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OPEN
DOOR DESIGNS IS HAVING A SPRING SALE!
20% OFF EVERYTHING IN OUR RETAIL STORE
JUNE 1 - 12, 2011 - see retail
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Kristen
is a novelist, memoir writer, mom, sister, wife, daughter,
kids’ book blogger, and perpetual amateur knitter.
Her previous novels include Water Wings, The
Perpetual Ending, and Origin of Haloes.
She lives in Toronto with her husband, visual artist
Jeff Winch, and her daughter.
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About
the book
Born to a postman and an English war bride, a young girl
named Ruth begins to grow at an alarming rate. The doctor
claims nothing is wrong, but she soars upwards, and is the
size of an adult by kindergarten. Though ostracized and
teased by the other children, she longs to be among them.
Ruth’s giant perspective gives her a bird’s
eye view that conveys her profound capacity for empathy.
She can see over place and time – back to the days
before she was born, through to the lives of other giants,
and even into the intimate thoughts of her mother and father. |
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"Shadow
Puppet Theatre is a professional shadow puppet troupe located
in the Region of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. We produce puppet
shows, design and build our own puppets and lead workshops
in making and manipulating puppets for people of all ages
— we are interested in the history of puppetry and in
learning old techniques as well as developing new ones."
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Several
years ago I met Mat and Arlene at Puppets Up when they
were starting their venture et voila - they did it!
Shadow
Puppet Theatre
LtoR
Mat F.Kelly: Technical Director; Vic Thepmontry: Puppet
Designer; ArleneThomas: Artistic Director
More
Information: www.shadowpuppettheatre.com |
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BASEMENT
STUDIO
NOW AVAILABLE
FOR RENT
The basement
studio is now finished and available for rent
for small meetings and events. A beautiful clean new space,
there is approximately 350 sq ft of floor space. 2 tables, 12
chairs, microwave, kettle, coffeemaker, fridge and bathroom.
Rates:
$15/hr - 8 hour minimum
$20/hr by the hour.
more info:
info@opendoordesigns.ca
, (416) 531-1290
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The
Toronto School of Puppetry with support from the Raucous Caucus
presents
FRESH IDEAS IN PUPPETRY DAY
“CREATIVE COLABORATIONS”
Sunday
June 5, 2011
A one-day conference, festival and good time.
Puppetmongers’ Studio
401 Logan Avenue , Unit 219
(upstairs at Dundas Street East and Logan )
More Info
TICKETS NOW ON SALE
Full Day and and Evening Tickets available
Reservations strongly suggested. This event usually sells out.
Space is Limited.
All day and evening $100
Evening performance alone
$25 advance ticket or $30 at the door |
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“...a
wonderfully twisted puppet act that leaves me crying tears of
laughter.”
Andrew Wallace, Metro News
Dan Redican
and his VERY BAD Puppets
Hosted
by Ryan Belleville
with special guests:
Ladystache
A Classy Affair
The Newsdesk with Ron Sparks
and more!
June 7, 9 pm The Rivoli, 334 Queen W. |
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NEW PUPPETS
FROM CATE & LEVI
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Every Item
Is One Of A Kind - All Natural & Reclaimed Materials and
Handmade In Canada - $25 ea. For more Cate & Levi puppets
click here to visit our
retail store page. |
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Indian |
Composite
- 50's-60's
12" - $22ea
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German
Composite - '50's - $25
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Little
Red Riding Hood
French marionettes - 11"
Great condition except for LRR who has some issues
$75 for set |
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Pelham
- Bengo
5" x 6"
1960's - 55$
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Pelham-SL
- Pinocchio
12"- 1960's
1960's - $75 |
Pelham
- Wooden Head Girl
12" - 1962-69 -With Box
$55
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Pelham
- SL - Frog
12" - 1962-1989 -With Box
Mint - $150 |
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Sri
Lanka: Does anyone know who this character is? |
Marionette
Sri Lanka
new - $55
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This
exquisite horse marionette (it works as beautifully as it
looks) and box appear to be as old as they look - I am guessing
'20's-30's but I could be completely wrong - does anyone
have any ideas? (Private Collection) |
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I
am also pleased to say that we now have some provenance on these
wonderful Czech puppets were brought into the store. They are
in mint condition and we now know that they were made after
1948. They were purchased "as old" in the early 1950's.
Radek Licek
from the Puppet
Museum in Chrudim in the Czech Republic wrote this about
these puppets:
"The
puppets displayed in your slideshow are small marionettes
from a serial production for family theatres. They were manufactured
by Mr. Lubor Svorcik (*1911 - ?) from Pardubice, Czechoslovakia.
He obtained a licence for "a production of art puppets"
in 1948. He designed and produced the puppets himself, only
with a help of his wife until the early 1980´s."
The
26 puppets are about 10" tall and including the controller
24" tall. The owners would like to sell them. They are
available individually @ $35 ea or the set of 26 for $780. If
you would like to purchase them, please contact us at info@opendoordesigns.ca
or call (416) 531-1290. |
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I
attended the Japanese Mechanical Doll Demonstration on May 24th
by Tamaya Shobei, Karakuri Ningyo Master at The Japan Foundation
on Bloor St. The dolls were beautiful and to think that Tamaya
Shobei is the last master of his kind. Fortunately, he has several
apprentices working with him.
