A big puppet siiiiigghhh

It was bound to happen, friends. This is live entertainment and sometimes things happen like this - my little hand puppets were cut from the show. Check out her tiny knitting, though! This guy, however, isn't going anywhere! I added some paint to his face and a nice little yarny sash to his tunic. The cast and crew love him and have named him "Elton."

Ps. The production photographer is coming on Tuesday, so you will get real pictures soon.

Puppets, Part 2

Thanks for all the feedback on my stick puppets! They were made using cardboard which is mounted on a wooden stick (scrap wood). Above you can see a puppet in progress. I start with a base form and then layer some elements over it, like the vest and hair above. Then I give it a base coat of white gesso, and then paint over it.
For the Narrator, I was going for more of a muppet-style. Above is his head before adding facial elements, and below is after.
Everything is pinned into place until I get director approval. I must admit I had a pretty hard time with this guy - I have never done anything like this before - and I had to rebuild his entire head after I realized it was too large and skeletal-looking.
These cuties, however, are coming along nicely! Ok, so they're naked now, but I swear they will have clothes soon. These small hand puppets will be used at the beginning of Act 2.

I will update with more shots as I get them - including shots from them in use at the show - Sticky Forest, Part 1.

On puppets, Part 1

I made a good amount of progress on the puppets last night, so I thought I'd share two of them today. These are going to be used in an opening sequence that tells the backstory of the evil witch. So they are meant to be held in the hand so they are mounted on handles.

First up, the "Tears of the King":

Meant to be held like a monocle:

Then a basket of bread, baked to perfection:

And the witch's bread, completely burnt:

The bread is two-sided, with the different paint job on either side.

Wish me luck - I have many more puppets to make before Saturday.