sculpture

Make: Believe Visits Images In Motion

Kamela Portuges and Lee Armstrong have been making puppets and performing together for over 25 years. Armstrong, who’d gotten her big puppetry break on Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock, met talented sculptor Portuges at a puppet festival; the two soon combined their talents to create their Sonoma, Calif., studio, Images In Motion. Since then, they’ve been steadily producing TV shows, commercials, and live performances, as well as lending their expertise to major studios and toy companies. Video and slideshow after the jump.

Continue Reading April 30th, 2013 Gregory Hayes2

Building a Mathematical Hanging Sculpture in an Hour

Sculptor George W. Hart recently designed and constructed two five-fold symmetrical sculptures with his “Crystal Flowers in Halls of Mirrors: Mathematics Meets Art and Architecture” class at Aalto University in Helsinki.

Continue Reading April 18th, 2013October 5th, 2015 Michael Colombo

Paper Mache` Animal Head

I love a faux animal head and this paper mache` bust by Lil Blue Boo is even better because it’s a unicorn!

Continue Reading April 8th, 2013 Meg Allan Cole2

The Aesthetics of Mechanical Power

James Capper is a London-based artist and maker who builds powerful hydraulic machines. Inspired by engineering marvels of years past, a survey of his mechanical sculptures are on view at Yorkshire Sculpture Park for the next two weeks.

Continue Reading April 1st, 2013 Nick Normal2

Gruesome/Awesome Web-Controlled Puppet

Twitr_janus is a live physical avatar — a puppet that can be controlled remotely through Google Drive, Twitter, and Skype. Inside: an Arduino and webcam. Outside: hot glue face (shaped with a silicone latex mold) and paper mache skull (shaped over carved polystyrene).

Continue Reading February 14th, 2013November 11th, 2015 Laura Cochrane6