Puppets !
Click to view.............. there is an avatar that one of us uses... that i had always admired. ............................ has anyone else made friends with someone because of their avatar ??? :) ......................... thank you, my friend....... this was great..............
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It reminds me a little of the day i wandered into an oriental rug store on Fifth Avenue.............. only because they had a picture of the Dalai Lama in the window............................... i made a 'whole store of friends' on that day ....................... and i wear an amazing piece of Tibetan jewelry in memory of hanging out with them ...................
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This also reminds me of the fact that i spend HOURS watching these sorts of 'puppet shows' as a child. ... only the ones i watched.. you could see the strings........................ perhaps that is why my work has always been described as 'puppet-y' ............
See the size of the puppet, and the operation of the puppet by the puppeteer here at the Shanghai Animation Festival : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBfj_uRZ7_s
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The 'puppets' are also offered as a ball jointed doll line: http://album.blog.yam.com/show.php?a=vv7403&f=4910878&i=3852570&p=0 Click on the leeeeetle peeektures and you will see them get bigger............. look carefully and you will see the dolls dressed as 'the puppets' ................
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This is the blog of a vendor who sells the puppets: http://album.blog.yam.com/vv7403
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More puppet heads are here: http://album.blog.yam.com/album.php?userid=vv7403&page=3&limit=12
The puppets are only sold complete. You pick your head and the hair is glued on... you can select an outfit or present a sketch....................