Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 11:29:25 -0600 Subject: PUPT: Re: Plastic wood toxicity From: Amanda C Langlinais <a.langlinais-AT-juno.com> Thanks so much to everybody for your help and advise. My first thought was to go ahead with so variety of paper mache, but its going to be a fairly long-running outdoor show and the stage design has changed in ways that will expose the puppets to a great deal more wear and tear than usual. I really appreciate everyone's help. Yours, Amanda On Thu, 11 Mar 1999 06:42:30 -0500 (EST) PeterBruce-AT-webtv.net (Peter Lewis) writes: >Amanda: More and more puppeteers are returning to tried-and-true >non-toxic mat- >erials for crafting puppets, good old papier-maché, for example, >which >can be found in crafts stores in the form of dried, powdered material, >and even in putty-like form. There are, in addition, about a dozen >good >recipes for p.m. to be found in good books of puppetry. Many >puppeteers >prefer torn, soaked brown paper from shopping bags to the use of >newsprint or paper toweling. Even torn tissue paper is used. > >I'd encourage you to avoid the plastic wood route. This is a much >cheaper, and equally durable way to go! > >Best, >Peter > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] --- Personal replies to: Amanda C Langlinais <a.langlinais-AT-juno.com> --- List replies to: puptcrit-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu --- Admin commands to: majordomo-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu
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