Mark's puppet blog: August 2010

Free shout out..

http://www.projectpuppet.com/Page.bok?template=puppet-building-tutorials

When I first started with puppet making I purchased some of my first supplies from them. They where very professional and had designs.

One of my first puppets is listed on there. http://www.projectpuppet.com/Page.bok?template=gallery-detail&puppet_name=PurpZ&puppet_pattern=rotondo&orient=horiz&gallery_link=flower_puppet&builder=Mark%20Bush

I stumbled upon this guys blog. He's a real talent

http://www.thistledownpuppets.com/blog/

These guys continue to amaze me.

Henson donates original Kermit to Smithsonian

The original Kermit the Frog, his body created with an old dull-green coat and his eyes made of pingpong balls, has returned home to the nation's capital, where the puppet got his start.

The first Kermit creation from Jim Henson's Muppet's collection appeared in 1955 on the early TV show "Sam and Friends," produced at Washington's WRC-TV. Henson's widow Jane Henson on Wednesday donated 10 characters from the show to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.

She said the original characters provided five minutes of fun each night after the local news.

"I think people realized that if you put Kermit's face up there, it was just as powerful," Jane Henson, 76, said. "We were mostly just doing it to entertain ourselves."

If you have intrest in puppet making...

I've been out of the puppet loop for the last six months. It's been bumming me out. I don't really talk to my old puppet pals anymore. I'm hopeful that I have a big change coming soon. With that I'll be able to get back into the thing I love. If anyone has any interest in puppet making I would recommend. http://puppetsandstuff.com
They have amazingly supportive people who would love to help anyone with the passion to become a puppet maker.