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The Puppet Pages

I have completed and installed four different pages about puppetry for The School of the Transfer of Energy. The main page is under the work heading, hover over it and there are three additional pages, including drawings, and the script for The Two Deaths of John Beartrist Laceroot. I hope you enjoy them, and thank you for visiting.

Mystichearingus Wolf and Walking Man, 2011

John Beartrist Laceroot is a tree with branches on his arms and a leaves on his head, photo by Annie Stone

The battle with Ultraprecarious Cathartes Aura

The battle with Ultraprecarious Cathartes Aura, photo by Annie Stone

Puppet Theater Pages in the Wings

I am building a new group of pages for The School of the Transfer of Energy Puppet Theater. In the meantime here are a few pictures as an appetizer.

John Beartrist Laceroot enjoying the sunrise

The paper kestrel

Paper Kestrel

More paper engineering. This time a paper kestrel puppet in progress. Here is his head. There is a lot of cutting and folding and gluing to develop the shape.

The wings; almost ready to be attached to the body.

The Russian Jonah now with eyes and hands.

Another view of the kestrel’s wings.

Wood-Pecker Puppet

Below is a small puppet of a red-bellied woodpecker. This fellow has a minor role at the end of part one of the play The Two Deaths of John Beartrist Laceroot, performed by The School of the Transfer of Energy Puppet Theater. It is carved from red cedar and is operated by a system of strings, weights and elastic.