tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47674191861407259822024-03-21T15:49:12.777-07:00Twig......a mystical puppet theatre in the makingHeidi Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10671237127754053206noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4767419186140725982.post-43641960068684131222014-08-10T08:09:00.000-07:002014-09-06T15:04:08.781-07:00LITTLE MAN MONK appearance at the PawPaw Festival!!!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The Performance starts at 7pm, however, Little Man Monk will circle the festival grounds 15 minutes prior to the performance in his Indian Palanquin<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litter_%28vehicle%29"> (or litter)</a>.</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So stick around if you want to get up close and personal with the man himself.</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Heidi Pendergast and Jeannie Amash will be puppeteering and assisting Little Man in his appearance. </span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> "Little Man" designed and built by Heidi Pendergast </span></span></h3>
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<a href="http://www.ohiopawpawfest.com/schedule.html">ohio pawpaw fest schedule </a></h3>
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Ok, very excited to share Earth Shaman development.....<br />
But first I would like to revisit the original design concept for the Earth Shaman because I moved away from it for so long....<br />
If you remember, the original sculpture I made with found nature relics....<br />
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Sea urchin behind his head, sea branches for antlers, curled tree
bark for his robe and the piece that inspired it all....a shell for his
face.<br />
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And as you can see....The butt of the clam-like shell is his face.<br />
Except for the tree bark all the other pieces were found at Malibu Lagoon<br />
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he gazes upward and beyond!<br />
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clay sculpt of his head<br />
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paper mache' face from the clay sculpt<br />
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Then I painted it white and because I didn't like the way it looked
or was going....I layed it down and moved on to other ideas.<br />
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that brings us up to date.....Now that I have "played with other ideas"
for a while I am coming back to this face to flesh it out a bit more and
see what works and what doesn't (so glad I didn't toss it)<br />
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face with some paint on it...... similar to the tile I created (to the right)<br />
There is something happening that I like....taking it further with some foam antlers.<br />
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Foam is so easy to make into any shape...much easier than wire and paperclay...at least for these more realistically sized antlers....and much lighter to boot.<br />
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Then I reinforced with wire for stability (foam is floppy). Next
time I will use an even stiffer gauge wire (from wire hangers ) An
armature wire on the inside would be great support too.<br />
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I want to fuss about some more with these so coating them now with rubber latex- so I can paint them white <br />
I love latex it is so much fun to play with!!<br />
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Foam is very porous and the paint doesn't want to adhere....but coat with several layers of rubber and it will take paint much better.<br />
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Here is a sample of paper mache on top of foam that worked....I was
considering it for the antlers- to give them more stability (don't want
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However I concluded that I actually really like the wire design on the antlers and secondly the paper wouldn't stick,
even with the latex. The surface of the antlers is just too bumpy.
Learning materials, that's for sure.<br />
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So, I tried fabric mache' (white glue formula) Toilet paper looks nice and scrappy(good) but offers no stability.<br />
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This fabric is too opaque and heavy.<br />
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hmmm, a little closer<br />
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I kinda like this for now...cheese-cloth. It stiffens up really nice and looks scrappy<br />
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These have been fun to play with...<br />
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So, stepping back and looking at this.... It is pretty close to the
image I had of him in my head from the shell. And yet, there is an
aliveness missing. I need to play some more with him....in more of a
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<b>Inspiration from the HEArt!</b><br />
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ago I worked for a couple of days with the amazing group of people from
"Honey For The Heart". They are based here in Athens Ohio and make
parade puppets and other magical things and beings. I was inspired by
their use of paper mache', cardboard and lots of other found objects.
Below are some photos of their work. You can find them on Facebook.<br />
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Robert Lockheed puppeteering one O' the biguns!<br />
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Honey from the Heart beasts<br />
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So, I decided to give cardboard a try...<br />
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The plan for this puppet head is that he is first on top of my head
and then he comes off when he comes alive. Here is the frame structure
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eyes, plastic ornament balls from thrift store or Joanns.<br />
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gently drill small holes in sides, reinforce holes with tiny washers (hot glued) then bend hanger wire to make hinging eyelid<br />
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playing around with another piece ....hot glue and felt<br />
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eye lit from behind- I am starting with a large pupils because I
want it to have a more gentle gaze, like an elephant or whale versus a
very defined round black pupil with a penetrating stare...we shall see
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Here is a glass [paperweight] I found in an antique store...I like
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it wouldn't have to have so much color...I would go for something much more subtle ...blues or browns with a black center.<br />
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for now these eyes are great!<br />
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I must say....it IS a really odd face I picked. not an easy one to replicate....<br />
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Egad!! Scared me for a moment...... lookin' a little 'Jar-Jar' here<br />
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hmmmm, just a comparison<br />
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Sittin' on the deck working and "Oh!...."<br />
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Hello! <br />
Didn't even see this guy makin' his way across the deck. sneaky little fella<br />
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I thought he was a rattler cause he coiled up, and rattled at me AND
