The puppet challenge: storyboard with puppets

          The reason for my starting to do a blog is drawing to a close, The Puppet Challenge Online Exhibition is due to be on show some time in June, on Clive’s artlog. I will keep you posted on that. I have found it to be a good way of showing family and friends what I…

Two puppets are completed: man and goat.

I have yet to make the fountain puppet, but unfortunately it won’t be ready in time for the the June challenge. But, at least the design is there, ( see the bottom of the page). My next post will be the redrawn storyboard, with the actors playing their roles. EhBeh and Mr Lechèvre have posed for their publicity…

The puppet and the storyboard evolve

The storyboard evolves, and I have started making L’EhBehroux. He is hanging up by the kitchen window looking rather forlorn and bald headed, ( his hair is down in my studio). He watches our kitchen activities, awaiting that spark of life. At one point I laid EhBeh to rest I ditched the springs idea, because…

Puppet challenge 3

Just to revamp , I left EhBeh contemplating his reflection , in the form of a goat. So , what to do? He realises that he only has a few dark hours in which to fulfil  the conditions of these words, or he will be cursed forever, well, for the rest of his life. He…

Hooves on hips

The puppet challenge storyboard continues

just to remind you where I left EhBeh: 11. EhBeh, naked, scrambles to the mouth of the fountain. The fountain regurgitates these weirdly watery words…… 12. He reads the watery words, stands up and with his hands on hips, tosses his head in disdainful disbelief, but as he does so his head feels top-heavy and cumbersome.…