Let me introduce to you...

Well Yay! Look who dropped by for a visit. Sherlock Holmes! He is one of the more detailed puppets. He is also human; this distinguishes him from many of the other puppets as they are predominately animals. He was a lot of fun to create; I love a challenge. His head and hands are made of papier mache and painted with acrylics then varnished. His outfit is sewn (out of oh-so-trendy tiny green check) and a tag is attached.
Sherlock here was made for a good friend of mine who's father is a big fan of Sherlock. He (S. Holmes, although I suppose "He" could also pertain to my friend's Dad just as easily) is now living a comfortable and dignified life amidst other Sherlockian paraphernalia.

Kirkham Puppets is soon moving to a new location. It will be a good time to go through all of my supplies and reorganize. Because, as you may know, puppet making is a decidedly messy and spread-out-all-over art. I would like to make part of a wall as a show area for my good puppet friends, not only for them to be able to talk to one another and look pensively out the window from time to time, but also for visiting customers to have a large selection of puppets to see and buy. Ah, so crafty, so wily!

Ciaociao for now, and happy puppeting... Kirkhampuppets