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Playin' more now...twistin' some cardboard up here and there. This is fun and I like how much more earthy and alive he is looking. Its like the other head is a little too polished looking. I like the roughness of the cardboard. It helps me play too.<br />
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Hmmm, something is starting to happen here and I didn't really feel this way until I saw the antlers on him<br />
Sorta resembles the sculpt i did a ways back.....<br />
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ok, He's not just a ribcage...He also has two arms and a head....and yes, no legs.</div>
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the ribcage from the Crooked Leg Puppet was the inspiration for this being...I was so taken by how it moves. By how it appeared to take in breath and release it... I just had to make another one! a ribcage breathing study ! Soon I hope to start posting videos of me working with puppets moving.</div>
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Here it is, jumping ahead, I stole the arm from the crooked leg puppet(c'mon puppeteers I know you all have stolen from another puppet!) and then this funny head came out of nowhere...<br />
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Someone said they thought his head/face looked like a Parisan fruit vendor..hehe. Not only was he completely spontaneous he taught me a new way to work with the foam...<br />
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Instead of gluing on an eyebrow..I looked at the top of his head and there were these lifted spots that I wanted to cut off and smooth out...but instead ....I took a razor blade and cut a very
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So, heres the sweet monstery one. As much as i like his apparent personality, his sweetness- there is something odd about this puppet...it keeps speaking to me and wanting to morph into something else....not because something about him 'isn't enough' but because it is searching for what it has/wants to say.</div>
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When I look at this sweet creature with human hands...something doesn't fit...so I sculpted a more creature-hand with 2 fingers and a thumb and that didn't make it fit either....what really wants to sit on top of this ribcage is a human head....like the Parisan man but more abstractly human... something that embodies more of a general human experience....an archetypal figure versus the more personal </div>
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I really really like how these hands and the ribcage work with a more human head</div>
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as well I love this sweet head with the antlers </div>
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so, out of all this back and forthing a vision came of how these elements were going to come together. </div>
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A vision of how the performance and piece would unfold..of how the human puppet and the sweet creature would merge.</div>
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so, I just attempted to "explain" what this vision was and was having a hard time doing it...i think a description will have to wait until I can show you the different elements on video. </div>
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To summarize, in short, the pairing of the two puppets.. ....I will make a mache mask that looks like the little monstery fellow including his antlers. I will wear this mask on top of my head(not over my face) and then at the appropriate time in the coarse of the performance ..the mask will come off my head and cover the face of the human puppet. I will repost this entry once that happens.</div>
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I also plan to post updates on the Shaman Puppet in the next coupla weeks. Not quite ready to post him yet.</div>
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This little guy is in process. I will add to this post as he finishes....<br />
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I started with feet because I wasn't sure what his head looked like! During this particular time I seem to be swimming in a lot of unknowns about the puppets that are coming to me. I have many other puppets that I am excited to build and I know exactly what they look like. And for now the journey seems to be about allowing the 'i don't know" to unfold and remembering how to trust this. So, I started from the bottom up.</div>
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Using mostly scissors. I am finding foam to be wonderful material for me...inexpensive and very easy to make exactly the shape you are feeling in the moment.</div>
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I thought I would originally do wood for the legs...wood makes such oh so lovely joints!</div>
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However I found the wood on the foam behaves strangely...the stiffness of the wood torques and twists the soft foam soooo...</div>
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For his hip joints/rotator cuff I used these spools. they spin nicely allowing him to walk</div>
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With the bungee in between they do this action -which enables the legs to move out to the side.</div>
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A funny squat, albeit a squat. I knew for some reason I wanted this guy to be able to squat. I'll take a funny sqaut...is that spelled right? what a weird word.</div>
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I am quite taken with this little rib cage replica ...it breathes and moves about...me loves it. I like it so much that I would start my next puppet with a large rib cage..no legs...just a ribcage, arms and a head. (easier to puppeteer that way!)<br />
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<b>Door Finials</b> and Lock</h2>
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Full size Twig Theatre with Door finials and lantern brackets on the side</div>
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As you may already know some of the final look for the Earth Shaman Puppet came from this sculpture of natural items.</div>
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His face is the "butt" of a clam shell....his antlers are some kind of 'sea branches' and he has a sea urchin shell behind his head. (and his robe - curled tree bark)</div>
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I wanted to share with my kickstarter backers this inspiration so I created this tile with the Earth Shaman and his moon. I am so in love with this little face now....his flattened walrus/manatee nose, his little rabbit mouth and his closed eyelids!</div>
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You start with a shape to contain the mold making material...I cut the bottom out of a plastic bucket and hot glued it to a piece of wood.</div>
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Then pour in the alginate...it is green and smells minty, yummy actually...this is basically dental alginate...if you've ever had your dentist take an impression in your mouth this is what he used. You have to work quick though because it wants to set-up on you</div>
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After about 10 minutes, flip it over and pop your clay tile out</div>
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Quite an impression the Earth Shaman makes! hehe</div>
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This is what we are using to make your tiles...you can get it at Lowes. . </div>
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just add water to the Rock Hard and it is ready to pour. tap tap tap the mold to make all the air bubbles rise to the surface(the bottom of the tile that is-away from his face)</div>
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I give each tile about 3 hours to set up.</div>
