Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 21:14:00 -0700 To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org From: Steve Axtell <steve-AT-axtell.com> Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Pocket-sized puppets Hobey... that's a very cool story. I'd love to see some photos of these! One of these days....I've got to upload a photo of your Peppers in the Axtell family back yard! Ax At 04:04 PM 5/14/2008, you wrote: >The master of small puppets is my friend Clyde. I met my mentor Clyde >Hollifield 30 years ago. He was hitch hiking to Carlin Nevada to visit a >Shoshoni family I was living with on the Nevada desert. Entertainment in >this desolate locale was a highly appreciated and one night he pulled out a >shaving bag from which he entertained us with around a wood stove for nearly >an hour, He had a series of small rod puppets, one more amzing then the >next. He pulled character after character out of this little bag which >would have made Mary Poppins envious. He was hilarious. His little >characters exuded personality and would improvise little routines. The >finale was a shadow show performed by candle light. I followed Clyde to NC >to learn how to engineer tiny rod puppets. Clyde never toured extensively. >His professional show was good but his mastery was not for the public. His >best work was to small groups or even one to one. He is the of small. His >little Monkey rod puppets were to die for. They were maybe six inches >tall. They were so quick and articulate I was an instant convert to rod >puppets. The thing about that scale is that the expectation is so low and >Clyde's manipulation and engineering was exquisite. He still messes with >puppets but it is not his focus. I was at Clyde's when I placed a couple of >marbles on my hand and decided to make Peepers. Peepers is conceptually not >original. There were many who came upon with the idea individually >including Ives Joli, Peg Callahan, Ruppert Williams, Jim Henson, Senior >Wences(who did that?) Roger Mara and Mario Mariotti. Jim Henson said every >idea has been thought of , it is what you do with it. My hook was the idea >that it could go on any finger toe or object. The act of putting an eye on >any object brings it to life. The last thing the wayang puppet maker does is >create the eye, for then it is alive. If I hadn't made Peepers I would >still be its biggest fan. It is always in my pocket for that one to one >moment that I've learned can be magic > >On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 12:58 PM, Mathieu René <creaturiste-AT-primus.ca> >wrote: > > > 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... > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org > > Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit > > Archives: http://www.driftline.org > > >_______________________________________________ >List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org >Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit >Archives: http://www.driftline.org Steve Axtell Axtell Expressions, Inc. **************************************** http://www.axtell.com The original content of this email or attachments is =A9 Axtell Expressions, Inc. _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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