Big day here in the Puppet Cave. This evening we record Episode 1 of the O:P podcast, Pixels and Puppets (Ep 0 is already out if you’d like the origin story). This will be the first time in years since … Read the rest
Over the past couple of days I’ve read the words “caught the lurgy” to describe catching either the flu or Covid. It pinged in my brain because I knew the word “lurgy” from a skit by the classic … Read the rest
I fully confess to having a bit of gear lust when it comes to my media setups. Considering my small audience I’ve spent way more on gear than a lot of other creators … Read the rest
It occurs to me that doing one of these every day means the “all posts” body of the website is going to fill up with pictures of the Morning Coffee logo pretty quick. Must think of something to handle that. … Read the rest
If the coffee is still brewing does this count as a morning coffee blog? Hmm.
When I jumped head first into the puppet building world, I had never run my own business before, and definitely do *not* have a head … Read the rest
Hello 2023!
If there’s one lesson to take away from the descent of Twitter into one billionaire man-child’s personal hate speech platform, it’s that ordinary people need to take more charge of their online lives. The rise of … Read the rest
Now that Twitter has descended into the embodiment of a meme featuring a cartoon dog and lots of fire, no better time to get back to personal blogging, right?
I know, a year-end wrap-up in November seems a touch early, … Read the rest
As someone running a (very) small business, it’s often in my best interests to engage in social media platforms I don’t necessarily enjoy as an individual. Twitter was one of the few exceptions. Despite its many failings, it was the … Read the rest
First off let me thank everyone. The direct shop is motoring along, the live streams always get a healthy number of viewers, and generally all is well in The Puppet Mines.
The other day on … Read the rest
In 2019, I cautiously entered the world of puppet building for sale to collectors, hobbyists and professional puppeteers. The most logical choice of platform at the time was Etsy, a marketplace geared specifically towards hand made crafts and small-scale home … Read the rest
I had an interaction with a new client recently that was somewhat eye opening. They contacted me asking for a build with some specific colours, and sent along a picture of the Trans flag as an example but didn’t actually … Read the rest
Well 2022 is off to a heck of a start for the puppet building world. First the bad:
Popular puppet builder and YouTube personality Adam Kreutinger has launched NFTs. I’m not going to get drawn into a debate about NFTs … Read the rest
