Barefoot College. Puppet Making.
Bunker Roy (the founder of Barefoot) kindly arranged for us all to make a puppet today so we could bring home a iconic keepsake of the college. Guided by the esteemed puppet master Ram Niwas, we attempted to make something approximating the human head.
Newspaper is first shredded and then pounded in a mortar and pestle with water and fenugreek (the binding agent) until it reaches the consistency of clay. We started with wrapping dry newspaper around the top of a dowel to create a small sphere. The paper/water/fenugreek mixture was then packed on to (technically) create a more fully realized head shape. Eyebrows, a nose, lips(very hard), ears and hair were added.
Very fun, lot of laughs throughout and some interesting outcomes….
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| Not as easy as they make it look. |
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| Jamie and Rimishi -a great collaboration don’t you think? |
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| Working in the shade under an HF-14 donated to the college. A centre piece of the new campus. Especially fun for the kids. |
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| Not bad for our first effort. We had a great teacher. |
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| Bunker Roy. The likeness is spot on. |
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The paper mache texture is almost like
working in clay.
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| Heads drying in the sun on the aircraft wing. |