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Then pop it out -yay!</div>
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The magic happens when you add the ebony stain and white accents...</div>
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My little homemade assembly line!</div>
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Ok workin' for real now on the full sized Twig Theatre! Flickering Lanterns taking shape!</div>
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I started by drawing out the lantern pattern in several different sizes. I really wanted to play with different sizes and placing them next to the theatre to see how it all looked. Can't make assumptions that it will look good just because it looked good on the miniature model (I would soon learn!)</div>
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Papa bear was a little too big!</div>
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whoa pretty magical....it's got that look I want! Don't always know exactly what that is....but when I see it- I know it. Immediately!</div>
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Funny thing happens...I am learning....when you try to recreate something you have built in miniature. It doesn't always look as cute or as "magical" as it did when it was small. So, the first lantern mock-up I made (papa bear) was a close replica of the miniature model lantern and I did not like it at all. Two things were disagreeable about this mock-up....it was way too large AND it looked too "straight", or not animated enough I shall say. So I tried smaller and then I tried in between. This middle lantern actually did something funny... it looks like the glass windows are "blowing out" . It made it look somewhat animated and that was it! Thats what it needed!</div>
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So, after discussing the various conditions these lanterns may have to endure we decided that fiberglass lanterns would be the best material to use. This would allow flexibilty in design, as well as durability. I anticipate constant packing and unpacking, moisture, UV light, kids tugging and pulling on them.</div>
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I am staying with some friends (John and Annette) while I am working on this project and this workshop is right across from my room! Are you kidding!!?? if I get the urge to make a puppet in the middle of the night... there's that conspiring universe again!</div>
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This nifty little wood gadget allowed me to make sure the slope around the pipe stayed consistent! John's idea! ...I love such things! </div>
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And then I eventually pulled away from that nifty wood gadget as I tried to make the sculpt match my model.</div>
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ok! ready to be fiberglassed! John had some fiberglass 'roll' left over from a tractor roof he repaired so there was no extra purchase to make this happen.</div>
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The sculpt was covered in saran wrap and then waxed</div>
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Then, down to the barn for the icky part!! John prepping...putting wax on some plexiglass.</div>
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My first time fiberglassing!!! Johns' showin' me the ropes</div>
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I put a wrap sheet of fiberglass around the sculpt and then dab the resin on it with a brush till it is soaked in. Multiple sheets were applied (4 I think) and then a day or so later the resin is hard enough to sand.</div>
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The first lantern is done and the two things to the right will be the bottom for both lanterns. Lastly we will work on the Lantern tops.</div>
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From this point I remove from the clay buck from inside and it is a hollow tube....then sand it, cut out the windows and paint.</div>
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Trimming one of the fiberglassed lantern tops on a scroll saw<br />
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The lanterns after sanding down to a relatively smooth surface...I like some roughness...keeps that homemade feel. Hard to believe this was that blob tower above!<br />
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Playing with the window shapes<br />
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window shapes dremeled out! Hmm, I like!<br />
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Here is the first coat of paint ...hammered copper spraypaint. The paint actually looks like it dimples after you sparay....very cool. Home Depot thing.<br />
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Although the spray is a neat effect it is too shiny and doesn't look entirely real so it acted as a basecoat and I added some dark acrylics on top.<br />
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Black and Brown ...to age it<br />
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Before the paint dried completely I rubbed some of it off.....<br />
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And this is what happened! wow...I love it. Totally blew my plans to add green and rust colored copper streaking....it just looks so good this way I think I will leave it. I love cool discoveries and "mistakes"<br />
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Will update as soon as I have the window panes completed...almost done!<br />
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Painting the inside yellow for higher reflectance... <br />
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Now here is the first attempt at window panes....it is milk jug plastic pounded with a hammer and then the shapes are hot-glued into the lantern. This looked great in the dark with candles glowing on the inside, however I did not like the look of it in the daylight...the panes are too opaque and don't match the vision I had. I DO however like the pounded plastic.<br />
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SO, I decided I would try the hammered plastic but I would use a clearer plastic. Here is a plastic storage container I had on hand.<br />
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I cut out the bottom<br />
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Then drew the window shapes and roughly cut them out<br />
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Then I pounded them on a rounded anvil (I used a heat gun to soften the plastic slightly) and this is what I got....<br />
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Pretty cool huh?<br />
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Here are the window shapes all pounded. When the hammer hits the plastic it smashes it, in essence spreading it out, stretching it into a nice curved piece. A perfect result for my needs.<br />
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I decided that the panes were to milky colored, so I slapped some orange shellac on the inside of the pane and vwalla! Takes the milkiness right out. I think they look mavelous!<br />
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Looks like some kind of leaded amber glass! Just as I had envisioned.<br />
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Old pane on right with new panes. much better!<br />
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The shellac crazed on one of the panes. It was so beautiful I just left it.<br />
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Here it is friends....What I have been working towards for many months! It is really exhilarating putting myself out in the world in a way I never have. I am feeling, at this point , very supported by friends, family, new Twig friends and if i listen closely enough....the whole Universe is conspiring to get Twig her wheels!!!<br />
