Puppet Making, Building & Behind the Scenes

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Puppet Making, Building & Behind the Scenes 〰️

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Learn about puppet making from professional puppet maker and fabricator Sam Carter, creator of Boopos Blanks.

Here Sam shares puppet-building techniques, materials, character design, fabrication tips, professional projects, DIY puppet ideas, and a behind-the-scenes look at how puppets are designed and built.

Throw Spaghetti at the Wall: A Puppet Maker’s Case for Saying Yes to Weird Ideas
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Throw Spaghetti at the Wall: A Puppet Maker’s Case for Saying Yes to Weird Ideas

Since this is the first Boopos Blanks blog post, I figured I’d start with one of the philosophies that has shaped a surprising amount of my creative career:

Throw spaghetti at the wall.

I don’t mean saying yes to everything.

I mean putting yourself out there. Applying for something even when you don’t know if you’ll get it. Pitching the strange project. Trying a new material. Building something you haven't built before. Saying, “Sure, why not?” and seeing what sticks.

That approach has led me to some pretty interesting places throughout my career as a puppet maker and fabricator.

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