tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502248595051139392024-03-08T02:06:00.002-08:00Puppet Designer,James WojtalThe random postings of pictures, and maybe some badly spelled paragraphs about my life as a puppet performer, and puppet designer. and maybe some stuff i just think is Interesting.James Wojtal ,Puppet Designerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17714881266645050822noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450224859505113939.post-91316008977180166222011-03-31T18:15:00.000-07:002011-03-31T18:16:11.180-07:00Tumblrgonna try that out for a while, we still have lots of catching up to do here. <a href="http://puppetdisaster.tumblr.com/">http://puppetdisaster.tumblr.com/</a>James Wojtal ,Puppet Designerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17714881266645050822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450224859505113939.post-42177230243586948892009-08-10T23:08:00.000-07:002009-08-10T23:49:32.876-07:00Can you tell me how to get back to the subway from Avenue Q?<div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SoESuTE8MFI/AAAAAAAAAM0/WZkBoWfg3eA/s1600-h/Image(05).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368592817406619730" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SoESuTE8MFI/AAAAAAAAAM0/WZkBoWfg3eA/s320/Image(05).jpg" /></a> </div><div><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Princeton</span> and I ,goofing around.<br /><br /></div><div>last week , I went to NYC, to see Avenue Q, had not seen the show since it Opened 6 years ago. I was Lucky enough to work on the show For Rick Lyon's Company, "The Lyon Puppets", It came at a great time since I had just finished doing some work on "Crank <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Yankers</span>" and was dealing with my first year of "Freelance" puppet building. I had done some work with Rick here and their over the years , on weekends , when i was off from my job as a puppet builder for the Jim Henson Company.</div><div><br /></div><div>Avenue Q was great a great experience. Not only is Rick a accomplished performer, and Puppeteer, he is a wonderful Puppet designer as well, and Avenue Q really showed that.It was a Honor to be part of what truly was a Ground breaking Theatre experience, and it not often that Puppet Builders get their names in Playbill.</div><div></div><div>Thanks and Congratulations to Rick Lyon, and Avenue Q for 6 amazing years on Broadway.</div><br /> read carefully , <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">I'm</span> in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">their</span> somewhere :)<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SoESupPwnuI/AAAAAAAAAM8/zche8AfhDuU/s1600-h/credits.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 246px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368592823357578978" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SoESupPwnuI/AAAAAAAAAM8/zche8AfhDuU/s320/credits.jpg" /></a>James Wojtal ,Puppet Designerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17714881266645050822noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450224859505113939.post-60084626203526650242009-08-05T16:37:00.000-07:002009-08-05T17:12:27.019-07:00It's a Jungle out there, and in my workshop as well.The Foosa, 2009<br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Snob1olAoBI/AAAAAAAAAMc/6TXVXtd0aWI/s1600-h/foosa+008.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366632514205032466" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Snob1olAoBI/AAAAAAAAAMc/6TXVXtd0aWI/s320/foosa+008.jpg" /></a> </div><div><br />Madagasgar Hissing Cockroach , with Common NYC Roach<br /></div><div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Snoa-_iihAI/AAAAAAAAAMM/j3XtMzCERGE/s1600-h/new+Roach+for+zoo+001.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366631575475880962" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Snoa-_iihAI/AAAAAAAAAMM/j3XtMzCERGE/s320/new+Roach+for+zoo+001.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Snob1VjPWmI/AAAAAAAAAMU/Kv72pit-Ryk/s1600-h/new+Roach+for+zoo+003.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366632509097335394" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Snob1VjPWmI/AAAAAAAAAMU/Kv72pit-Ryk/s320/new+Roach+for+zoo+003.jpg" /></a></div><div>One Very Large Sneaker, </div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnoZpURbSEI/AAAAAAAAALM/PZnKVe4Cwr0/s1600-h/Image(13).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366630103572498498" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnoZpURbSEI/AAAAAAAAALM/PZnKVe4Cwr0/s320/Image(13).jpg" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnoZQVfkDaI/AAAAAAAAAK8/ZW20zUjWBu8/s1600-h/puppets+016.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366629674403499426" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnoZQVfkDaI/AAAAAAAAAK8/ZW20zUjWBu8/s320/puppets+016.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnoZP39va6I/AAAAAAAAAK0/eMX9GgbRAd0/s1600-h/Image(07).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366629666477009826" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnoZP39va6I/AAAAAAAAAK0/eMX9GgbRAd0/s320/Image(07).jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnoZPrpISXI/AAAAAAAAAKs/AJf3JvML9pE/s1600-h/jose+bug+1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366629663169333618" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnoZPrpISXI/AAAAAAAAAKs/AJf3JvML9pE/s320/jose+bug+1.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Giant Brazilian Cave Roach</div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Snoa-gzURnI/AAAAAAAAAME/gd8lCjlKCew/s1600-h/butterflys+for+zoo+002.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366631567224751730" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Snoa-gzURnI/AAAAAAAAAME/gd8lCjlKCew/s320/butterflys+for+zoo+002.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnoZp7nyeaI/AAAAAAAAALc/Pg-OJn5XAC8/s1600-h/PAPER.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366630114135275938" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnoZp7nyeaI/AAAAAAAAALc/Pg-OJn5XAC8/s320/PAPER.jpg" /></a><br />Monarch Butterfly Life Cylce Show. Large Rolled Up News paper<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Snoa94RYSBI/AAAAAAAAAL0/1PEYhYo2zZg/s1600-h/puppets+031.