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Hobey Ford’s “Animalia” includes a magnified look at butterfly and frog metamorphosis, the world of birds and a classic undersea ballet of whales, frolicking dolphins, and otters. Each of the beautiful, animated, carved-foam puppets—or “Foamies”—is hand-crafted by Hobey.Hobey is considered both an innovator in puppetry craft and a master storyteller. He has created both the Foamies and the clever hand puppet known as “Peepers”. The Foamies are large animal puppets carved from blocks of foam. After studying each animal’s characteristic movements, Hobey designs various control mechanisms to make the puppets themselves move in a life-like manner. The Foamies are presented using both stage and house performance space.
In this workshop Hobey Ford will guide participants in carving small foam rubber puppets of animals. Using an electric meat knife we will cut out the side and front profiles in foam. Then participants will learn to carve their cut-outs with scissors. These small “Foamies” are then colored with pastel chalks and bamboo skewer rods will be attached to manipulate them.
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Run Time: Approximately 90 minutes
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Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St,Portland, Maine, United States
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