
> >Mathieu,
> >
> >I would be happy to e-mail you a pattern I made for a sphere-shaped 
> >head in polyfoam. As I recall, it may be a very slightly wider than 
> >it is tall (to give it a cute, "fun" flair, since it was being used 
> >in a workshop class), but if so, you will see how to modify it very 
> >easily.
> >
> >The first puppet I ever built using polyfoam was a "Spongee", from 
> >Bruce Chesse's book, illustrated by Beverly Armstrong (I think I was 
> >12) and as simple, but ingenious, as the Spongee pattern is, it is 
> >the engineering key to everything to do with mouth foam puppets.
> >
> >Let me know if you would like me to send the sphere pattern.
> >
> >Elizabeth
> >www.lucedesigns.com
>
>
>
> I reply:
>
> Thanks Elizabeth so much for the kind sentiments. I am very proud of 
> that book and it is still in print for those who want to by it. At 
> $10.95 it is still a bargain. When I wrote the book I sent the first 
> draft to Jim Henson for his approval prior to publication so as not 
> to infringe on any copyrights. He gave me his blessing for which I 
> was very grateful; speaking of those who would try to benefit from 
> others labors and creativity. I met Bev Armstrong at a regional  in 
> Asilimar in the late 60'sand asked her to illustrate my idea and 
> recipe  for a book when I was ready. She came to my house several 
> years later and roughed it out if in two days. Am amazing woman who 
> is still producing fine work.
>
> Many workshops later it is still a bible of sorts for teachers 
> working with kids of most age groups. It was the first polyfoam 
> construction book ever published (1975). It also came to life in a 
> summer high school workshop I ran in Walnut Creek, CA. I would like 
> to take full credit for it's creation but it evolved in those classes 
> with the kids who taught me as much as I taught them. I was teaching 
> profile puppet construction and the sphere method but the kids needed 
> something simpler, a "Spongee". It's intent was to show children a 
> simple way to be creative that was failure proof.
>
> To know that your work has affected and motivated others and that it 
> was capable of sending someone down a creative path they still 
> continue in today makes this old heart very proud indeed. What else 
> can you ask from life. Thanks Elizabeth.
>
> Bruce
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