tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24540431.post-1160616211565397962006-10-11T18:16:00.000-07:002006-10-11T18:23:31.583-07:00My "Popular Arts and Vernacular Aesthetics" class took a trip to the Puppetry Arts institute in Independence, Missouri. Puppetry is actually a very serious art form that we commonly neglect. The japanese commonly use 3 people to work a puppet. One will spend years just learning to work the legs on a marionette, then they move on to the right arm, and finally the left arm and head.<br /><br />They had a showcase of Australian puppets, including the "Bushranger" and a couple Roos. Apologize for the cell phone pics. =)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3110/2545/1600/49c1aa8e641e.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3110/2545/320/49c1aa8e641e.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3110/2545/1600/ed87c268a77b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3110/2545/320/ed87c268a77b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3110/2545/1600/1087e10f121c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3110/2545/320/1087e10f121c.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Harry Truman, former president of the US, from Independence.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3110/2545/1600/6b4bddd96266.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3110/2545/320/6b4bddd96266.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3110/2545/1600/5f4f126e40ea.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3110/2545/320/5f4f126e40ea.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02475874175881899261noreply@blogger.com