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366631556344989714" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Snoa94RYSBI/AAAAAAAAAL0/1PEYhYo2zZg/s320/puppets+031.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Snoa9n_eBOI/AAAAAAAAALs/icZ707ag0Rg/s1600-h/turtelback.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 230px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366631551974900962" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Snoa9n_eBOI/AAAAAAAAALs/icZ707ag0Rg/s320/turtelback.jpg" /></a></div><div>The Eastern Painted Turtle</div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnoZqJKjzLI/AAAAAAAAALk/m1R9mDLK8Oc/s1600-h/prariedog1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 193px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366630117770775730" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnoZqJKjzLI/AAAAAAAAALk/m1R9mDLK8Oc/s320/prariedog1.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnoeWBvjrYI/AAAAAAAAAMs/ebkvb23N1Uw/s1600-h/rabbit.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 222px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366635269739228546" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnoeWBvjrYI/AAAAAAAAAMs/ebkvb23N1Uw/s320/rabbit.jpg" /></a></div><div> </div><div>Prairie Dog and Rabbit</div><div> </div><div>This Is a Chestnut Madibiled Tucan, and this is You-CAn the Toucan, and his Brothers<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnoZpYt6pVI/AAAAAAAAALU/SYpNvTKsLEg/s1600-h/scan0017.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 305px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366630104765736274" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnoZpYt6pVI/AAAAAAAAALU/SYpNvTKsLEg/s320/scan0017.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnoZQu413aI/AAAAAAAAALE/Sjq6sy1hrFQ/s1600-h/scan0016.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366629681220410786" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnoZQu413aI/AAAAAAAAALE/Sjq6sy1hrFQ/s320/scan0016.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Snoa-WAsZ5I/AAAAAAAAAL8/wj2b6nD-rvY/s1600-h/puppets+012.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366631564328069010" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Snoa-WAsZ5I/AAAAAAAAAL8/wj2b6nD-rvY/s320/puppets+012.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div><div><div><div><div><div>American BullFrog.<br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnoZPVv-QCI/AAAAAAAAAKk/vzzT1g-qq54/s1600-h/BULLFROG2.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366629657292455970" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnoZPVv-QCI/AAAAAAAAAKk/vzzT1g-qq54/s320/BULLFROG2.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnoeV59PYzI/AAAAAAAAAMk/QqP8n33pu7E/s1600-h/bullforg2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366635267649135410" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnoeV59PYzI/AAAAAAAAAMk/QqP8n33pu7E/s320/bullforg2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><div>for the past several years i have built puppets and props for the Central park zoo. Its always a fun project no matter what the deadline, I get to build stuff that i might not otherwise think of, and the reaction they get from the kids and the crowds at the zoos are always fantaftic.</div><br /><div>This past year alone i worked on a Madacascar Hissing Cockroach, a Foosa, and did some repairs on some older props i had worked on. here are some puppets from over the years that i have done fro the Central Park Zoo, and the Bronx zoo, and Queens and Prospect park zoos.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>James Wojtal ,Puppet Designerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17714881266645050822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450224859505113939.post-82299232909333157042009-07-30T19:13:00.000-07:002009-07-30T19:45:53.959-07:00My first failed attempt at Blogging<div><br /><br /><div></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnJZS9lU4GI/AAAAAAAAAKU/HTBLHR4gch0/s1600-h/Signature.gif"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 126px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364448288455319650" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnJZS9lU4GI/AAAAAAAAAKU/HTBLHR4gch0/s320/Signature.gif" /></a><br /><img style="WIDTH: 105px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364448291309184194" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnJZTINvZMI/AAAAAAAAAKc/3TXgbJlFFJc/s320/Nicolo.gif" />I could have sworn that this blog was deleted, Guess i was wrong. <a href="http://puppetworksnyc.blogspot.com/">http://puppetworksnyc.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /><div>I started the blog to promote a new Show at <a href="http://www.puppetworks.org/">http://www.puppetworks.org/</a> , a Not for profit Marionette and Hand puppet Theatre in Brooklyn NY, Puppetworks was my first professional job as a puppeteer, and i still work with them today.</div><br /><div>It is interesting to see what i was writing 3 years ago, seems like i was trying to sound smarter than i am. Anyway check it out ,and here are a few more pictures from "The Reluctant Dragon" which i co-wrote with Micheal Leech, Puppets By Nick Coppola , and Myself.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnJVix5N0tI/AAAAAAAAAKM/ZTpVhmUr4DY/s1600-h/xyz+dragon+001.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364444162148913874" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnJVix5N0tI/AAAAAAAAAKM/ZTpVhmUr4DY/s320/xyz+dragon+001.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnJVikZH89I/AAAAAAAAAKE/eGI7chmQBm4/s1600-h/xyz+dragon+001-1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364444158524650450" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnJVikZH89I/AAAAAAAAAKE/eGI7chmQBm4/s320/xyz+dragon+001-1.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnJViCmBrVI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/jkU9LGPHEoU/s1600-h/scan.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 234px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364444149451959634" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnJViCmBrVI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/jkU9LGPHEoU/s320/scan.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnJViYVF_AI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/Ib-EV2E6YkU/s1600-h/curbs+mock+ups+076.