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Puppetry - Fun Fact, it's how I met my wife
She was born in Vigo Galicia and had seven brothers and sisters. When she was old enough her family sent Ismeralda to the United States to learn English and go to school.
I was at the same school, and love Puppetry. We first met at a Puppetry Class, and the rest is history. The Avatar for her is the Puppet I made styled after her Grandmother as a wedding present. It's still hanging in the RV all these years later.
Thats a nice and sweet story. Do you still make them? There is a museum in Syracuse, NY where they have puppets that are bigger than humans. They do a great show, but haven’t seen it in years.
Quote from Brenda S. on 2024-05-09, 7:10 pmThats a nice and sweet story. Do you still make them? There is a museum in Syracuse, NY where they have puppets that are bigger than humans. They do a great show, but haven’t seen it in years.
Not so much on the road.. it takes a LOT of supplies and space to make them.. and it's messy.
The last big one I did was for use by volunteers at the University of Miami School of Medicine. It was an animatronic Dragon that the ladies did fake splints, casts, and more for. The operator would be in the hallway, and give him for a parent to hold and take in to their child.
The storyline was that he had seen the child on his way to some test, was in the hospital too (generally with a matching illness or broken bone).
As the Parent cradled the Dragon, the operator would control it's head and mouth. We had tiny R/C cameras in it, one hidden so we could see the child and situation, and another in his mouth so the child could "feed him a treat" and we could aim the mouth to grab it. Another person worked the audio and would listen and talk to the child. I'm very proud of that one.
BTW, that is how Alan and I became friends.. I needed help with the audio design and setup, and he came to the rescue. He also volunteered at the Hospital, but as the Easter Bunny (there is a photo).
There is the Center For Puppetry Arts in Atlanta, GA that I always try to go and enjoy.
They do take up space, hobbies and crafts, but we find a way to store them. Would like to see more work if you have pictures. Thank you for sharing your story.