Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:43:31 -0500 (EST)
From: grego-AT-neko.pair.com
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: [Puptcrit] Coconut and apples


Mathiew, this teaser is probably too late to use with your existing
coconut shells, but in Laos people sometimes cut and dry them to resemble
shriveled grotesque faces. The results are used in puppet performance. I'm
sorry I can't provide more details at present, but may be able to
elaborate in the future.

The idea of dried fruit as doll material will remind some people of the
American folk art of apple dolls. This is something that I started messing
with a few years ago, and am now introducing to asia. Hence a question
I've been meaning to ask here; does anybody know of these normally
decorative darlings being used as puppets? And if any of you are or know
people who are experienced and up on the minutia of finer apple doll
construction, I'd love to make contact.
You can see some of my results, including apple dolls in kimonos, at
http://www.gregoland.com/am/am.html
You won't be able to read the text there, but if you click around on the
links there are some fun pics.

Currently writing from Bangkok, (gulp) where, thankfully, a cooling of
political tensions has allowed us to go ahead with a performance festival
that starts today. I don't know how much of this food you've tried, or how
authentic, but I might be needing an asbestos rectum.

-G

-G
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