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364444155286518786" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnJViYVF_AI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/Ib-EV2E6YkU/s320/curbs+mock+ups+076.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div></div></div></div>James Wojtal ,Puppet Designerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17714881266645050822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450224859505113939.post-80575990439987114452009-07-30T06:58:00.000-07:002009-07-30T07:17:13.400-07:00Charged!I have done a few jobs with a Company called charged in NYC, they do a lot of commercial work, but have also pitched and developed some concepst for Tv and the Internet, My first gig with them was for a show called "Smoking Gun TV"based off the stories on the <a href="http://thesmokinggun.com/">http://thesmokinggun.com/</a> website., i was hired as art department, but i also did a good amount of puppeteering as well.<br /><br /><br />a coupel years later they developed a show for Superdeluxe.com (now part of the adultswim.com website i belive). The show was called " TIME SUCK" and was about two office mates . Benji the dog , and Patches the human. It was essentialy a parody of the crazy viral videos that we all look for on line. Here a few of puppets i built for the show. we where under a time crunch (it always seesm that way) I think i had about a 4 or 5 days to get all three done.<br /><br />to bad i cant seem to find any links to the videos we did, Here is the link for Chrged though<br /><br /><a href="http://charged.com/">http://charged.com/</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnGqLZ_1XDI/AAAAAAAAAJU/KaWpAIOfeJc/s1600-h/puppets+from+charged+007.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364255744108878898" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnGqLZ_1XDI/AAAAAAAAAJU/KaWpAIOfeJc/s320/puppets+from+charged+007.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnGqLIe8_jI/AAAAAAAAAJM/00scFQC9d2Y/s1600-h/puppets+from+charged+013.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364255739407564338" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnGqLIe8_jI/AAAAAAAAAJM/00scFQC9d2Y/s320/puppets+from+charged+013.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnGqKtvKBWI/AAAAAAAAAI8/4-AnPis4DRQ/s1600-h/puppets+from+charged+018.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364255732227769698" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnGqKtvKBWI/AAAAAAAAAI8/4-AnPis4DRQ/s320/puppets+from+charged+018.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnGqK5NCN2I/AAAAAAAAAJE/Y19nbPZOU9Y/s1600-h/puppets+from+charged+014.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364255735305877346" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnGqK5NCN2I/AAAAAAAAAJE/Y19nbPZOU9Y/s320/puppets+from+charged+014.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div>James Wojtal ,Puppet Designerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17714881266645050822noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450224859505113939.post-85291783282519106472009-07-29T23:41:00.000-07:002009-07-29T23:45:56.529-07:00sorry for the lack of Update today<div>was a long and stupid day , and i just <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">didn't</span> have time, so here is a picture of that <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Beaky</span> Monster dude, he looks like i felt today, Good night , Ill try <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">to do</span> a More substantial post on Thursday at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">some point.</span></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnFBQwOjD0I/AAAAAAAAAI0/L38fyrthcZc/s1600-h/frackle123+00212.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 318px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364140387254603586" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SnFBQwOjD0I/AAAAAAAAAI0/L38fyrthcZc/s320/frackle123+00212.jpg" /></a></div><div>ahh the joys of Frustration.</div>James Wojtal ,Puppet Designerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17714881266645050822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450224859505113939.post-15041356331162848392009-07-28T13:02:00.000-07:002009-07-28T13:31:41.104-07:00Late day post ,<div> Hey all, its a late day post today.I was called in to do one of my Part time job (Oh joy.) and i am just now getting in front of the computer.<br /><div>Some one on <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Muppetcentral.com</span> was saying they liked this frog i built for "Johnny and the Sprites"so here is a pick of her, and a few other frogs i have done over the years.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Sm9avqBCIaI/AAAAAAAAAIM/XP_yswYqW3o/s1600-h/guthrie+006.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363605456000524706" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Sm9avqBCIaI/AAAAAAAAAIM/XP_yswYqW3o/s320/guthrie+006.jpg" /></a><br />She was designed by Michael <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Schupbach</span>, (of the puppet kitchen) and i worked from His design and under his art Direction, from what i know she was a real hit .I only was on set in the work room for 3 -4 day in the afternoons building her(i was working at a YMCA that summer <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">teaching</span> a puppet building class to kids as well) </div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Sm9bqFgFEWI/AAAAAAAAAIc/1YLGHtRZhLI/s1600-h/sb2717markjonfrogsthumbnail.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 120px; HEIGHT: 80px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363606459810910562" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Sm9bqFgFEWI/AAAAAAAAAIc/1YLGHtRZhLI/s320/sb2717markjonfrogsthumbnail.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Sm9dd22136I/AAAAAAAAAIs/5YgPPgu8Pok/s1600-h/bullforg2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363608448744677282" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Sm9dd22136I/AAAAAAAAAIs/5YgPPgu8Pok/s320/bullforg2.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div>I wish i had a better picture than this , I built this frog for the Central Park zoo, i was very happy with the way he came out , i need to get in to get some better shots of him some day .