This fanciful horse is my own design, using a decorative paper that was part of paper company's promotional packet. I related the bird design to the feeling of freedom and flight I think about when I see a horse.
This colorful guy was based on a template that I found in the great book Paper Puppet Palooza by Norma V. Toraya. His outfit and faces (yes, faces!) are my own design. I was thinking initially about a vintage circus theme, and then thought back to a collage that one of my BAS students made in our first week together of a wrestler. I am interested in the colorful costumes and masks of Mexican free wrestlers, or Lucha, so I decided to use his other face to create my own, as you see in this next photo...
The figure has a double head that you can turn at the neck to switch between personalities! Very fun!
I'll be teaching a class called Artful Paper Puppets for ages 14 and up at the Buffalo Arts Studio in November. Information can be found here, just scroll down for more information. In the meantime, I'll be making many more puppets myself—they are so much fun to develop, and can be as simple or as complex as you would like!
3 comments:
Oh, I love these!
Love the horses! Here and in the painting.
Tried to leave a comment on your gardening site, but it didn't go through. Sorry about the bonsai!
When you are looking to make paper puppet, first of all you should have good idea. good idea can make your paper puppet look attractive.
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