"The Japan Foundation, Toronto is very pleased to welcome
Master Craftsman Tamaya Shobei IX for a special demonstration
of Karakuri Ningyo, elaborate mechanical dolls that first became
popular in Japan in the 17th century. Mr. Shobei represents
the ninth generation of a line of esteemed artisans sharing
his name who specialize in Karakuri Ningyo. Technologically
advanced and aesthetically beautiful, Karakuri Ningyo are considered
the forebears of modern-era Japanese robotics.
Mr. Shobei will be demonstrating two types of Karakuri Ningyo.
Perhaps the best known form of these dolls, the Cha-Hakobi-Ningyo
(tea-carrying doll) holds a tray, delivers a cup of tea to a
guest, and then returns to its original position. The Yumi-Hiki
Douji (arrow-shooting child), considered the pinnacle of Karakuri
Ningyo craftsmanship for its detailed movements and facial expression,
can pick up an arrow and shoot it at a target.
Tamaya Shobei IX is visiting Canada as part of the Museum
of Civilization's new exhibition, Japan: Tradition. Innovation,
on display from May 20 - October 10, 2011.
Visit the following sites for more information about Karakuri
Ningyo:
www.toyota-ct.ac.jp/~jimu/syomu/suematsu/karafro.html
www.karakuri.info
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New
Work by Alexander Mergold
These
delightful fleece and foam tabletop puppets are the latest concoctions
to come out of Alexander's busy workshop.
Visit
his blog and
see more! |
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Al
Stencell goes to Germany |
See
more about Al and his wonderful books in our Newsletter,
October 2010 |
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"The
puppeteer showman at Stuttgart was Alfons Richter
At the Stuttgart Canstatter Fair mid -week in late Sept. 2010
Mr. Richter
did a pre-sold 10 a.m. show for 22 kindergarten age children.
The show lasted 40 minutes. The basis of the puppet play was
that the princess was lured off into the woods by a witch. The
poise find her sweater and eventually the king and hero and
the crocodile find the princess and take care of the bad witch.
Mr. Richter and his daughter who runs a shooting gallery only
play 2 to 3 fairs each season. They play schools in the winter
time.
* The Stuttgart fair runs along the same dates as the Munich
Oktoberfest but where Munich's focus is the beer halls; Stuttgart
has a bigger midway. This year 1/3 of the exhibition in one
end of the fairground was taken over by a huge agricultural
exhibition. Puppet booths show up at both Munich and Stuttgart.
Mr. Richter has been going to Stuttgart for decades.
i tried to find the Laurenberger touring puppet show but couldn't.
This is an old family of puppet showmen that tour there show
much like a circus with extensive use of posters, The show has
a few old wagons that are very well kept and painted. However,
they have eluded me on my trips."
Photos
& text by Al Stencell
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"Fritz
Fey and his wife Saraswathi were just the greatest hosts when
i was there. The museum is in the old part just a few blocks
once you come into the main street. The street to it is a very
narrow street which first appears as a walking street ONLY.
However you can drive down as far as the museum and then you
see that there is a side street off to the right and about ten
metered parking spaces. if they are full there is another bigger
parking lot further along down by the river and a short block
walk back to the museum. The main street there has several good
bakery and coffee shops that are open early.
i would strongly recommend anyone interested in puppets that
are going to Europe make an effort to see this museum and also
the Stadt Museum in Munich.
It is these touring puppet showmen and the fairgrounds that
truly allowed the puppet show to flourish in Europe. Sadly this
is not portrayed in many collections as it is so well done in
these two outstanding museums.
Both Fritz and Saraswathi speak perfect English. Connected to
the museum is a wonderful gift shop that also has tables where
you can enjoy good coffee and pastries. "
Photos
& text by Al Stencell |
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Bill
Fussner recently went to Brimfield Antique Show and took a few
puppet related photos.
The Brimfield
Antique Show is the largest outdoor antique show in the world,
held since1959 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, three times each
year, with thousands of dealers attending! Brimfield is one
hour west of Boston. |
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SUMMER
ADVENTURE CAMP
Junction Triangle Outreach Location
Camp Registration
now open
Ages: 5- 17
July 4th- August 26th
More info:
www.dovercourtkids.com
email:
Tony Palermo: paldover21@kwik.net |
Perth
Dupont Community Garden
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Started
just as a garden with individual plots in 2005 by the City Councillor
Adam Giambrone, it has been transformed into a thriving Community
Garden, and is now a center for Urban Agriculture. With ethnic
and lifestyle diversity, our garden is a place to grow food, flowers,
friendships, and personal social and leadership skills. READ
MORE
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June Harlowe Foods
1627 Dupont Street
(Between Dundas & Symington, south side)
Toronto, Ontario
M6P 3S8
416.848.1984
Website
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Material
Donations Needed
RED WAGON COLLECTIVE
AT EVANGELINE
Donations
may be dropped off at Open Door Designs or email Nancy
Davis Halifax for more information.
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RED WAGON COLLECTIVE: DONATIONS
NEEDED:
fabric, wool, embroidery floss, needles, crochet hooks, old
sweaters
RED WAGON COLLECTIVE was formed in 2006 in response to our desire
to deepen our artistic, collaborative, and community-engaged
practices through residency projects that would enable us to
develop both intensive and extensive relationships in the Junction
- a rapidly changing neighbourhood in Toronto's west end. We
share a desire to work collaboratively with artists and non-artists
to create work that inspires new conversations; softens boundaries
between groups separated by age, culture, ability, and economic
status; promotes the presence of art in everyday life and contributes
to increasing public engagement in community development. The
work we create with communities is used in producing exhibitions,
public installations, and celebratory performance events.We
are currently working within the walls of the Evangeline Shelter.
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