Assorted props, costume elements and refurbishments
Assorted props, costume elements and refurbishments made for The Fool Factory in 2015 -2016
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Errol, 2003
Dragon glove puppet
![](https://www.tumblr.com/widgets/share/tool?posttype=photo&canonicalUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fspiritsdancing.com%2Fportfolio%2Falbums%2Fking-jack-2003%2F&content=http%3A%2F%2Fspiritsdancing.com%2Fkoken%2Fstorage%2Fcache%2Fimages%2F000%2F899%2Fking-jack-butcher-bird%2Flarge.1412319013.jpg&caption=%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3E%3Ca href="http%3A%2F%2Fspiritsdancing.com%2Fportfolio%2Falbums%2Fking-jack-2003%2F" title="King Jack, 2003"%3EKing Jack, 2003%3C/a%3E%3C/strong%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EI+was+the+show+designer%2C+and+maker+of+masks+and+costumes+in+this+production+by+Canberra+Youth+Theatre.+King+Jack+was+produced+for+Tidbinbilla+Nature+Reserve%2C+headlining+their+Spring+Regeneration+Festival+which+celebrated+the+re-opening+of+the+reserve+after+the+devastating+bushfires+in+January+2003.%0A%0AThese+masks+were+built+by+making+a+thin+layer+of+papermache+over+a+clay+sculpture%2C+and+then+stretching+felt+over+the+top.+The+felt+was+saturated+in+PVA+glue+first%2C+so+that+it+dried+and+stuck+in+shape.+A+papermache+face+mask+was+then+built+into+the+inside+of+the+mask%2C+so+that+the+wearer%27s+face+fitted+close+into+the+right+place.+This+technique+makes+for+a+pleasingly+strong+and+lightweight+mask.%3C/p%3E){kind=link}
King Jack, 2003
Animal masks
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John Howard puppets, 2003
Puppet of PM John Howard
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Mini Milo, 2003
Mini version of Milo the Clown
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Giant mango, 2003
A giant mango