I am very, very excited about the progress of Twig so far. As of today (Nov. 7th) we are almost a week in and almost 50% funded. Thank you everyone....let's keep on keepin' on!<br />
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Just after launch Twig was chosen as a "staff pick" in the Theatre Category. I was absolutely delighted to say the least!</div>
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T<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">hen, as an extra special happenin' Twig was also chosen to be a 'staff pick' on the Discover Projects page! ok, I kinda flipped out.....a little. and then some more</span></div>
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And now, day 8 she is lucky enough to be "popular this week". The universe isn't stopping. I tell ya. I keep waiting for the stall out and she keeps on keepin' on.... trickling in bit by bit- to top it off we are about $40 shy of 50% funded....me's a happy little Twig tonight!<br />
And Actually to top it all off, about half way through the project, Twig was selected as "Project of the Day" ....ummm, quite a thrilling happening! Not sure HOW I missed a photo of THAT!!<br />
In the end, Twig Project made her $5,000 funding goal with an additional $200 yay! very exciting fer sure. </div>
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This little sculpture was made from all found natural objects...He, in his long robe, perches on a rock and beholds the heavens.</div>
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The antlers came from Malibu Lagoon, as well as the urchin shell on his back and the shell that is his face. His robe, curled tree bark and a lichen covered rock, his perch. I placed a dried crown flower over his heart center. just seemed right.</div>
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I love love love this little guys face. </div>
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I love the way it looks like his eyes are squeezed closed and he is looking upward heavenly. I had the thought...what if this being was so in touch with the moment, with the surroundings, so intuitive, that his eyes were mostly closed because he doesn't need to "SEE" with his eyes to see the truth of the moment. Because he <i>feels</i> it in his heart. Now, of course, occasionally he would open his eyes so that WE could feel connected to HIM!</div>
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Imagine deep blue illuminated eyes peering out between those lids. </div>
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so in the coming weeks, for the kickstarter project I will make THIS head...it will have smaller antlers, this face and a simple garb/hide/animal skin. then I can begin to play with his movement. This will tell me how he wants to be puppeteered and it will tell me if there is more sturctural/mechanical parts to build to support him and his movement. we'll see. I am so curious how this is going to turn out!!</div>
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I will do another post when the head sculpt is finished. Should have the Kickstarter up and running very very soon now! getting excited!!</div>
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Kickstarter Award! I felt I really wanted to try to capture this little guy and share him with my Kickstarter backers/contributors as a cool thank you reward....A tile of the earth Shamans head with sculpted antlers, a moon and other celestial bodies! </div>
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Here is the initial sculpt with his little shell head pushed into the clay</div>
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and here is a tile out of the mold ...it is a nice stonelike material ...with a mottled finish on it to bring out the details. I really like it. Will be playing with some more colors...maybe a dark brown too. I will then choose the best one to offer as gifts. gettin excited!</div>
Heidi Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10671237127754053206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4767419186140725982.post-49386500838630501022012-10-13T13:40:00.003-07:002012-11-01T09:30:21.102-07:00Deer Skull/Antler character study of Earth Shaman puppet<br />
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So, the "Earth Shaman" is the puppet I speak of in my kickstarter project. These images are a 'study' of this character. He is ultimately going to look fairly different from these images but I wasn't entirely sure until I saw how this played out. This study plays with deer skull and antler imagery ... and a type of 'mask' you might see portrayed in an image of a Native American Medicine Man....the medicine man hidden partially with the skull on his head and the animal hide draped over his body. I love the way the mask feels. It turned into quite a relic.<br />
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Below are some process photos... </div>
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Me on mom and dads deck enjoying the sun and the view of the Blue Ridge. I started with a blob of water-based clay and sculpted the shape of the deer skull/mask. </div>
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Then I covered it in Saran Wrap to protect the clay from drying out and from the glue. </div>
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and then began to mache' with newspaper...</div>
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Then I did a layer of brown grocery bag. All in all it is about 4 layers of paper mache' </div>
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And then one layer of burlap on top of that. I dipped the strips of burlap in white glue. </div>
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the result is a bomber-stiff hard layer that looks really interesting. to smooth it out and make it look more organic I dripped on a layer of wax and rubbed in some olive green and brown paints. </div>
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here is the wax and paint with some added lichen and moss at the base of the antlers</div>
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some flowers (rabbit tobacco) and some magenta dyed wool fibers add a nice touch.</div>
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I think it looks really lovely in a decayed flesh kinda way!</div>
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Then I called up my friend Banister Pope- <u>photographer extraordinaire!!</u> and we went up on the hill behind mom and dads to take some mask photos in the forest</div>
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And this is some of the imagery we came up with.....most interesting<br />
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Banister brought along his good friend Mike. Mike made a very good wizard</div>
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I love the arbitraryness of this. what ARE they doing.... what is happening here.</div>
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Basically the same shape head with the burlap finish and 'handmade' antlers instead of found twigs. These are wire wrapped in tinfoil and covered in masking tape...yes they were heavy!</div>
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So, all in all I learned alot from this study. Some things I already knew but wanted to see them "big" anyways. Like, take for instance, the gigantic antlers.....If I was to make them this big on the final puppet he would be a nightmare to travel with and I would surely at some point impale some sweet toddler that stumbled into the performance space! There will be no child impaling at my puppet performances even if my stuff may occasionally look a little on the dark side!</div>
