tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88947566471605127852011-08-03T21:15:42.074+01:00Crista Noel Smithnoreply@blogger.comBlogger141100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8894756647160512785.post-25893972856327541152011-04-25T15:31:00.003+01:002011-04-25T15:39:36.879+01:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D1ylvBwM3dM/TbWGUxcRZtI/AAAAAAAAAJc/Hb-RY1i6iSo/s1600/puppetweb.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 388px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D1ylvBwM3dM/TbWGUxcRZtI/AAAAAAAAAJc/Hb-RY1i6iSo/s400/puppetweb.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599529403132503762" /></a><br />2010 has seen a busy year from former Toastie Corina Bona, not only did she complete her training as a maker, puppeteer and workshop facilitator. She also co-created several new pieces of work Fishwife <a href="http://fishwifeshow.wordpress.com">http://fishwifeshow.wordpress.com</a> <div>Gongoozler <a href="http://gongoozle.wordpress.com">http://gongoozle.wordpress.com</a> . <div><br /></div><div>Corina Bona has now been chosen as one of the 2010-2011 Puppet Centre Trust Residents. She will be embarking on a new project at the Bristol Old Vic theatre to follow her progress check out her blog at <a href="http://corinaBona.bloggspott.com">http://corinaBona.bloggspott.com </a></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8894756647160512785-2589397285632754115?l=toastsready.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Corina Bonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10395829467559170685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8894756647160512785.post-11110506405153431702010-06-01T12:33:00.003+01:002010-06-01T12:39:12.578+01:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xhX6SElZ6Sw/TATwPYXS7CI/AAAAAAAAACk/nvc6APD_hOU/s1600/header_image01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477767193818229794" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 63px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xhX6SElZ6Sw/TATwPYXS7CI/AAAAAAAAACk/nvc6APD_hOU/s320/header_image01.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><p>Well I'm a bit behind on the Chumpy Nuts festival film that I shot with a lots of help from Chris and Green Ginger and as part of Toast....but I am nearly finished the silly 'Whelk Song' trailer. You can see a sneaky peek here:</p><p><a href="http://www.chumpynuts.co.uk/">http://www.chumpynuts.co.uk/</a></p><p>I'm behind because I became a Dad in April!</p><p>Nickx</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8894756647160512785-1111050640515343170?l=toastsready.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nick Mackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14035306763406934452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8894756647160512785.post-78693225652987350892009-09-23T01:00:00.002+01:002009-09-23T01:04:46.462+01:00i was invited to apply for a fellowship at the Arts Foundation, here's my showreel...<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre; "><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ilnDbK3q0QA&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ilnDbK3q0QA&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8894756647160512785-7869322565298735089?l=toastsready.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395170944588862263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8894756647160512785.post-30519204227257135092009-07-22T10:27:00.002+01:002009-07-22T10:34:55.337+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2L4JE_k52cE/SmbdM_eUjoI/AAAAAAAAAAk/qP4xj50XpOY/s1600-h/Snapshot+2009-07-22+10-26-45.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2L4JE_k52cE/SmbdM_eUjoI/AAAAAAAAAAk/qP4xj50XpOY/s400/Snapshot+2009-07-22+10-26-45.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361215621697932930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2L4JE_k52cE/SmbdMjFEF4I/AAAAAAAAAAc/CaPs0FnAc54/s1600-h/Snapshot+2009-07-22+10-25-21.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 216px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2L4JE_k52cE/SmbdMjFEF4I/AAAAAAAAAAc/CaPs0FnAc54/s400/Snapshot+2009-07-22+10-25-21.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361215614075803522" /></a><br />MAX ON THE 4TH PLINTH!<div>Our own Mr Humphries stood for an hour in his fantastic robot costume last night.</div><div>Here he is:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8894756647160512785-3051920422725713509?l=toastsready.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>greengingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17609052575004514325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8894756647160512785.post-74625864243817337312009-07-11T11:18:00.005+01:002009-07-11T11:26:19.166+01:00<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2L4JE_k52cE/SlhorUXzeYI/AAAAAAAAAAU/y1C0uqvqMvI/s1600-h/3+shot+spread.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2L4JE_k52cE/Slhn9xfb1TI/AAAAAAAAAAM/UWKgAUSDepg/s1600-h/3+shot+spread.jpg"></a><div>I've been busy assisting Jonny Dixon on his solo mask/puppet show MUZZLE - in which Peter and the Wolf collides with the Siege of Stalingrad. Amy Rose is directing and it will be featured in the Bristol Festival of Puppetry in early Sept this year.</div><div><div><br /></div><div>Here are some pretty pics...</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2L4JE_k52cE/SlhorUXzeYI/AAAAAAAAAAU/y1C0uqvqMvI/s400/3+shot+spread.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357146850169420162" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 160px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8894756647160512785-7462586424381733731?l=toastsready.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>greengingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17609052575004514325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8894756647160512785.post-87084572997046002272009-06-10T19:48:00.002+01:002009-06-10T19:53:12.823+01:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RFbkAN7PO6M/SjAA6l0m2OI/AAAAAAAAAFU/eQnGTeNBb4I/s1600-h/P1010407.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345773764273952994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 220px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RFbkAN7PO6M/SjAA6l0m2OI/AAAAAAAAAFU/eQnGTeNBb4I/s320/P1010407.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RFbkAN7PO6M/SjAA6TTJBeI/AAAAAAAAAFM/0TXX8sHxLuY/s1600-h/P1010410.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345773759301748194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 315px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RFbkAN7PO6M/SjAA6TTJBeI/AAAAAAAAAFM/0TXX8sHxLuY/s320/P1010410.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RFbkAN7PO6M/SjAA6L_j1AI/AAAAAAAAAFE/FcnBQsMLym4/s1600-h/P1010399.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345773757340570626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 229px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RFbkAN7PO6M/SjAA6L_j1AI/AAAAAAAAAFE/FcnBQsMLym4/s320/P1010399.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RFbkAN7PO6M/SjAA5k_NfyI/AAAAAAAAAE8/p6Q5KtJPxTY/s1600-h/P1010397.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345773746870124322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 273px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RFbkAN7PO6M/SjAA5k_NfyI/AAAAAAAAAE8/p6Q5KtJPxTY/s320/P1010397.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Hello,</div><br /><div>Here are my Pig and Trout are nearly ready!