<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Sm9bqq-shjI/AAAAAAAAAIk/UM-Jfp9tmuo/s1600-h/puppetatcafe+002.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363606469871437362" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Sm9bqq-shjI/AAAAAAAAAIk/UM-Jfp9tmuo/s320/puppetatcafe+002.jpg" /></a> </div><div>This little guy was <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">originally</span> going to be a part of a Video i did for the San <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Fransisco</span> Outside lands Music Festival This year , but he <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">decided</span> the set <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">didn't</span> have room for him. He ended up <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">appearing</span> in the "Kiss The Girl ...Continued" Video i did with <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">Collegehumor</span>.com.</div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Sm9bp9rqVkI/AAAAAAAAAIU/s1Ly65RdmSc/s1600-h/blotch.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 155px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363606457712006722" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Sm9bp9rqVkI/AAAAAAAAAIU/s1Ly65RdmSc/s320/blotch.jpg" /></a> </div><div> This is Blotch , The Bullfrog bully from "Kermit's Swamp Years", I built two of them, one had a Eye <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">Mech</span> designed by Larry Jameson, the other was just some possible armature wire. I was very happy with the way the puppet came out. Not so much with the way the Movie came out.</div><div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Sm9avTS6zLI/AAAAAAAAAIE/zELgkfZbInU/s1600-h/scootermock5.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363605449901526194" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Sm9avTS6zLI/AAAAAAAAAIE/zELgkfZbInU/s320/scootermock5.jpg" /></a><br />I really have nothing to say about this one, The project fell apart do to a number of issues , all i know is that some designs do not make good puppets.<br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Sm9avNjZ8MI/AAAAAAAAAH8/aEQepbW69ns/s1600-h/scan0014.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363605448360063170" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Sm9avNjZ8MI/AAAAAAAAAH8/aEQepbW69ns/s320/scan0014.jpg" /></a> </div><div>I love this little guy, I wonder what ever <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">happened</span> to this project, Ill have to do a post about this one in the future.</div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Sm9au6NEbuI/AAAAAAAAAH0/kt0EGn2njSY/s1600-h/puppets2+015.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363605443166105314" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Sm9au6NEbuI/AAAAAAAAAH0/kt0EGn2njSY/s320/puppets2+015.jpg" /></a> </div><div>Finally here is a Marionette i built for "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">PUPPETWORKS</span> INC." in Brooklyn NYC, I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">don't</span> work full time <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">their</span>. but i go in an do work whenever they need me, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">I'm</span> actually working on a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">New</span> Frog for this show. we wanted a plumber , less athletic looking frog for the "Frog Prince. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">That's</span> it for today , I have two more deliveries, and then back down to the basement/workshop, to finish some other projects.</div><div> </div><div>Have a good one.</div></div></div></div>James Wojtal ,Puppet Designerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17714881266645050822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450224859505113939.post-5176622172335701462009-07-27T09:20:00.000-07:002009-07-27T09:41:57.096-07:00Im feeling slow today ,just waking up, Late night at work, then some bad dinner food, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">I'm</span> just not feeling to peppy today .Anyway , here are some puppets to look at.<br /><br />These are from a project i did sometime in 2003 or 4 (i think, its been a while.)<br /><br />not my most <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">successful</span> Freelance outing. But i was still sort of wet behind the ears on this one. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Communications</span> where crossed, and emails where not as clear about things as they should have been.<br /><br />The snail below (the green and grey )is the final Version of "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">IGBY</span>"<br />and actually he came out pretty good all things considered.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Sm3WDAKJG8I/AAAAAAAAAHU/9mzaPed5hyo/s1600-h/greensnail1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363178078338620354" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Sm3WDAKJG8I/AAAAAAAAAHU/9mzaPed5hyo/s320/greensnail1.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Sm3WDua3wjI/AAAAAAAAAHs/5to3SJbatNI/s1600-h/greensnailfront.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 182px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363178090756817458" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Sm3WDua3wjI/AAAAAAAAAHs/5to3SJbatNI/s320/greensnailfront.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The problem is when i got the email,and printed him out this is what i saw<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Sm3WDX8BA6I/AAAAAAAAAHc/ilVt9NZjWL8/s1600-h/yellowsnail.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363178084721820578" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Sm3WDX8BA6I/AAAAAAAAAHc/ilVt9NZjWL8/s320/yellowsnail.jpg" /></a><br />A golden Yellow and Brown snail. I had to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">completely</span> re skin the puppet and send him back out to California, very <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">embarrassing</span> situation for me , and a very unhappy client , in the end i guess it all worked out, I know they shot a Short film, or video project, I do wonder if anyone has ever seen it.