Tag: tiger

  • Building a Tiger

    I started with the head, based on a shape built from a cork wire (the kind that seals bubbly wine!) and built up with brown bag paper and brown paper parcel tape. Recycling is the way to go. The body is alumium wire with brass joints at shoulder and hip to attach the legs. Then…

  • Interlude: Serga’s Revenge

    On the subject of animal puppets. Here is my paper tiger in action again. After Putin’s invasion of Ukraine I made this short sequence based on the automaton “Tippu’s Revenge”. Serga was the name of a Siberian tiger that Putin used for one of his macho photo shoots a few years ago, I think he…

  • Tiger … Year of

    Chinese New Year. Here is my paper tiger!