Jon's Java - The Mad Puppeteer: Self Portraits

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Saturday, July 15, 2017

Jon

Here's another re-build for the new "Animal Behavior" shoots...

Jon

Mouth Puppet from "Animal Behavior"

He's also a self portrait... Bald and all... Hahaha...

Here's a little peek at the making of the puppet -

The original puppet was made about eight years ago, and had seen better days... I was going to just repair him. But, it made more sense to start from scratch, and make a puppet more like I had originally wanted. So I did!

And a peek at a couple more of the new puppets for the show - look for full posts on them soon!

Thursday, October 6, 2011

The Three Stooges

Sean, Jon, Jordan

Mouth Puppets

Saturday, September 19, 2009

Sometimes I get so bored...

... at my day job... and things like this happen

Cardbored Finger Puppet of me!

Friday, August 14, 2009

Paper Jon

Stick Puppet made from paper and pen

Thursday, May 28, 2009

31 Days of Holly Pop - Mr. Epstein

Mr. Epstein

Stick Puppet From Holly Pop

All the characters in Holly Pop are either high school students, or teachers. All the students are named after characters from other high school films, like The Breakfast Club, or Better Off Dead, etc... That whole genere. And all the teachers are named after teachers I had in school. Some of the puppets are based on the Elmwood Crew and a few of our friends, others are totally out of my head.

Saturday, May 16, 2009

31 Days of Holly Pop - Bobby Keller

Bobby

I made this stick puppet of myself way before I decided to do the Holly Pop puppets like this.

I plan to make a portrait of myself in every form of puppetry I try.

I bought the sticks puppets at a Jo-Ann's Etc as a goof one day, I had no real plans for them, and I made this one, then the Prince one, and then just didn't do anything with the rest of the package.

Then years later the Holly Pop idea hit me, I had it in my head for a while but had no idea how to do it, a lollipop going to high school, then the idea of the stick puppets popped into my head, and I made more... Then ordered another pack from Blick (little plug there) and made even more.

They're fun, easy and goofy...

Look for almost the whole Elmwood Productions crew to pop up in stick form here, as I made them into the cast of Holly Pop!

In Holly Pop this puppet is known as Bobby Keller.

All the characters in Holly Pop are either high school students, or teachers.
All the students are named after characters from other high school films, like The Breakfast Club, or Better Off Dead, etc... That whole genere.
And all the teachers are named after teachers I had in school.
Some of the puppets are based on the Elmwood Crew and a few of our friends, others are totally out of my head.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Another Jon

Jon

Hand Puppet

Yup, another self portrait, this one's a hand puppet with a fabric face as opposed to a sculpted one like Rev. Jon.

My grandmother is a crafter and she gives me boxes full of her remnant fabrics from time to time. Since there usually isn't enough of one type of fabric to make one of the big puppets I use the stuff on the puppets, often as hair, and other touches, and I use alot of it for these hand puppets. I love making them, they're quick and fun.

Friday, April 10, 2009

Finger Jon!

Here's the original Finger Jon, he's spent his days at Brie's place...

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Finger Jon 2

Finger Jon Puppet

This is the second one of these I made of me. I like the other one better, I'll get a picture eventually, the other one is currently residing at Brie's.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Rev. Jon B.

The Rev. Jon B. Sexypants

Join the Cult!

Preachin' to the Felines!

Just the head....

I made this head out of Sculpy in 2007, painted it and glued on the scruff, and then it just sat there for about two years. Then one snowy nite in December 2008 I was in my living room watching Ed Wood movies in the middle of the nite and decided to dig it up and do something with it... And the Rev. Jon B. was born!