<br /><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">That's</span> it for today I think ill go back to bed.James Wojtal ,Puppet Designerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17714881266645050822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450224859505113939.post-69654436807237047202009-07-26T09:09:00.000-07:002009-07-26T09:36:51.274-07:00off to see some Futbal.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmyEv099_nI/AAAAAAAAAGk/iRkvuk6FcMQ/s1600-h/aprilmexicotrip+085.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362807213498695282" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmyEv099_nI/AAAAAAAAAGk/iRkvuk6FcMQ/s320/aprilmexicotrip+085.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>getting ready to go see the Concacaf Gold Cup Final here in NJ, its the USA vs. Mexico, should be a good game, to bad my seats are in the nose bleeds.</div><br /><div>heres a few puppets i worked on with Monkey Boys Productions for a Sony Bravia Commercial in Mexico. I did the original Concept Designs, and built several of the puppets .was a great trip, i got to visist another country and play with my friends,That doesn't happen often.</div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmyExGarS4I/AAAAAAAAAHE/rDaxCYe6iiE/s1600-h/puppets+084.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362807235362376578" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmyExGarS4I/AAAAAAAAAHE/rDaxCYe6iiE/s320/puppets+084.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmyEwhWC_BI/AAAAAAAAAG8/h8EddSEUqsE/s1600-h/puppets+082.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362807225410845714" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmyEwhWC_BI/AAAAAAAAAG8/h8EddSEUqsE/s320/puppets+082.jpg" /></a><br /><div><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmyEweOUx5I/AAAAAAAAAG0/31diWF1IKMo/s1600-h/puppets+078.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362807224573151122" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmyEweOUx5I/AAAAAAAAAG0/31diWF1IKMo/s320/puppets+078.jpg" /></a> <img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362807216607332546" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmyEwAjICMI/AAAAAAAAAGs/NiL4_lB5j7E/s320/puppets+071.jpg" /></div></div>James Wojtal ,Puppet Designerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17714881266645050822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450224859505113939.post-28488501002915607462009-07-25T07:31:00.000-07:002009-07-25T19:06:31.876-07:00Why are Chickens so Funny?<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmsalUb2AHI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/hlE5FH2xASw/s1600-h/camilla1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 248px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362409009757683826" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmsalUb2AHI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/hlE5FH2xASw/s320/camilla1.jpg" /></a><br /><div><div><div> Seems like they are an International Punchline, sort of sad when you realize that they have some genetic ancestry with animals like the Tyrannosaurus , and Velociraptor.No denying that they make great puppets though. The Muppet's are probably just as well known for the Chickens that populate the Back stage of the Muppet theatre as they are for Kermit and Piggy.<br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmsaFmubg7I/AAAAAAAAAFA/NgWduI1LRX8/s1600-h/scan0029.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 314px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362408464911664050" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmsaFmubg7I/AAAAAAAAAFA/NgWduI1LRX8/s320/scan0029.jpg" /></a><br />Back when i was working for The Jim Henson Company , i spent several weeks Refurbishing chickens that had seen better days , Ultimately, Re-Building the original Camilla for a Made for TV Christmas Special. I'm glad i spent so much time on her since in the end in true Muppet fashion one of the old Basic chickens was used as Camilla for most of the film, and the new rebuilt hero Camilla was sent into the background. Gonzo apparently cant tell the chickens apart either<br /><br />Along with Chickens it seems like Ducks are a much maligned species as well, But again fun to build, These two where built for "Mop A Tops shop", To replace the old Muppet Show ducks,My supervisor Tim Miller told me to have fun with it, and wasn't concerned with Replicating the original Muppet ducks, so i spent a couple of weeks making new patterns and individually gluing feathers and hackle pads to fleece and fur that i used to make these guys, I'm still very happy with the results, i wonder if they will ever see the light of day in another production some where down the line.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmsaF2j-MZI/AAAAAAAAAFI/hgo4YOYlWsA/s1600-h/scan0020.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 306px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362408469162766738" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmsaF2j-MZI/AAAAAAAAAFI/hgo4YOYlWsA/s320/scan0020.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>All this time spent Building and re-building Chickens and other avians proved very useful a few years later. In late December 2006 i got a call from a Production company , They needed 3 chicken puppets for a short series of TV adds For the restaurant chain Ruby Tuesdays, by the time we had finished emails,and phone conversations, i had about a week to build all three puppets. We shot on a Horse Farm in Long Island on a thankfully warm January morning.<br /></div><div>here are a few images from that production.</div><br />My very Rough Sketch and the First Mock Up head<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Smuz29pL3WI/AAAAAAAAAGA/rExo6FMsSfw/s1600-h/scan0002.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362577538156322146" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Smuz29pL3WI/AAAAAAAAAGA/rExo6FMsSfw/s320/scan0002.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Smu0AEELWTI/AAAAAAAAAGI/vRUXkgqrGnU/s1600-h/ruby+chicken+002.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362577694498969906" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Smu0AEELWTI/AAAAAAAAAGI/vRUXkgqrGnU/s320/ruby+chicken+002.jpg" /></a><br />The girls nearing the finish line.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Smuy_sAfiAI/AAAAAAAAAFo/T8YnPR4ynVw/s1600-h/ruby+chicken+042.