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This Little puppet was inspired by and made with natural objects. His eyes are the stem of possibly a persimmon... actually two persimmons connected by a woody stem. The fruit falls off and you are left with these two flower-like woody things. They certainly looked like a pair of eyes with one droopy eyelid. Then I took a small dried-out gourd I found hiking in California and held it up as the jaw and this sweet being emerged. The feathers added that magical touch of movement he needed. </div>
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His arm is a bony twig, and his hand the bottom 'leaf' of a yucca plant and his foot a twisted woody marsh plant root.</div>
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'Toby' dancing. My friends' little girl calls him Toby....somehow it fits.</div>
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So this little guy is a bit too small to come alive for a larger audience so I am building an exact replica of him...bigger. Here are some process photos of this....</div>
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Tom and Martha are the artists of Elkland Handwerke in Todd North Carolina. I asked them if I might visit their place for a bit and work on puppet stuff. I have isolated myself for a long time trying to create the theatre by myself...with little progress. I have missed collaborating and just working and sharing with others. Even though I didn't spend a lot of time there it was and is the beginning of the end of my isolation. Thank you Tom and Martha. </div>
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The tree he lives inside then becomes Spirits' embody</div>
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I will sit behind him wearing black. With one hand move his head and with the other hold the body. His toes are animated.....<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">and deep within this silent heart it could feel a voles' breath beneath the snow</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">.....The Unspeakable was revealed.</span></div>
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After the last line of the poem.....the Owl suddenly "blows apart" into all its separate parts. head, body, two feet, wings..... The spirit inside is freed for a moment.....It dances and twinkles above suspended for but an instant then, it all swooshes back together. a union. a RE-union. But it is nothing spectacular or unduly amazing. ...he just goes back to cleaning his feathers ...doing owl things (chop wood carry water)<br />
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About a week after this piece created itself I had a dream .... I was back at my childhood house on 45th street in Florida and I was looking down the road...which then turned into a field. A dog was coming. it was a collie and it was whining. I called to it and didn't want to frighten it. I recall thinking to myself....hmmm is this reality or is this a dream and felt myself trying to discriminate...."I mean it DID just turn from a road into a field and now I'm noticing as this dog is approaching there is a white illuminated path arising behind him." Just then he turns away from me and suddenly it happens.</div>
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I fracture.</div>
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It, fractured from this physical existence, yes, not unlike death.</div>
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It started in my hands, I began to peel away from my hands, falling backwards and as my body followed there was a strange , very uncomfortable feeling...like when you fall awake in your sleep. you know, you fall, you jerk in fear and you wake up. It was like this.....it was so strange and uncomfortable to be without body for even a second I kept wanting go back to familiarity. For some reason I was able to hang in there. and it became less uncomfortable. then it became like something I've never felt before in my life. Not waking, not dreaming, not journeying with Plant Spirit Medicine... it was a sensation...quivering lightness of being...or non-beingness. it really is unspeakable beyond a feeling. swirling waves of bliss. but not bliss as in happy bliss. something more visceral(felt as in a body, without that body) It was a certain sensation of complete union and yet there was no otherness to join with. ridiculous to try to explain.</div>
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The dream had a second part where I had an opportunity to again fracture.....just in case I missed it the first time!! I chose this time to fracture. It was easier and I kept falling back and falling back ...and surrendering into the depths. These dreams felt more like a message than just some peak experience. Several weeks before the dream I had asked the heavens for guidance. </div>
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It feels like this was a reminder.</div>
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THIS is who(what) you are.</div>Heidi Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10671237127754053206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4767419186140725982.post-50465949139728417762012-03-17T21:56:00.013-07:002012-10-09T09:38:34.626-07:00Kickstarter preparation: Maquette of Shaman Puppet Being for Kickstart video<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
As you may know I have been building a miniature model of Twig Theatre. The idea behind this venture is to give potential contributors to the Twig theatre Project (on Kickstarter) an idea or feel for what it is I am trying to create. This puppet is part of that miniature. Both are a visual representation of what the final lifesize puppet and lifesize theatre will look like. </div>
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I consider this little puppet model/maquette yet another "character study" . This special puppet seems to be constantly changing and evolving. </div>
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Pictured below is the process of building this miniature model. </div>
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A simple little sculpt out of Sculpey (love that stuff)... </div>
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Of course he has antlers! I like these crooked, bent and uneven.</div>
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Okay, drilled some holes in his head. The bottom wire is hanger wire- it has a loop in it and goes in under his neck...this is the axis point for his head to tilt forward and back. The rubber band tight will pull his head down. You will see soon how that works. </div>
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I had no idea how this was going to come together before I started...I just go!</div>
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Notice the little woody things to the right...those will become his hands. They come from a succulent..last years growth.</div>
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Not sure where this is going but I'm thinkin it'll work out in the end. At least I can tilt the head back and the rubber band pulling down in the front gives some good tension.</div>
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Thats workin' okay. Now to bulk his shape out a bit. Just a little wire framing here and there did the trick. <br />
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Testin' out his head lift while bulkin' out his shape. Pretty smooth...you can see the rubber band in the front pulled tight(under his chin)<br />
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Taking shape now!<br />
Notice the round thing on the side of his head...there is one on the other side as well....they are little cross-sections from a cork. I needed something to put on the wire tubes to keep them from sliding out. You make what you have available work for you! (Not to say there were tons of wine corks laying around! :)<br />
