Tiki man

I wanted to show everyone the work on tiki man step by step! He went through the sculpting stage, then the rubber latex stage, then tge mother mold; then I stuffed the head with magic sculpt and yesterday I took the new puppet head out when the magic sculpt dried! Here he is today after I cut the holes out for his eyes and his mouth! When I'm off on Sunday I need to make a mold for his mouth; right now it just has the outside of the magic sculpt and sculpting clay to make the rest of the mouth and teeth and tongue.

2 feet are better than 1

I finally finished both feet today! I got magic sculpt in 2 of the new puppets molds and working to be actual puppets! Today was very productive! Bad thing is, I work my full time job the next 3 days! (Boo!) wish I could make puppets full time!

Let's step into it!

I have decided to make some feet for the puppets! I made the right foot and working on the wrong foot;  oops I mean the left foot! Here is the pictures of the right one that just in the sculpting clay and ready to be molded!

New eye procedures!

I was putting the eyes on a thin platform and magic sculpting them in the head. After a short while the eyes were looking like they were sinking back and I thought of a fool proof way so the eyes have to remain in place! Attached is a picture of the new way! I put a brass rod tgrough the wooden ball knob I'm using for the eyes and magic sculpted the brass rod so it will never move again!

Let it rain!

I have been trying to get the new puppets done but due to rain and holidays I've not been able to complete the mother molds because I have to do it outside. The last time I tried to do the fiberglass mother molds in the garage but it stunk the entire house up!! Ooooops! I guess we learn something new all the time. So I'm having to wait until tomorrow to do the remainder of the molds. Patients is the key with puppet making I quickly discovered!

More sneak at the new puppets!

Here is 3 of the new puppets in the works that's still in the rubber latex process!! By next week I will be making them into the magic sculpt puppets!!! Very excited to see how they turn out!!

Introducing Tiki man!

Here is one of the new puppets I've been working on! He is in the beginning stages of the molding process! The rubber latex then the hard mother mold!