Puppetry arts

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An illustration of a wooden marionette or puppet figure or man on strings

"Wayang" is the Javanese word for "shadow", but it is commonly used to refer to the shadow puppet shows that are famous across Indonesia. Although Wayang is commonly used to depict the Hindu epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata, I decided to use the beautiful form of "Wayang" and apply it to the Christian love story of Isaac and Rebekah. Wugs and Dooey love standing up in their cots and playing with their shadows so I thought it would be a fun way for them to interact with the story. I…

I chose this image because the hands are in control of the puppet. The puppet is connected by strings and those are the physical bonds the the master uses to control them.

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Posts about Puppetry written by Clive Hicks-Jenkins

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Papermoon Puppet Theatre

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