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362576588529436674" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Smuy_sAfiAI/AAAAAAAAAFo/T8YnPR4ynVw/s320/ruby+chicken+042.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Stuck in a net<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmuzAKNv8cI/AAAAAAAAAF4/Z-qQYSYR4rQ/s1600-h/ruby+chicken+066-1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362576596638101954" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmuzAKNv8cI/AAAAAAAAAF4/Z-qQYSYR4rQ/s320/ruby+chicken+066-1.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Smuy_585w_I/AAAAAAAAAFw/NQu_hg3EKOw/s1600-h/smruby+chicken+054.bmp"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362576592272475122" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Smuy_585w_I/AAAAAAAAAFw/NQu_hg3EKOw/s320/smruby+chicken+054.bmp" /></a><br />Ready for their Close ups, </div><div><br /></div><div>Its always a good idea to hold on to your patterns, you never know when you might need them again. 2007 seemed to be my year of the Bird. a large project came up , that i new was beyond one builders ability,Several of my puppet building colleagues had just formed a puppet building company in Pa called, Monkey Boys productions, (see the post below for link). i talked to them and we started work on the build in March, One of the main Characters was a Brightly colored bird with polka-dots, and a Guest on the Pilot episode was a Partridge (also called a prairie chicken) so with some minor alterations i was able to bring the chicken pattern out and put it into service once more.<br /></div><div>here are those puppets from the pilot episode of "Planet camp"<a href="http://www.planetcamp.tv/">http://www.planetcamp.tv/</a></div><div><br />Dolly Partridge Built By myself and Ozone the Bird Built by Mike Latini, and Myself<br /><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362581602454254562" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Smu3jiVUs-I/AAAAAAAAAGY/aN-F5nreVqE/s320/planet+camp+081.jpg" /> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Smu3jR-4goI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/eoXUqkEzkTU/s1600-h/plante+camp+029.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362581598065164930" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Smu3jR-4goI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/eoXUqkEzkTU/s320/plante+camp+029.jpg" /></a></div><div></div><div>wow This was along post with lots of Pictures, Here is link to the chicken video to close it all out , I hope you enjoy ! </div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtrAd8HwXHE">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtrAd8HwXHE</a></div></div></div>James Wojtal ,Puppet Designerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17714881266645050822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450224859505113939.post-13994328889542293902009-07-24T16:19:00.000-07:002009-07-24T17:23:22.616-07:00Little Shop of Horrors, seems like all us puppeteers have been thier.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmpGYytessI/AAAAAAAAAEY/D1WH14hGJa0/s1600-h/LITTLE%2520SHOP%2520OF%2520HORRORS%2520logo.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 242px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362175698081329858" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmpGYytessI/AAAAAAAAAEY/D1WH14hGJa0/s320/LITTLE%2520SHOP%2520OF%2520HORRORS%2520logo.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I think i would Be hard pressed to find a Puppeteer in the USA or Canada who hasn't been in or been a part of a Production of Little shop of Horrors, It was my first puppet build for any show when i was in Verona High School ,Here in Glorious Essex County NJ. I did it again when i got out of college for Montclair High school. i also consulted on a couple of local theatre productions.<br /><br />Its a great show, lots of room to play and create, This past year i worked on Two Builds for the show, One for my Little brothers production at Catholic university in Washington DC, and i helped out my Buddies over at Monkey Boys as well,<br /><br /><br />Mine was pretty much done on the fly, low budget , with only about a month to build it all , the monkey boys worked Closely with Martin P Robinson, (the puppeteer , and original creator of Audrey II) to build one for Rent around the country, they worked closely from the Designs that Marty created, and they came out great , Check out their Audrey II here<br /><br /><a href="http://www.monkeyboysproductions.com/">http://www.monkeyboysproductions.com/</a><br /><br />And here are a few images of my Little shop efforts from over the years.<br /><br /><br />Montclair High Production, circa 1996<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmpNWazlVNI/AAAAAAAAAEg/V3Z2q4_W4-w/s1600-h/scan0037.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 246px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362183353886135506" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmpNWazlVNI/AAAAAAAAAEg/V3Z2q4_W4-w/s320/scan0037.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmpNWh-1blI/AAAAAAAAAEo/HT2CoEXYeGU/s1600-h/scan0038.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362183355812376146" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmpNWh-1blI/AAAAAAAAAEo/HT2CoEXYeGU/s320/scan0038.jpg" /></a><br /><br />and here are the Puppets for Catholic University,<br /><br /><br />My rough Designs<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmpOyVBAnKI/AAAAAAAAAE4/r2kVWfX6FOY/s1600-h/scan0005.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 233px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362184932879801506" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmpOyVBAnKI/AAAAAAAAAE4/r2kVWfX6FOY/s320/scan0005.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And the Puppets<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmpE0CY-MDI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/XjvlIg2i_HM/s1600-h/puppets+038.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362173967123492914" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmpE0CY-MDI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/XjvlIg2i_HM/s320/puppets+038.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Stage 2<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmpEzsdQavI/AAAAAAAAAEI/8I5OieXhr1w/s1600-h/puppets+065.