Funny!
Never say no to Panda!
Funny!
Updates for 2011-06-15
- Good to see more puppetry training opportunies in Au “@UNIMAOz: Emergent Puppetry Artist Program via UNIMA Australia – http://t.co/8msZGR0” #
- Sloppy & self-serving: the Canberra Times promotes reprint of extreme weather article http://t.co/nO1oRh3 with NZ earthquake pics. WTF #
- Rescue us from this madness http://t.co/qTM4hcz Australian policy on asylum seekers on both sides of government is absolutely disgraceful. #
Updates for 2011-06-14
- These bike helmets made from corrugated cardboard look amazing http://t.co/ss9Tu9O #
- Amused that the RunKeeper app misinterpreted & sent motivational emails while I was walking heaps overseas, but with no data roaming. #
- Handspring Puppet Company's wonderful play 'War Horse' scoops 6 Tony awards. http://t.co/Yznifmk (via @puppetrynews) #
Updates for 2011-06-13
- Remote control eyeball mechanism made from deodorant roller balls http://t.co/QmtiHV3 I've used them for neck mech, but not eyes before. #
- Beautiful bower birds flitting around my garden this morning! Such lovely birds. http://t.co/mUKMm5O #
- I hadn't heard of Bitcoin before, but now I'm intrigued. http://t.co/IpWlQv4 #
- If big brand companies supply hotels & travellers with tiny combined shampoo/conditioner bottles, why don't they do regular size bottles? #
- Interesting article by @NickKristof about the BigAg lobby and food-borne illnesses in the US http://t.co/5rG8Lea #
- Enjoyed reading @GlobeSmee's critical take on this year's Venice Biennale http://t.co/Qrc5uoO #
Updates for 2011-06-12
- This commentary & taxonomy of wine labels made me laugh http://t.co/DmawGCu #
- Cool – David Simon agrees to make 6th season of The Wire if US agrees to end war on drugs.http://t.co/jAB5fkZ (via @davewiner) #
Updates for 2011-06-10
- The scandal in the US is making me recall the unravelling in The Bonfire of the Vanities. Great book! #
- A nice interview with Shaun Tan: http://t.co/WDoiQgY An adaptation of his The Red Tree by Barking Gecko at Subiaco Arts Centre in July. #
- A new Australian puppet festival: Tarrengower Puppetfest in Maldon, Victoria, 9 – 12 March 2012. Richard Hart is the artistic director. #
- Cool Google doodle today in honour of Les Paul and his Gibson guitar #
- It’s #
hugaclimatescientistday today! For me it’s an everyday pleasure! #
Mech details for a Ningyo- Joruri puppet head
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Someone asked me how the movement of the Ningyo-Joruri puppet head that I made during Nori Sawa’s masterclass a few years ago worked , so I’ve drawn a diagram on my iPad to illustrate the mechanism. It makes more sense if you look at in context with my photoset from the class, and perhaps with the original blog post.
Whimsical kites
These are just a couple of the lovely whimsical kites made by Daniel Frost for The Big Kite Show at SHFT in Copenhagen, Denmark. There are others to see at his blog.
(via NOTCOT)
Inception – done in 60 seconds
A 60 second version of Inception, drawing on the toy theatre tradition. Pretty accurate!