</div><div>xc</div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8894756647160512785-8708457299704600227?l=toastsready.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Corina Bonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10395829467559170685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8894756647160512785.post-82121739748271924942009-06-05T09:37:00.002+01:002009-06-05T09:49:50.856+01:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xhX6SElZ6Sw/Sijb8FCgdZI/AAAAAAAAABE/mVsB-JPijH8/s1600-h/cops01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343762783066420626" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 235px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xhX6SElZ6Sw/Sijb8FCgdZI/AAAAAAAAABE/mVsB-JPijH8/s320/cops01.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div>I have been busy writing away and getting various illustrations together for some other projects.</div><div>'Cockney Coppers' was an animation project that looks to now be featured in a 'Computer' animation 'how to ' book. </div><div>So I have set up a blog for the books author and publishers...Anyway I'm now thinking design wise these characters may have some legs as puppets.</div><div> </div><div>Not sure but watch this space...</div><div> </div><div>The scripts, short sketches, I have been writing are still in development as far as the Toast project goes. ( As are my character designs).Anyway you can check out the blogs here...</div><div></div><div><a href="http://cockneycoppers.blogspot.com/">http://cockneycoppers.blogspot.com/</a><br /></div><div><a href="http://cockneycopperspress.blogspot.com/">http://cockneycopperspress.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /><a href="http://shuftifilms.blogspot.com/">http://shuftifilms.blogspot.com/</a><br /></div><div>Cheers.x </div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8894756647160512785-8212173974827192494?l=toastsready.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nick Mackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14035306763406934452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8894756647160512785.post-29190541569802207352009-06-01T11:08:00.002+01:002009-06-01T11:11:35.890+01:00here's that hand that people like...<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); white-space: pre; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:'lucida grande';font-size:11px;"><object width="176" height="144"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://www.facebook.com/v/17663481614"><embed src="http://www.facebook.com/v/17663481614" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="176" height="144"></embed></object></span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: 'lucida grande'; white-space: pre; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">come on then, lets be having you, i want to see some other peoples stuff...</span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8894756647160512785-2919054156980220735?l=toastsready.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395170944588862263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8894756647160512785.post-37398253313088458762009-06-01T11:03:00.002+01:002009-06-01T11:10:04.204+01:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:Arial;font-size:10px;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">here's them cladded...</span></div><div><br /></div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QkpsPc6luHY&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QkpsPc6luHY&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8894756647160512785-3739825331308845876?l=toastsready.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395170944588862263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8894756647160512785.post-20008180074289669192009-06-01T10:49:00.002+01:002009-06-01T11:10:17.772+01:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">good morning friends, chris asked me to post some bit's of mechs up, so here you go, sorry about all the rubbish phone footage...</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:Arial;"></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">here's the new big fly wings for pickled image, moved on from the prototype (which tore itself to pieces under the strain) to a steel frame with hand cut cogs, (pleasure).</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:Arial;font-size:10px;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iRXw9LaVbQw&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iRXw9LaVbQw&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8894756647160512785-2000818007428966919?l=toastsready.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395170944588862263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8894756647160512785.post-7781381310527820782009-05-20T20:52:00.002+01:002009-05-20T21:01:31.853+01:00Went to see Cori engaged in a delightful bit of puppetry in Mayfest. She's been working for some time with Tomasin Cuthbert's company Soap Soup and they've been developing a piece called Sir Gregory's Hutch for over a year. I had seen three slices of what seemed quite disconnected so was deeply pleased to see how they had worked it into a satisfying theatrical mouthful. Mmmm.<div><br /></div><div>Jonny and I have been dolly waggling for the Welsh National Opera in their production of Tchaikovsky's Queen of Spades. 2 more to go!</div><div><br /></div><div>Cori and I have been workshopping together; a month ago on a puppet project with (very) young mums in Bristol and this weekend we're off to Farnham to deliver a Youth Theatre School taster session.</div><div><br /></div><div>I just left the workshop where Max has been beavering away on some back-pack fly wings for Pickled Image's new street show. they rock! I'll get him to post some photos or a video... </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8894756647160512785-778138131052782078?l=toastsready.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>greengingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17609052575004514325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8894756647160512785.post-7971112435513597402009-04-12T14:38:00.001+01:002009-04-12T14:38:46.259+01:00Ho!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8894756647160512785-797111243551359740?l=toastsready.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395170944588862263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8894756647160512785.post-21968461463656377932009-04-10T12:15:00.002+01:002009-04-10T12:20:05.590+01:00Hi fellow Toastmonkeys<div>This is very exciting. well done Crista for setting this facility up for us.</div><div>I'll dream up something more interesting than this to put up but no I need to return to my accounts...Aaaargh!</div><div>Chris</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8894756647160512785-2196846146365637793?l=toastsready.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>greengingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17609052575004514325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8894756647160512785.post-34252385255916825002009-04-09T16:13:00.000+01:002009-04-09T16:17:15.256+01:00In welcome, a vaguely puppet and toast related video:<br /><br /> <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xoKbDNY0Zwg&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xoKbDNY0Zwg&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8894756647160512785-3425238525591682500?l=toastsready.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Crista Noel Smithnoreply@blogger.com0