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362173961235884786" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmpEzsdQavI/AAAAAAAAAEI/8I5OieXhr1w/s320/puppets+065.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Stage 3<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmpEzeD8Y7I/AAAAAAAAAEA/4dMSGenkwfY/s1600-h/puppets+047.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362173957371618226" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmpEzeD8Y7I/AAAAAAAAAEA/4dMSGenkwfY/s320/puppets+047.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Stage 4James Wojtal ,Puppet Designerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17714881266645050822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450224859505113939.post-89168078259634393352009-07-24T07:43:00.000-07:002009-07-24T07:57:58.777-07:00before i go to the crap PArt Time Job, here are some pictures<div><div><div><div>Freelancing isnt easy.<br /></div><div>Anyone who says it is ,is Lying or Delutional.We all have bills to pay, and Some times puppet design and building doesnt cover it all, I myself work a variety of Part Time Jobs, Always hoping the next big gig is around the corner while making catering deliveries or Managing a local coffee shop. </div><div> </div><div>Here are some pictures from my Past puppet projects. (I told you this blog would be Random)</div><div> </div><div>Last year i was asked to build these guys for a Small budget childrens TV show in Pensylvania</div><div>i hada tight time fram and Brought in some help for this one, puppet builders Mike Latini (of Monkey Boys) and Mike Schupbach (of the puppet kitchen)</div><div> </div><div>Latini built Fred the Fridge, and Schupbach built Reggie the Reggister. I took care of the Donny Dictionary , and the pear shaped Computer named Bartlet. (insert Rim shot here).</div><div> </div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmnKazP0V7I/AAAAAAAAADo/ndjmCrfFCXg/s1600-h/puppets+093.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362039393143248818" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmnKazP0V7I/AAAAAAAAADo/ndjmCrfFCXg/s320/puppets+093.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmnKbRZ0uzI/AAAAAAAAAD4/F3fFFK02OP8/s1600-h/puppets+099.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362039401238281010" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmnKbRZ0uzI/AAAAAAAAAD4/F3fFFK02OP8/s320/puppets+099.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmnKa57IZ3I/AAAAAAAAADg/4UYnuNc7fN8/s1600-h/puppets+090.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362039394935531378" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmnKa57IZ3I/AAAAAAAAADg/4UYnuNc7fN8/s320/puppets+090.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmnKbBcd4VI/AAAAAAAAADw/9SzN7e_hSBk/s1600-h/puppets+097.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362039396954399058" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmnKbBcd4VI/AAAAAAAAADw/9SzN7e_hSBk/s320/puppets+097.jpg" /></a></div></div></div></div>James Wojtal ,Puppet Designerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17714881266645050822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450224859505113939.post-28464463034209365062009-07-23T16:21:00.001-07:002009-07-23T16:49:09.266-07:00some other things I have done.Being a puppet designer is a odd career by most peoples standards, I have had my share of odd and disturbing requests over the years, I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">remember</span> one women who wanted me to fix a old <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Javan</span> Marionette that she had , seemed pretty straight forward to me until she added that the pubic hair present on the puppet was hers. I just don't understand conceptual artists.<br /><br />any way here are some puppets designs and puppets that do not involve human pubic hair or bodily fluids.<br /><br /><br />These two where Designed based on some very rough drawings supplied by the client,<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Ultimately</span> the Puppet design and Puppet build went to another designer, but i do like the way they came out , maybe <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">not the</span> most <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">innovative</span> of designs, but they would have made nice puppets.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Smj0rHxC9FI/AAAAAAAAADQ/ZSGYJKzX8Uk/s1600-h/scan0001.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 228px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361804378040890450" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Smj0rHxC9FI/AAAAAAAAADQ/ZSGYJKzX8Uk/s320/scan0001.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Smj0rWNlI5I/AAAAAAAAADY/3gTiPs8d5XM/s1600-h/scan0002.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 302px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361804381918667666" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Smj0rWNlI5I/AAAAAAAAADY/3gTiPs8d5XM/s320/scan0002.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Smj0qzf47yI/AAAAAAAAADI/7EvWZ34Hc-0/s1600-h/scan0014.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361804372600221474" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Smj0qzf47yI/AAAAAAAAADI/7EvWZ34Hc-0/s320/scan0014.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Smj0qvd0O7I/AAAAAAAAADA/SIfirbLgyzY/s1600-h/scan0013.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 239px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361804371517782962" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Smj0qvd0O7I/AAAAAAAAADA/SIfirbLgyzY/s320/scan0013.