At Maker Faire New York this weekend, Puppet Phactory provided interesting-looking junk items for kids to craft into puppets. Puppet Phactory is a collective of artists that have come together to produce a play called “Momma Junk.” They’re planning to choose their favorite Faire-crafted puppets to become a part of the show:
In the spirit of Making, we are open-sourcing this performance. We are inviting the Maker world to build the puppets for “Momma Junk.” The final puppets chosen will be beta tested at Pop Up Playhouse in New York City in February 2014. From there we aim for a World Premier of “Momma Junk” at Maker Faire Bay Area 2014.
There were some pretty fabulous creations on display. Here are a few:
Exasperated toaster
Circular storage man
Birdie mouth
Keypad abs
Big smile
Ready for action
Rewind
Velcro hair
Monster mouth
Everyone hard at work making their puppets.
One of the puppets made by the Puppet Phactory folks
Another Puppet Phactory creation
Spider!
Man in a jacket
Puppet Phactory!
I gave them a MAKE Editor’s Choice Blue Ribbon.
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