A tiny diorama to support Center for Puppetry Arts

Hey, nerds! We're Alex and Dani, and we're seriously nerdy about puppets. It’s time for the Center for Puppetry Arts’ annual String Fling gala, and we were thrilled to craft a contribution to their fundraising auction. This build brought us back to our roots, challenging ourselves to use simple tools and materials to bring a little puppet workshop to life. With an old Ford Model-T kit, a handful of coffee stirrers, some foam scraps and a couple tabletop figures, we created a colorful fantasy scene. It was a great reminder that you don’t always need a fully-formed concept or cutting-edge gadgets to have fun making stuff.

If you’re interested in supporting Center for Puppetry Arts and the incredible work they do, visit their site at:
puppet.org

And if you want to bid on this diorama, look for Item #108 on the String Fling when it goes live on March 26 at 12:00pm Eastern:
https://one.bidpal.net/stringfling25

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Supplies and Equipment
Coffee Stirrers: https://a.co/d/dul41Cx
Female Figure - DHL Classics: Female Wizards: reapermini.com
Male Figure and Pug – Townsfolk Puppeteer: reapermini.com
Vallejo Acrylic Paint: https://amzn.to/3FBLw32
Huge Miniatures Fluorescent Paint: hugeminis.com
Snippies and Tweezies: https://amzn.to/3HPYnl5
Nail Detail Brushes: https://a.co/d/bpDntud
Artify Dry Brush Set: https://a.co/d/hbo3o01
Acrylic Display Case: https://www.michaels.com/product/clea...

Original Music by Devin Norris. Check out his Lofi jazz channel on Instagram: @dvsnlofi
Other musical selections from Epidemic Sound.

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Timecodes:
0:00 Intro
0:50 Wooden Platforms
2:35 Back Wall
3:12 Props
4:14 Texture & Paint
5:04 Setting the Scene
6:08 Figures
7:58 Placement
8:24 Final Shots