Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2007 08:49:50 -0700 (PDT)
From: Gretchen Van Lente <gretchen-AT-dramaofworks.com>
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Cc: directorbaby-AT-yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] 20th Unima Congress and World Puppetry Festival


Hi Nikole - WELCOME!

Speaking of going to PERTH... UNIMA-USA would LOVE to try and
set up a contingent of American puppeteers to travel together to
Perth in April. We figure if we all book together we might be
able to get a cheaper rate. If this interests you, please email
me off-list. We already have our four councillors going and I
have already heard from another 4-5 people as well. Come on, the
more people we get - the cheaper it will be!

- Gretchen "g'day mate" Van Lente
(President, UNIMA-USA)



--- Nikole Horkin <nikole.horkin-AT-gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi, my name is Nikole and I just signed up to this email list.
>  I'm really
> excited to read all that is going on.  I also got the UNIMA
> website this
> morning.  I have been waiting so long for this email.  I ended
> up already
> booking my flight and hotel for the event in April.  I didn't
> want to miss
> out on the good deals that are available right now.  So, who
> else is going?
> I thought that I would be able to bring my family but alas it
> is too
> expensive coming from Hawaii.  I'm excited to meet other like
> minded puppet
> people!  I can't wait to see what workshops will be available.
>  Guess we all
> have to wait until October....ugh...hehe.
> 
> Anyways...Aloooooooooooooooooooha!
> Nikole
> 
> 
> On 9/3/07, Kismet <kismet-AT-bigpond.net.au> wrote:
> >
> > Yes, I like the website....unusual but workable.... Thanks
> for the heads
> > up...so much to see, so much to do.
> > Its a loooooong way to Australia so the show may of been
> chosen because of
> > freight logistics...and the number of people to fly out and
> accomodate The
> > foam puppets are probable made the same way as we make some
> of
> > ours.......a
> > single cast rather than carved from a mould using a foaming
> urethane like
> > FF110 (the non self - skinning type) You can block cast them
> then carve in
> > unique features or make a unique mold for each
> character...we usually skin
> > our workshop puppets with latex to strengthen and protect
> them but I love
> > the way foam takes the tones from an airbrush.
> > Ive just been commissioned to make my first life size
> puppet/Body Mask out
> > of water clear urethane for a dance company...they want it
> to be invisible
> > in a perspex tank of water then side light it so that it is
> revealed then
> > the dancers will remove it and manipulate it. The test
> models worked
> > fantastic but the stuff is scary to work with...your
> processes have to be
> > perfect...any one have a 1.2 metre by 500 x 500mme vaccum
> chamber I can
> > borrow?
> >
> > D.
> >
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> Nikole Horkin
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