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Birth of a Puppet
The new Pudding and Jammies were not the product of a one passion-fiilled night between some fake fur and a sewing machine- mere conception would be too easy.
For the task of refining the original puppets, I turned to local artist Lyn Marie. I have seen her puppet work in action and even helped operate several of her creations for a demo reel, so I knew she was up to the task. Although she has never actually met a deadline we set, the quality of her work is impressive.
Lyn began by getting to know the original puppets. Actually, since I would never allow the original Pudding and Jammies out of my hands, I gave her their stunt doubles, Elmer and Clyde. From those puppets, Lyn made sketches of what she envisioned for them. Once I approved them, she created patterns (once again, the guys will have stunt doubles, so Lyn needs to be able to make two of each puppet). She cut out pieces of fabric, sculpted foam, and stitched and glued and stitched and glued until the puppets were almost complete. The most difficult part of the process for me has been the eyes. A puppet's eyes are among its most expressive feature, and I struggled to find just the right color, shape, and texture for the new puppets. I finally decided on painted eyes, with a coating of nail polish hardener over them to make them glisten.
The main puppets went right to work, and the stunt doubles arrived a few weeks later.
Now that the new Pudding and Jammies are ready to take their shot at stardom, you can view their humble beginnings by visiting the:
Copyright Kenneth J. Schellin.