Crafty Tuesday So about 10 years ago I promised a puppet

And now the chance to get the puppet to the person promised is looming as in a week and a half. I need to build it and get the details right. I didn’t know I would have a chance at doing this at all until about three days ago.

Looking at the project, I am glad this is ten years later as it will be easier for me to create it as I have learned a number of skills in that time which will help with this project.

I think the way I would have done it ten years ago would not have done the character justice.

I do believe that certain skills are a use it or lose it.

Others, once learned, are never forgotten entirely but one can be really rusty as to how something is done.

Knowledge is a cumulative process. You start at one point and learn. You add to the basics that you know and expand on that knowledge gaining more.

I firmly believe that I haven’t even scratched the surface of what I can do with puppetry.

I have all these things I want to try and increase my knowledge of how to build really cool puppets.

So when a challenge like this, I am going to see what I can push to create what I want to do.

I am grateful that others have broken down the costume so I have a prayer of making it look right.