when a Body meets a Body coming through the rye
Posted By Kathleen David on August 21, 2006
10 bodies are stacked up on my sewing table. 10 blank slates to be turned into various Doctors with pieces of an 11th for my demo at DragonCon. Today is faces and shopping for parts that I will eventually need for the puppets. But first I need to sit down and make a list of the stuff that I need to complete this project. I really don’t like going out and taking care of stuff only to find that I forgot one item that I really need and considering gas prices the fewer trips I need to make the better.
I am going to start with the stuff I have and figure out what I need to get. I know I don’t have any stands ready to go for this set so that is a couple of hours worth of work right there. The rods take a bit of doing as well and I am going to have to manufacture 14 of them. I need to make sure I have the correct hardware too. I know I have some of the rods but I don’t thing I have 14 of them at the correct length. I am making today about hardware and tomorrow about the puppets themselves. Goal is to have the Doctors basically done by Friday so I can ship them and the Fluzzies down to Atlanta before the show. Less baggage to deal with at the airport since they have gone all weird about what you can take with you.
I am grateful that I have finished the body portion of the project.
Kath,
Just swinging by to say “hello”. I haven’t been able to access Peter & your site for about 2 months. I found that I really missed reading about the day to day happenings on the other side of the Pacific. It was like not being able to call one of my friends. I was surprised by that, as we’ve never met.
I was thinking about your puppet making last week as I was making my 18 year old son a “Phantom of the Opera” costume for a Charity Masquerade Ball held by his High School last Wednesday night. Being 6feet 2inches tall with blond tending to strawberry blond hair, he look very impressive in his black opera cape lined with cobalt blue satin, matching blue satin waistcoat and cravat, and of course, his mask.
Hope all the family are well and happy
Cheerio from Sydney
Megan