Striving as always to maintain peak physical condition, I spent this past weekend working on my biceps. Well, not mine so much as Doogan’s. Actually, if I’m being honest, Andy and I mostly just had a Twin Peaks marathon and got drunk in the yard. But at least I’ve got some massive foam monster arms to show for all that exertion. Read more…
When last we saw our fetus friend he was a wee foam doll and not much more. It’s taken longer than expected — which is to be expected — but I’ve finally got the little guy kicking. Read more…
Having a whole shelf of children’s heads, whether they’re puppets or not, is a bit creepy. It’s about time the little urchins got bodies of their own. Read more…
How did you spend your Christmas break? I spent mine making piles of tiny puppet-child hands. Read more…
My first failed baby failed. Fortunately, an improved design and evolving techniques should yield less cringe-worthy results. Read more…
I’ve been so consumed with the mind-numbing repetitiveness of mass puppet production that I’ve not bothered to take pictures of my progress. Rest assured, I’m hard at work coiffing the kids, one hair at a time. I’ll post something on that subject shortly, but in the meantime let’s take a look at the forebearer of the species, the James Rumsey prototype. Read more…
From the inauspicious cushions of unwanted couches come the heads of eight unwanted children. Read more…
Andy’s abandoned our horrible monster children to bum around the Middle East with his lady friend. This means I’ll be solely responsible for gestating the brood for the next few months. Unfortunately, that means things will be slowing down for a spell, but I’ll do my best to keep it poppin’. Lately I’ve been whittling away the hours carving the kids’ craniums out of castoff couches. Read more…
It’s been a long time designing characters, sculpting maquettes, creating templates, collecting fabric and scouring the Mission District for unwanted curbside couches — the foam of which goes for $50 per yard if you want it new and unstained — but at last the materials are assembled, the plans have been laid and Frown Town puppet production is go. Read more…