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The above Drawing is from Brian Frouds book "The Goblins of Labyrinth", I love Beaky Monsters and took a Stap at making this guy into a posable Sculpture.I used Sculpy , armature wire, and lots of fur and fabric scraps.I also used some scrap wonderflex to make the armor. </div>James Wojtal ,Puppet Designerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17714881266645050822noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450224859505113939.post-75508468749664587212009-07-23T07:19:00.000-07:002009-07-23T07:22:22.682-07:00good morning , Hers a post to start the day<OBJECT id=BLOG_video-c25dfa8121b2b1b0 class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentId="c25dfa8121b2b1b0"></OBJECT>James Wojtal ,Puppet Designerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17714881266645050822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450224859505113939.post-22514907462308824052009-07-22T22:59:00.000-07:002009-07-22T23:17:11.005-07:00heres a new post , before i go off to bed, Enjoy<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Smf88VlKgPI/AAAAAAAAACQ/N5oL1YTb2DQ/s1600-h/scrathcandmolt.finished+006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Smf88VlKgPI/AAAAAAAAACQ/N5oL1YTb2DQ/s200/scrathcandmolt.finished+006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361531994923237618" /></a><br /><br /> This is Scratch and Molt, The stars of a possible series for the web/tv <br /><br />check out thier Creator ,Darrin McGowan's Website Here<br /><br /><a href="http://www.darinmcgowan.com/index.html">Darrin McGowan</a><br /><br /><a href="http://web.me.com/darinmcgowan/Angry_Feathers/Home.html">Angry Feathers</a>James Wojtal ,Puppet Designerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17714881266645050822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450224859505113939.post-10700053796262746942009-07-22T16:20:00.000-07:002009-07-22T16:43:13.579-07:00one more post for today , Maybe more tomorow, who knows.<div><br /><br />Just some puppets I have made,<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmehlwfGxpI/AAAAAAAAABc/91yQ9LxYz9E/s1600-h/AJCPUPPET1+(3).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361431551450465938" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmehlwfGxpI/AAAAAAAAABc/91yQ9LxYz9E/s200/AJCPUPPET1+(3).jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div>Little orange guy for an international Client </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div>A Pelican</div><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Smeg2ctIL5I/AAAAAAAAABM/0IFbQHrGKV4/s1600-h/tiger+elias+009.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361430738686717842" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Smeg2ctIL5I/AAAAAAAAABM/0IFbQHrGKV4/s200/tiger+elias+009.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Smehlpe8bvI/AAAAAAAAABU/Ds6h1CmRc8M/s1600-h/puppets+006frackle.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361431549570739954" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/Smehlpe8bvI/AAAAAAAAABU/Ds6h1CmRc8M/s200/puppets+006frackle.jpg" /></a>and a Beaky Monster thing. </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div>and Finally a Video for a Commercial I worked on a few years ago.</div><br /><div> </div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyVgCRcsj80Y25gONmSLCr-RkUyBfiK5aELBwmdAdlkGXtq0jwnBM5pXCcgzrP0xLMQyDTwMWjlpB7dT9mVQA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>James Wojtal ,Puppet Designerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17714881266645050822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450224859505113939.post-61605572696396310382009-07-22T15:20:00.000-07:002009-07-22T16:19:34.451-07:00ok, So I didnt keep my word, on the new blog updatesSo I guess i should add some stuff to the old Page,<br /><br />This year has been sort of busy, not as busy as i would like, but busy.I have had a few fun Freelance projects, Nothing steady(i do miss working with my Puppet building colleagues), but I am thankful for the projects I have had. here are some of the more recent puppet projects.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmeW6zBaa_I/AAAAAAAAABE/v2nVey75nqo/s1600-h/logo-collegehumor.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 52px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361419818280578034" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmeW6zBaa_I/AAAAAAAAABE/v2nVey75nqo/s200/logo-collegehumor.jpg" /></a><br />I had a lot of fun with these two projects , hopefully I'll get to work on some more videos with these guys soon.<br /><br />Pot Cookie Monster,<br />Clearly a Parody of the old "On The Wall" segments from Sesame Street , My first Job with College Humor, Designed and built the Puppets as well as Lead Puppeteer. My Right hand man (Literally) was my friend Rei Padilla<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmeUed-IT2I/AAAAAAAAAA0/wWPCyrJ81vE/s1600-h/collegehumor+029.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361417132570070882" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmeUed-IT2I/AAAAAAAAAA0/wWPCyrJ81vE/s200/collegehumor+029.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4ZMyK9Ko74">Pot Cookie Monster</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here is Project number Two<br /><br />A very ambitious and Fun project , this was a Parody of the Classic Disney Film, "The Little Mermaid", along with Hints of the Production Style , and Scope of a "Muppet Show" sketch, I designed and built all the puppets . Puppeteers are Myself ,Rei Padilla, and Frankie Corderro, along with some help from the production crew.<div><br /></div><div></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmeVYoZjgsI/AAAAAAAAAA8/IJJ1mdgM_ng/s1600-h/tiger+elias+010.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361418131801866946" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SmeVYoZjgsI/AAAAAAAAAA8/IJJ1mdgM_ng/s200/tiger+elias+010.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXB5gmL-HD0">Kiss the Girl...Continued</a>James Wojtal ,Puppet Designerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17714881266645050822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450224859505113939.post-17080073161712443902008-12-12T18:52:00.000-08:002008-12-12T18:58:55.944-08:00What ?really im going to try and blog?Again?<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SUMk41DMuPI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kavgOLOVOIM/s1600-h/collegehumor+037.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279103746940123378" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rHbrBSCtD3Q/SUMk41DMuPI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kavgOLOVOIM/s200/collegehumor+037.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I am I promise, i have failed at this in the past ,but i have a new Found Determination!</div>James Wojtal ,Puppet Designerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17714881266645050822noreply@blogger.com0