From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Mathieu_Ren=E9?= <creaturiste-AT-primus.ca>
To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 12:58:33 -0400
Subject: [Puptcrit] Pocket-sized puppets


Hi all.

Yesterday when I was cleaning up a bit, I found a small box that came with a 
hallogen lightbulb.
I was debating wether or not to recycle it or use it, and then I thought I 
might fit a puppet in it, perhaps for packaging and shipping. My first 
"advanced sock puppet" (the one-eyed Purple Zlorg) fits perfectly in this 
small cube. This suggested a topic to discuss:

Compact puppets!

I'm curious to know what has been done in this category.
Many of us have the dream of having a complete show fit in a single 
suitcase.


So, we have sock puppets, which can be folded or squished in a smaller 
bunch, especially if made mostly from soft materials.
One obvious winner is Hobey Ford's "Peepers", so small that one could fit 
hundreds in a suitcase.
Smaller Glove Puppets can be easy to carry around.
Finger puppets are among the smallest pu ppets I've seen, but I wonder what 
kind of actual show one could make with this scale and limited movement 
range.


As always, curious for your thoughts...


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