Simple Hand Puppets at Home
Learn to make and work a simple hand puppet from things you find around your house in one sitting. My dog loves to chew a hole in a tennis ball and I started from that. All ages but little ones will need help in the beginning. The tricky thing is the hole in the tennis ball, if you don’t have a dog. Someone will need to take a box cutter or knife to make a hole safely ahead of time. We will make puppets together, but you will need to round up a few things ahead of time!
Artist, Puppeteer, and Therapist: Jo Ann Kaminsky.
Materials: One tennis ball with a hole in it for one or two fingers, Two socks of different colors, A bandana, handkerchief, napkin or scarf. It will not be damaged in the process, Acorns or small rock, Buttons, Scissors, Needle and thread, Markers, sharpies if you have them. Optional materials: Feathers, pipe cleaners, yarn, ribbons or trim, beads, Glue, fabric glue or hot glue if you have it but white or carpenters glue will work too.
Script Writing for Puppets
This basic class will cover creating a story arc and focusing on what your puppets can do. Bring out your puppets super power! Get your story out there! Keep it simple! Bring your puppets to this workshop but plan on story making. You’ll need paper and a pen or pencil.
Instructor: To Be Announced
Move That Puppet
Puppets are meant to move. Some have special skills and others have limitations. Find out what your puppet can do. Learn to act your puppet by games and exercises. Discover its personality in action. Bring a puppet or two to this workshop. If you have none, use a sock or just your hand! You’ll be surprised. Then you’ll know what kind of show you can make.
Artist, Puppeteer, Therapist: Jo Ann Kaminsky
Bring your Stuffies to Life
Making a marionette from scratch is a great technical challenge. But even a child can make one fast and fairly easily from a modified stuffed animal or doll. This segment will describe the basic concept of marionette stringing and the materials needed to achieve success at animating a stuffed toy.
Artist and Puppet Maker: Maeve Courteau.
Materials: Stuffed toy (12"-16"), Heavy (black) thread or braided fishing line, Giant sewing needle, Scissors, Tape (preferably duck tape), Plastic hanger (black), Safety pins, A few rocks (1" in diameter)
Talking to Yourself
An hour-long session of games and experiments in vocal range. This session is the third class in The Art Experience, Inc. puppet show creation course. Our goal will be to end the hour session with two unique character voices to include in your puppet show or to have for all the wonderful moments when life calls for absurdity.
Artist and Puppeteer: Nathan Mabry
Puppets From Scratch
POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
You can find puppets and materials for puppets in the strangest places. Look around your house and make treasures!
Artist: Lisa Jo Outlaw
Shadow Puppet Class
Develop your character and create a simple shadow puppet and stage. You can use this shadow puppet in our other workshops. Shadow puppets are fun and quick!
Fabric Artist and Puppeteer: Fawn Potter