by abstractgrant | 5 Jun 2017 | mermaid theatre, mumford
I built the original Mumford at Mermaid Theatre’s Animotion. We were given a bunch of empty containers of various shapes and told to make something. As a result, he was the first puppet I ever built that I didn’t design first — I just started...
by abstractgrant | 12 Jun 2016 | mermaid theatre, reviews
This blog has been silent for a while because it’s been a crazy few months, which culminated in us buying a house! One thing I did recently was to attend Mermaid Theatre’s touring production of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Eric Carle Favourites....
by abstractgrant | 25 Apr 2014 | atlatl, mermaid theatre
I’d always planned for Atlatl to have elephant feet. This was inspired by the Tromble, one of the creatures from Dougal Dixon’s speculative evolution book The New Dinosaurs: Unfortunately, I’d never made wearable puppet feet before, so I had no idea...
by abstractgrant | 23 Oct 2013 | appearances, mermaid theatre
Here’s my appearance on Rogers TV’s Daytime, hosted by Derick Fage and Lois Lee (photo above by Reid DeLong). Thanks to Sean Augstman, the director, and to my friend Paul Donnelly, who taped it for me.
by abstractgrant | 6 Oct 2013 | appearances, mermaid theatre
This Wednesday, October 9, I’m going to be appearing (with a puppet) on Daytime, the community events show on Rogers TV (cable 22) in Ottawa. I’m usually a volunteer on this show (it’s crewed mostly by volunteers), but this week I’ll be...
by abstractgrant | 7 Aug 2013 | atlatl, mermaid theatre
One of the things I brought to Animotion was Atlatl’s head, in the hope of getting some feedback and direction. Here’s what Atlatl’s working prototype looked like before, with my right hand working the head, and the body formed by a dome...
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