This week I've been looking at Alexander Calder's Circus.
Before I found his video, I had made my dinosaurs into a little scene which you can see above. I gave my dinosaur a sewn unicycle and tightrope, and for the other two - a car with a flat tyre to fit my idea of bizarre ways of travelling that would be really slow, but would still be quicker than my bus.
I imagined these racing, so cut into the cardboard behind them and attached wire to make them wobble. I'd prefer them to move a bit more though, so plan to have a look at horse racing games in an arcade and maybe create my own dinosaur race.
After the discovery of Alexander Calder's Circus, I decided to try and make a T-Rex with a bit more movement. I used scrunched up newspaper and masking tape for my first one.
I've been using dinosaurs as I like the idea of a journey through time, and bringing something prehistoric and placing it somewhere modern where it is completely out of place.
I picture my puppet dinosaur, Bruce, partaking in many a human activity such as tea drinking, having a shower, calling his mates, riding a bike - you name it, Bruce can do it.
Here is a little video of my newspaper T-Rex puppet! http://instagram.com/p/nbRWesrdgz/
I thought Bruce felt a bit lonely, so after a day away from my home that is the 2D room, I'd like to introduce Bruce's (big) little sister, Wendoline.
No, she isn't quite finished. Her tail needs adjusting and she needs some teeth but she is getting there!
Expect an updated T-Rex.
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