Hello, folks!

Wanlu, I enjoyed your videos online. Where did you get the beautiful backdrops? Are they pre-painted or did you have to have someone paint them for you?

I've seen scenic muslin on ebay but the large size 10' by 20' makes it too cumbersome for my needs. I need a maximum height of 6'4" so I can do puppets over the top as well.

-Tony Borders

P.S. I'm looking for a nice Frosty the Snowman puppet for a recurring winter show. Any leads? A dealer at I-Fest had a nice one in her photo album, but I've lost her card and she said it was her private snowman. It should be 18 inches or larger.

-Tony Borders

Hey Tony thats a great Idea...
Steve, have you ever thought of making a Snowman puppet?
That would make a cool show for winter and mabey the summer "They left me to melt"
What about it Steve?

Yes, we will be making a snowman puppet - perhaps by next christmas.... and a Jack-o-lantern or next Halloween. Keep prompting me around next summer!
Ax

Dear Steve:

As you consider a snowman, with a little red on the round cheeks, you might consider making him dual purpose. Perhaps a clown costume over the snowman body, with a red nose that attaches to the button nose.

The magic hat should be removable as well. Then it could be replaced with a clown hat where the elastic strap goes into the mouth (not much of a chin on a snowman). I know your thoughts go a hundred miles an hour, but if you have a coffee break sketch the snowman/clown. The clown shoes would attach to the bottom of the snowman and stick out from the rounded clown body.

-Tony

We may do this snowman this year! Email me if interested.

Ax

Tony, I was on EBay UK, and I saw this:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Photographic-Backdrop-New-Pro-Studio-Quality-2-8m-x-4m_W0QQitemZ130097926620QQihZ003QQcategoryZ3860QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Thought it might help.
Jack

Thanks for the information. I like the satin look. I'm guessing they won't wrinkle badly or photographers wouldn't use them.

We are currently in development on a Snowman Puppet in time for Christmas show this year. If you are interested in watching the development please let me know and I'll post updates.

We also have another holiday puppet in production that is really WACKY. It's a "Fried Chicken" which for the holdays will double as a "Roast Turkey". It's totally cooked, but able to perform in your show.....

Oh yeah....the jack-o-lantern is already out at http://www.axtell.com/jackolantern.html

More later.

Ax