2015 marks my third year teaching puppet making at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC. I love teaching at the Folk School because it gives me an opportunity to share the knowledge and techniques that I have been using and developing as a puppet builder with people who may have never tried to create a puppet character. This year, 6 exceedingly talented students, covering a broad age range, created 6 very dynamic characters. Over the course of 5 days, my class worked very hard learning the fundamentals of foam rubber and fleece puppet construction. Gradually, as the week went on, these wonderful characters began to emerge.
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"Susie Mae" in progress by Mary Jo Campbell |
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Lacey working on "Aunt Flo." |
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Zachary and his dinosaur expert! |
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Pam working on Carey the hockey player. |
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Jeff working on "Bad Ass" |
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My alien creation! |
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Details mean lots of hand stitching. |
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He didn't get the message about running with scissors. |
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Jan Davidson with son, Sam, who's inside this lovely parade puppet for the May Day Parade |
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Nannette Davidson with her parade puppet creation. |