The Progress…
I was ready to work on modeling my puppet; the wiring work, making joints, and adding volume to them were all on the agenda for the day. However, halfway into the day, my patience took a back seat, and my anxiety crept in lousy.
A new day brings new thoughts and manipulates the ideals of where you want your journey to take you. I was so preoccupied with making this puppet that I wasn’t following my initial thoughts; I made it up as I went along. I started by twisting wires for the hands and legs. I chose proportionate limbs for the puppet because I wanted more realistic yet unconventional hand and leg motions regarding posture and gestures. My most problematic issue in making puppets was twisting the wires for the wrists and fingers.
Well, it came with many unwanted back aches and neck crunches…
I was unsure if I could construct a functional palm without destroying it. This was still better than the previous one, but it’s all part of the learning process.
To separate the forearm, the biceps, the thighs, and the calves, I used striped rectangles of soft foam to warm around the essential areas of the hands and legs. The foot was slightly larger and gave the feel of shoes, which was to balance the head and feet with almost the same size.