This was my fourth attempt at building a puppet for this class: Sock puppet, glove puppet, dragon-puppet-that-was-too-big-to-bring-to-class, and a scaled-down (no pun intended) version which did work.

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BTW – this was Darko 1.0 Not only was he too big to fly, he was too big to leave the apartment. I think he would have made an ok two or three person puppet. His parts were cannibalized for other puppets.

Peter Terezakis
Tisch School of the Arts
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This was a big challenge for me on a lot of levels. I’ve never been much for standing in front of people – even behind a puppet. Great that I was able to team up with creative partner Mike Allison. We told a story of hyperventilating student in the midst of a panic attack and Doctor Freud in NYU counseling services.

Making objects is always engrossing. I never used sculpey before. It was easy to work with, relatively strong after firing, had good color, and held lines and form pretty well. It was also relatively inexpensive. Antonius showed a bunch of us how to use a sewing machine. High technology for me. I’ve always used a stapler, fabric glue, or a needle and thread – when I couldn’t have a proper tailor do the work. The big anxiety was getting out in front of people – from behind my puppet.

Peter Terezakis

Tisch School of the Arts
http://www.terezakis.com

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Speaking of things that just do not read correctly, here are two arrangements of the same type of ring display at two different jewelry stores, one literally adjacent to the other. Somehow, one reads significantly different than the other.

Peter Terezakis

Tisch School of the Arts
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Who knew you could make something like this out of pantyhose?

I got to thinking about the genius of this exercise; and what I had discovered.  Part of what I learned is that using this material to shape a container offered tremendous flexibility.  The container could be shaped before, during, and even after constructing and shaping the volume.  This is something I cannot easily accomplish when working with metal, wood, or other rigid materials.

If you aren’t familiar with Oskar Schlemmer and his work, here are another two examples:

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Glove puppet fabrication – documentation still in progress…

It could be childhood fears of clowns, marionettes, and kittens (yes) being brought to bear, but this this first class was intimidating. I cannot believe how incredibly creative, skilled, and talented my classmates are!

This coming week – hand puppets.
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What have I gotten myself into?

Peter Terezakis

Tisch School of the Arts
http://www.terezakis.com