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I want to speak to this way of creating from what is available...sometimes something really neat and unforeseen occurs....Those corks create an interesting design element to the head...yes, something a bit "Princess Leia" about them. But that can change depending on how you "dress" them or what you make them out of. The point is that I would have never really thought to put a round element there...not with his antlers already so "large" a design ...something about the circles are very balancing. Although I kinda covered them for the filming of the miniature I will certainly consider retaining such a feature in the full size puppet. Character studies are sooo valuable. love it!!<br />
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Finishing touches...Fur hide (fakey) as well as some little woody hands. I attached a wire rod to his left hand so I could then move his head and his hand in the video. He isn't supposed to move much or really "do" anything in the scene...just enough to appear to be alive. The head movement, even with the smooth rubber band ended up being a bit choppy...this, I'm sure, has to do with getting the angles and my axis of tilt just right. I was pinched for time to get him done and I am actually okay with the fact that in the video he is a bit choppy and puppety looking. I wasn't trying to fool anyone! He <strong>is</strong> a puppet! </div>
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Just to be clear again!....This is but a miniature model of the actual fullsize, lifesize puppet I am building. The final puppet is still emerging. As well, how I will puppeteer him continues to evolve. I may be completely hidden under/inside him or he may suddenly become a Bunraku style puppet where I am outside him puppeteering him. no telling yet. we shall see!</div>
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Oh yes and a little puppet trick from Jim Henson...feathers! ...those little light long downy ones move like something alive...strategically placed on puppet give it life movement(hair, eyebrows etc) . Well, I had originally wanted to put some "moss" hanging from his antlers. Because he is so small everything looked stiff...nothing really " hung"..so I tried the feathers on his antlers. hmmm. they added that <em>something</em> I needed. you will have to wait to see the video on this one! </div>
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So, the puppet I want to build for this kickstater project is somewhat vague yet. He is coming to me here and there. bits and pieces... images... feelings. He is inspired by several things.... Last spring I had the honor to participate in a Sacred Plant Spirit Medicine Ceremony. It was such a powerful experience for me. Not only journeying with Plant Spirit Medicine, but the ceremony, the Shaman and the group of people. All of it. It was so unbelieveable. It was such a deep window into self. That single experience has rocked me for a year. This medicine showed me who I am. Who and what we ALL are. I wasn't just told or shown this..... I felt it with all my being.</div>
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I am moved to create from this place and inspire others . The actual Shaman from this Plant Spirit Ceremony was very powerful...He sang Peruvian songs(Icaros) during the whole ceremony. When he sang it was as if he breathed the song out and I breathed the same air in and simultaneously experienced its sentience. Yes, sound as sentience. Something I never even considered.. This was so powerful that I wondered about the role of the Shaman, healing, ceremony and song. This is definitely worth some consideration. Does the Shaman simply inspire us to heal ourselves? Does the commitment of the Shaman to the ceremony make the participants feel its depth and importance ? The depth and importance of their own healing?....the power we have as self healers. Ceremony becomes a special platform for the experience of healing together as a group...journeying together. I could go on and on! To say the least I am quite intrigued by all aspects of this. </div>
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About a month ago I saw the image below and it really resonated within me.. I originally thought I would be making a Bunraku style puppet (that you puppeteer from behind) but after having seen this image I said to myself "wow, I think I'm building a medicine puppet!" And thought..."I have to be inside and underneath this puppet". Lo and behold I may do both! I may merge completely with him and then at some point we may have more autonomy from each other and he will appear to move completely separate from me and, of course, of his own accord.</div>
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He came out of a freeform process : exploring pods and twigs, flowers, shells and how they fit together . I was amazed when I saw him taking shape. </div>
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I like many aspects of this study. I love his face. It's a bit walrus and even a bit manatee. Funny enough it came from the sea. It is the butt of some kind of clam shell. When I picked up its brokenness from the sand ...I immediately saw some sort of face...some sort of little aliveness that was recognizeable as alive.</div>
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In the above image you can see his eyes.... they look closed ...as if he has gone inside himself. I like that...the Shaman who doesn't need his eyes to see what is truly important. He can navigate with his eyes closed and then maybe periodically he opens his eyes! SO that WE can feel connected to HIM. I like the idea of him slowly opening his lids and two illuminated ocean blue eyes peer back at you...</div>
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The antlers I love too.. I am into antlers right now...and reindeeer. Not so long ago I read an interesting story of how some think the story of Santa Claus, flying reindeer and pine trees (christmas trees) all came about. The article I read connected this fables' source with Sacred Plant Medicine of the Fly-Agaric mushroom. You know, the red one with white spots you see in fairy tales and even Disneys' Fantasia.</div>
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It is suggested that Santas' suit was inspired by the colors on the mushrooms' cap. They grow under pine trees and reindeer eat them. It is said that the reindeer are affected by the hallucinogenic properties of this fungi.(humans as well!) This is supposedly where the idea of flying reindeer originated. The Shamans of Lapland ( region of Finland) are said to have used the Fly Agaric as Plant Spitit medicine and that they are closely linked with this story of the origins of Father Christmas. Now, I have just briefly touched on this and there is plenty of reading on the web on the subject. True or not...I like the story of it. Very interesting...being deeply intwined with nature. I like stories of ancient rituals and ceremonies. It seems to have been a way for people to gather together, to share in the name of something sacred. </div>
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I was struck by its velvety surface much like that of an antler. It could be a unique type of antler or even a winglike appendage. hmmm. so many possibilities. </div>
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Here are some other studies I did from nature things...these came out while I had the intention of finding the Shaman.....I have to have the intention and then let go....that is, if I really wanna play with the creative process and allow ideas to flow from that mysterious unknown place in the nethers. </div>
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This one was inspired by my sister talking about her newborn and how she could so clearly feel the divinity of this little one. "it" watching itself mirroring its own divinity.</div>
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The performance and puppet I am creating for Twig Theatre Kickstarter project will be an evening performance. Not that it can't be done in the daylight, but there is something magical about a gathering of folks and shared experience in the twinkling hours.</div>
