Archive for March, 2009

Puppet Show In April

March 27, 2009 at 2:36 am · Filed under puppetry ·Tagged , , ,

The School of the Transfer of Energy Puppet Theater will be performing the play The Two Deaths of John Beartrist Laceroot this April at the Fiber Studio, 418 Commerce Street in Wichita, Kansas.  There will be three performances:  Friday, April 10th at 7pm and Saturday, April 25th at 3pm and again at 7pm.  Mike Schultz will be showing his current work at Fiber Studio as well.  Admission is free, but seating is limited.  Contact me at playbanjo@gmail.com or the Fiber studio   316 303-1996 fiberstudio1@sbcglobal.net.

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Walnut Sitting Stool

March 24, 2009 at 4:28 am · Filed under woodwork ·Tagged , , ,

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A small black walnut sitting stool with turned legs.  A shallow dish has been carved out in the seat, which is hard to observe in this picture.

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Saint Christopher Edition

March 10, 2009 at 4:22 am · Filed under prints ·Tagged , ,

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stack of 80 prints of Saint Christopher engraving

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Print from the engraving.  Contact playbanjo@gmail.com for inquiries.

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Two Puppet Stages

March 9, 2009 at 9:32 am · Filed under puppetry, woodwork ·Tagged , , ,

Here is the main stage for the School of the Transfer of Energy Puppet Theater with some interesting shadows in the morning sun.

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A slightly more complete picture of the same stage.  Here you can see the main curtains, and the side screens.  The shadow screen can be seen behind the trees of the scene in the stage.  The scene, which is under construction,  is John Beartrist Laceroot entering a grove of cedar trees.

Below is a peak at the mechanics of one of the rod puppets under the main stage floor.

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This is the stage for the marionette narrator of the play which takes place on the stage in the preceding photos.  The wooden container, which is actually used to transport part of the main stage, serves double duty as the platform for the narrator’s stage.  There will be a curtain concealing the legs of the operator.

Here is a detail at the foot of the stage.  The whale is the symbol for Jonah, who the narrator, Jonas, is named for.

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New Block Print of Walking Man

March 2, 2009 at 11:18 pm · Filed under prints ·Tagged , , , , ,

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Here is a new linoleum-block print of Walking Man in the Prairie Grass with a little chickadee.  It is about 7″x8″, printed on BFK  Rives  250 mgs paper  cut to 10″x11″.  Prints of this edition are for sale.  Please contact me at playbanjo@gmail.com for details.

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