Sigh

Mache mache mache mache mache. Mache.

So that's how I'm doing on the puppet head front. Onto other things.

I'm going to email my committee members soon about meeting them individually next month so I can start work on such things as puppet costumes and the actual stage for P&J.

Short post. Sorry. Oh well.

Juggling

No, I am not talking about literal juggling (though it is in the same field as puppets).

I am talking about having finished my first puppet head, yet still needing to work on getting out the vaseline, sticking it back together and repaper-macheing the head back together. On top of that, I am working a little more on my second head, as I have done the minimum of seven layers but I still want to do some extra to make it sturdy. Finally, I am working on my third puppet head. I am starting to do the clay head of our dear Judy!

I am also a bit more confident on finishing the project in time.

I haven't made any headway on Punch's voice, so I am starting to create my own voice for Punch. If I happen to stumble across something while practicing, great. If not, I still have a voice. 

Not much else...

YES!

Well, achievement unlocked, I've finished my first puppet head! Go me!

Also my committee meeting went well. I talked timelines with my members and they listened and suggested things, like DON'T DO A SWAZZLE IT COULD KILL YOU. I agree with them, so I am looking into other options. Also, I now have stores to go to in  order to do puppet costumes and I will probably start work on the Punch and Judy stage soon. I also have a clear view on what I'm doing now and I feel very motivated. This is a good thing since motivation helps with patience mache.

To round it off, I am also faster and better with the mache.

Things are looking up, peeps.

The Mache! The Horror!

Paper mache: A lesson on perseverance

Oh man. The amount of time put into putting paper mache on these clay models, you need plenty of patience. It takes hours in order to do one layer, and it takes a minimum of seven layers in order to make it thick enough to use. This is mind-bending. Also, the second puppet I'm making has had a problem in that I brought the wrong type of paper in, and it started flaking off. Luckily, I saved it by using the right kind, but it was a setback. I mean, I learned from making my first puppet to keep track of the amount of layers you have already put on. I am sure that I have done seven layers, and I'm stopping after the next one I'm doing, but I'm still unsure.

Now that's out of the way

I am having my first committee meeting on Friday. I'm going to get some feedback from my two committee people who have done work with masks, puppets and building. I am also going to listen to what they have to say. My advisor will be there to keep us on track. This is going to give me the power for the rest of the project! Now all I need is a guitar solo playing me to victory!

You know what? Writing this blog makes me psyched for this project and fills me with so much happiness.