Howdy!

Making a moving mouth puppet can take weeks, we have 20 hours and I want everyone to go home with a finished puppet. That's why I have created two patterns that I will walk you through, step by step. The patterns were designed to be blanks and can become anything you like. From these patterns, I have created this mummy and T-Rex. They could have easily become a princess and a unicorn or a pirate and a sea monster or anything you can imagine. Everyone in the class should have enough time to complete one puppet. If there is time, participants can make, or at least start a second puppet.

Once you've created a puppet from my pattern, you can take what you've learned and create puppets that look great on the outside and are still comfortable, light-weight and easy to manipulate.

Speaking of manipulation, we'll learn that too. Puppets can't just look good on a shelf; they have to be light-weight, fit comfortably and move well on stage, and that is what I'll show you how to do.

See you in Missouri!

Nick

Nick Barone
Nick Barone Puppets

Nick Barone was influenced at an early age by Godzilla, Ray Harryhausen and Rankin/Bass. Nick's innovative works reflect his quirky sense of humor. With an attention to detail in his puppets, props and sets along with his uniquely stylized designs, Nick Barone has proved himself to be a very versatile and talented artist.

Nick built his first puppet at the ripe old age of 5. He has been performing puppet shows and building puppets professionally since 1991. He has also taught puppet building workshops to professional puppeteers at National and Regional puppetry festivals.

Nick and his puppets were featured on HGTV’s The Carol Duvall Show. Nick has constructed costumes and puppets for Nickelodeon Productions and constructed miniature sets and performed puppets for "The Mousecracker" video by Snapdragon Video Productions. Nick is currently serving as the Moving-Mouth Puppet Consultant for Puppeteers of America.