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The Divining lights sit on the ground in front of the theatre and illuminate the puppet, define the "set" area and create a mystical ambience. They will each have a battery powered light inside. </div>
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the light we seek emanates from inside....it is who we already are.</div>
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I sculpted them (Sculpey) baked and painted them. Boy was this fun! No wonder the Kickstart is taking so long to Kickstart....havin' way too much fun!<br />
The largest one is about 2 1/2 inches in diameter. The full size ones will be under 2 feet in diameter. And no I will not be doing clay sculpts on the big ones! (Rob! :)) I just wanted to play with design and Sculpey seemed the best fit. Any design on the big ones will probably be L-200 foam or something of that nature. (something light and non-breakable) The designs will be similiar but simpler. For some reason it is my nature to start more complex and then work towards letting go and simplifying.</div>
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Got these pretty little things in the mail yesterday. I e-mailed my mini bracket design out to a friend that has been doing beautiful intricate scroll-saw work for years. A week later I am holding them in my hand. What a great feeling! Thanks Ed! They are really lovely. </div>
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They are wood....1/4 inch thick, about 6 inches tall and about 2 1/2 inches wide</div>
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What it will look like with the lantern hanging on the bracket. Next photo here will be brackets truly complete....stained, painted and mounted on the miniature cart with Lanterns hung! Maybe today!</div>
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I will cover the hinges with fabric(leather) or something like that will hide them as well as add an "old" feel to the look of the cart. After seeing the way they look on this mini cart I think I am anticipating that the brackets and lanterns on the full size cart will actually be a bit smaller in comparison. </div>
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I love love love it! It looks even better than I thought it would. it is starting to have an old world European-ish feel (at least a cinematic Europe!) ...the Gypsy vibe is comin' through. My Grandmama was from Hungary. I've felt for a long time the wandering gypsy in my bones. </div>
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I at least want the name TWIG to appear on this side of the cart. This is the audience side and I want them to know the name of the theatre without wondering. I'm still working on that ....I think maybe a part of me has been waiting for more of the cart to take shape so i would know how simple or involved to go with a logo or drawing...I'm starting to think the simpler the better now...hmmm. </div>
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Ready for some mystical puppet beings to emerge from behind...Heidi Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10671237127754053206noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4767419186140725982.post-74479986395182768822012-01-26T17:46:00.000-08:002012-02-22T11:54:56.879-08:00Kickstarter Preparation- Lantern Brackets Design<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my last sketch and favorite.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> The overall shape frames the lantern perfectly. As well, the foot of the bracket mimics/echoes the shape of the wheel on the side of the cart. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Funny, once you cut this little design out there's really nothing to it....will have to find the right material. foam is flimsy...maybe if I layer foam and glue it that will stiffen it. or maybe wood. will post pics of the finished brackets..maybe even mounted on the cart with lanterns hanging and flickering. excited already!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was the very first logo several years ago. I have always known there would be some element of Art Nouveau. The space in the middle was to be an abstract illustaration of trees or grasses with a glowing lantern.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I will post more on the logo as it unfolds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am very excited to see how this Art Nouveau stuff makes its way into the actual puppets!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we shall see!</div>Heidi Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10671237127754053206noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4767419186140725982.post-76048213612845087662012-01-21T12:41:00.000-08:002012-01-26T17:15:04.098-08:00Kickstarter preparation- Mini Art Nouveau Lanterns<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">These mini lanterns will hang on either side of the miniature puppet cart. </div><br />
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</div>I started with a sheet of Foamie(found at Michaels craft store). Comes in many colors. I played with many window design ideas and settled on Art Nouveau lines. I love love love Art Nouveau and have for many years and can't believe I am finally going to play with it myself in my own project! I will soon post some very inspiring Art Nouveau images and artists. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Much Thank you to Serge Gubelman (cinematographer)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Patrick Baker(throat singer)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Christopher of the Wolves (musician in back)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Scott Robinson (coordinator of event) and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">of course, Heather Pendergast, my sister, the other puppeteer (on his right)</div>Heidi Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10671237127754053206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4767419186140725982.post-39273834747499129872012-01-04T11:55:00.000-08:002013-01-13T16:57:48.360-08:00Little Man Monks moving hands/ fingers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I wish I had documented more of the hand and arm making process. It was the most difficult, stumbling time, consuming aspect of Little Man. The head...one chunk of foam done in days. The hands and arms ...many redos over weeks and weeks. </div>
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Here is the first arm I built. I knew I wanted at least the wrist to move. I watched a step-by-step tutorial online. Here is the tutorial I used:</div>
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So then I built my own wrist movement mechanism. It involed two tubes one seated inside the other, the length of his forearm. The outer tube(plastic pvc) had a slit in it about an inch and a half long and the inner tube(aluminum) had a pin in it that fit in the slit of the outer tube so that it slid up and down inide the outer tube. Still with me? I then used a spring at the wrist to create an uppull on the inner tube and to pull the wrist down. So, as my hand hoeld the rod at the end of the forearm I only had to pull down on the pin (sliding it to its bottom parameter) to cause the inner tube to slide down pulling up on the wrist/hand. </div>
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His left arm I wanted to have finger movement and be able to pick up small objects. I was amazed whan I saw a puppet performance by Beau Bond a Seattle-based puppeteer. His puppets were small and his finger movements exquisite. So I referenced his hand control mechanism, which you can see below. </div>
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The toggle I have my thumb on is a fixed piece of hanger wire seated into a rotating dowel. Pulling down on the mechanism pulls the strings running throught the 3 tiny tubes and closes the hand. Pretty amazing and not that tough to build</div>
