Date: Wed, 05 Jun 1996 08:14:46 -0700
From: Steve Axtell <steve-AT-axtell.com>
Subject: Re: LARGE Book / Bible puppet


Thanks for the research Joe.  I am in the middle of sculpting this huge Book
or Bible Puppet right now!  Depending on it's finished size and weight at 18
x 24 inches it may need support from the bottom.  The idea here is that I am
making a huge animated Book or Bible puppet that can be operated in several
ways.  Many have shown interest in Remote control operation as well.  I can
see this is going to be a hit with stage plays and musicals that need some
sort of MC or Narrator to bridge between songs or acts.   I'll keep you
posted on it's development.  It should be done in about 3 weeks.  The first
one is being made for Paul Adams.    Ax


 At 08:06 PM 6/4/96 -0400, you wrote:
>>>As some of you know, next week I am sculpting the master model for our new
>>BIG BIBLE / BOOK puppet.
>>>
>>>How would you like to be able to operate a Bible this large? 
>
>  This past Saturday, I lead a workshop for 10 people making a book puppet
>(an adaptation of Mary Ann Taylor's design) I offered them the choice of the
>hand hole being in the back of the puppet or the bottom. About 1/3 of the
>people there were intending to use it as a Vent Figure. But they all wanted
>to make the hole from the bottom. When I ask them the question, I said that
>the hole in the back would be better for vents, but when one of the Vents
>said they wanted the hole in the bottom so she could hold the book up
>higher, the others went along.
>
>
>Joe Dunfee
>Miami, Florida USA
>
>
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