Toby Froud Articulated Puppet Workshop Was Awesome!

We got to take the

Articulated Puppet Workshop

in Portland, Oregon

by Toby Froud!

Ignatz was there to make sure

Toby stayed on task.

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It was held in the home of artist

Bryonie Arnold

of

"Whisperweald"
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Holly and Shannon were paying close attention
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Toby is a patient and gracious teacher
(must get that from his Mum!)
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Bryonie lives in a great old three story house.
She had lots of her artwork around
her home to admire!
We enjoyed her immensely and hope
to get the chance to become
better friends with her....
(Hey Bryonie....I forgot my dishes at your house.
I guess now we have a reason to visit again, heehe!)
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Dixie and Deanna hard at work
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Stephanie Lostimolo stopped in
briefly....Wish she had been able to
join us for dinner!
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Karen Prell stopped in to see
what we were up to. She can
list the "Worm" in the "Labyrinth" movie,
& the Fragle Rock character "Red"
among her many past experiences.
She sat by us at dinner and was
just such a nice gal!
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We all hit a local brew pub to celebrate
Holly's 17th birthday on Sat.
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We sang "Happy Birthday" to Holly.
See how red her cheeks are?
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This is the character Toby was working on.

He was showing us how to paint the eyes.

This shows the "human" style eye.
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This side shows more of a

creature style eye.
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I wish I had a shot of Bryonie's almost

finished character.

It was a really cool bird guy!
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Bryonie's dog, Baxter. He was such a sweetie!
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The gang at work!
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Time to finish up the painting and

move on to assembling and

costuming!

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Go, Holly, Go!
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My Girl is 17 now, sniff sniff......
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The home stretch!
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Dixie and Deanna left a little

early so they would not be on the road

so long in the dark.

It was a pleasure to be in class with them!
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Bryonie working on the body
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Holly thinking about what type of

costume to put on her guy.
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One happy Chickie!!
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Toby's finished guy looks like he has

spent too many days at the pub!

I love his hat...Toby showed us how to do

a typical "Froud" hat.

I am planning on making one for my current project.
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Sorry for the next few blurry pics....

(I need a new camera!)

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Class is over, DARN!!

We had a great time and learned tons!

Toby's armature/mechanism really gives

the characters life.
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Me, Holly, Toby, Bryonie & Shannon

(Oh, and Baxter too!)
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Me and Sherri Morgan.

Sherri coordinated the workshop and our fun dinner out.

She is Mom to Toby's new wife, Sarah.

(Thank you, Sherri for a wonderful weekend!)
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This is Holly's finished character

"Farkle"

Isn't he cool?

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This is a sculpt she is working on now.
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This is one I have been working on.

He is a sphinx....Half man - half cat!
I get the sculpting part done

but then loose my enthusiasm when

it is time to do the full armature

and costuming. I am not

very good at it, so I procrastinate.

I guess to get better at something, you need

to practice. I know.....I will get on it!!

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Blessings~LillySue

The Froud's Sculpting Workshop during Faerieworlds 2009

In late July 2009, we took a sculpting workshop

offered as part of the Faerieworlds Summer Festival

in Eugene, Oregon.

This is Holly & Hannah with the Frouds

Brian, Holly, Hannah, Wendy & Toby

The workshop was in a local hotel and there were

about a dozen of us.

Wendy lead us in a short meditation

and then we began sculpting!

We learned how to make a wire armature

and to cover it with foil and tape.


Then we covered it with a layer
of polymer clay.


We added the pieces to begin the facial features


All the while, the Frouds roamed the room
answering questions and giving encouragement.


Hannah & Holly well on their way.


Wendy giving Hannah some tips.

Brian giving some insight on the process.

Can you see the progress??

You don't want to see mine, heehee!

Nope, SOOoooo not mine!

Wendy's!!

Time for a lunch break!

Jesse met us for lunch. He was just hanging out

waiting for us.

Check out the view...The food was yummy.

This was the restaurant at the hotel.

Back to class and time to bake

our creations.

We were the slow-pokes.

Wendy was very patient with us!

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(Thanks Wendy...We L*O*V*E You!)

We had to wait for them to cool down.

I was supposed to be working on adding the

details to mine, but it was fun to watch

Brian and Toby working on theirs!

Everyone was SO creative....

Here is Casi and her sculpture.

It was so fun to see how different they all were.

How cool is this guy??

I believe this is Ruth.

She had taken a workshop the previous day

with Elizabeth who makes the

precious baby faeries.

My hair looks just like his some mornings!

Hard at work.

Dancing Hands and her creation.

Dancing Hands daughter....

Her name is Hannah too!

Her sculpture had her laughing as she made it.

I am pretty sure she had a good time.

It was so fun to be in a room full of creativity!!

Just a few more details.....

Done??

Here is my sculpture...

I called her Willamena.

Her eyes are kinda bugged out....

I gotta work on that!

***The finished work***

Very cool!

The Froud's work

Hannah's, Holly's and mine

A happy student!

Hannah putting on the finishing touches.

Sherri and Kate taught a workshop

the previous day. I would love to take

their class too!

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We will let you know when the workshops

are announced for the winter Faerieworlds.

We can't wait!!

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Blessings~LillySue