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The thumb is fixed as leverage for the fingers to have something to grip against and yes that IS mini measuring tape you are seeing as fingers...i couldn't find anything else that worked. I spoke with a puppet friend of mine (Fred Fraleigh, creature suit fabricator for film)) and he said he once heard of someone using measuring tape metal for fingers. So I tried it and it worked amazingly well! It is strong yet easily flexible and has spring-back to it. The perfect combo.</div>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Basically I started with a square piece of "couch" foam. A cube. I drew his profile on either side of the cube and approximated his eye, nose and mouth position on the front. I tell you....I don't know how I did this in one try. I was quite shocked with the results. It felt as though something came through me and already knew how to do this. I don't know what that means but that was my experience. I just started to cut away at the cube of foam with a pairt of scissors. I used a blade a bit but mostly scissors. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">His eyes were a little too difficult to cut so I just did them separately. I paper mached over a small ball. two half moons....when they dried I popped them off the balls and painted them a dark green(almost black), added some yellow accents and some clear gloss nail polish to make them look wet and alive.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I tried and tried to come up with a way to attach my shoes to the back of his shoes but every attempt led to complication, awkwardness and loss of control of his movements. I eventually arrived at the simplest solution after loads of sweating and cranial exertion....I cut his shoes open in the back and I stick my toes in! 3 toes to be exact...allows me to grip. it is easy...he then can go from sitting meditation to walking without too much gadget interference.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It began for me after watching two different biography/interviews with Britney. One was a heartfelt seemingly honest look into a persons life with Barbara Walters (i think) and the other was like a "Star Magazine" trashy biography; same person portrayed very differently. I was struck how we label others and ourselves. And how quickly something sticks and "becomes us". Or I should say we <em>believe</em> ourselves to be this thing. Mind is pretty gullible this way. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I had the thought of an individual who is considered sacred or holy, such as a Monk....and what if this Monk did something somewhat out of character...such as dance and grind his hips? Would we suddenly think less of this individual? Would we close our mind, our heart? ...would we make generalizations about Monks or Buddhism or religion in general? Would we question this means of expression? Is the expression of a Whirling Dervish more sacred and more divine that Britneys expression....who decides where this begins and ends? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Heidi Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10671237127754053206noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4767419186140725982.post-3317432145934633392010-03-24T10:49:00.002-07:002012-03-11T08:24:55.810-07:00YOUTUBE videos of Little Man Monk<div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the first set of videos exploring Little Mans' character. Who he is, what he likes to do etc. This is just the beginning of that exploration. They are but little snippets...a moment here and there...nothing climactic happening. Nothing "happens". That is intentional.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">In my own life I have noticed the tendency to expect or hope the next moment to be better than this moment....the constant striving to improve myself or my external circumstances. When I find myself doing this I am filled with anxiety... worry. I have often found myself using words such as goals, intention, focus to manipulate myself...just do it and IT will happen. Have the right "INTENTION" put it out into the universe and you will get what you want! What do you do when years of 'intentioning' and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">efforting</span> aren't producing the results you think you want?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I realize that maybe it isn't about producing results or trying to make the dream I have in my head unfold the way I 'think' it should..... It seems to me to be in the area of surrender...NOT through an <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">efforting</span>. So, the intention is <i>still</i> there...."to make the puppets/theatre happen" .....HOWEVER there is a letting go of strategic mental planning (The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">efforting</span> and planning that would appear to be 'supporting' the intention). There is a letting go of always having the hound dog nose to the ground sniffing out opportunity....always on guard for what can serve my dream and my intention in this world.<br />
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I have innocently thought the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">efforting</span> was my part in the game.Maybe I have misunderstood the meaning of intention. OR maybe my intention isn't what I thought it was! Maybe the foundational intention is to become more conscious, more aware...awake to my true unconditional nature and everything I 'do' ..my craft, puppetry, storytelling, performance......is in service to this ultimate intention. Then I see the way my path has unfolded is exactly what I have needed for this deeper intention. <br />
I will continue to create from this place of intention and let it take me where it will....</div><div style="text-align: center;">A surrendering to what each moment has to reveal. The mystery...the magic. There's no bounds to what could arrive on the doorstep..... something unimaginable to the limitations of mind.<br />
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So here is the official TWIG mobile theatre. The idea is to be able to perform at festivals, in parks, on streets(busk) or anywhere else with a fully self-contained theatre....I took two woodshop classes and built a giant entertainment center!! (haha!) Under the guidance of a great teacher and friend...the very noble Sir Robert Stevens (and his trusty accomplice in greatness...Dale Evans.) Thank You, Thank You from the corpuscles of my heart. You shall never know...</div>
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Without wheels it is about 5 feet tall, 22 inches deep and 32 inches wide. This is a shot before the doors went on. See the handle on the other side...once she gets her wheels she will tilt and roll like a hand truck . The top compartments house the sound system as well as the AC/DC "switch". I will have the ability to plug in or be self sufficient!</div>
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Details details details! I love the details!! Here is a close-up of the steel bar handle... I wrapped leather around it and stitched the pieces in place and then added some colorful wispy yarn pieces. Back in '89 I went to Magico Magico School and let me tell you, colorful wispy yarn pieces are like basic 101 magic conjuring.</div>
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I will also be adding a cowbell for carting the crowded cobble streets of buskingland. :) <br />
To top off the old world Gypsy look I have been saving this old rusty turn-of-the-century padlock that I will use to lock the two doors together. As we roll up to perform people will say "Whoa! What could possibly be inside such a magical looking thing?" and I'll say "stick around and see ...more magic indeed."</div>
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