Starship Sassafrass – 4 Foam Fingers

Presenting… Starship Sassafrass The crew may have launched their final ride at Starship Sassafrass but this was created by someone after my own heart. Just going for it and living in that amazing moment. Where did you get your start in Puppetry?Was there a moment where you knew puppets would consume your life? I honestly […]

Grey Seal Puppets

Presenting… Grey Seal Puppets Let’s welcome Grey Seal Puppets to 4 Foam Fingers. These fine folks wrote The Foam Book which has been an inspiration to my own personal puppet journey. Where did you get your start in Puppetry?Was there a moment where you knew puppets would consume your life? When I was 11 my […]

Frogtown Mountain Puppets

Presenting… Frogtown Mountain Puppets Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers joins this installment of 4 Foam Fingers with their story on where inspiration comes from. Where did you get your start in Puppetry?Was there a moment where you knew puppets would consume your life? Like many kids we started with a cardboard box stage in the basement. Our […]

Steven’s Puppets

Presenting… Steven’s Puppets In this edition of 4 Foam Fingers the team at Steven’s Puppets joins the fray with their take on the puppet universe. Where did you get your start in Puppetry?Was there a moment where you knew puppets would consume your life? We started 22 years ago by answering an ad in the […]

Michael Rogers

Presenting… Michael Rogers A warm welcome for Michael Rogers, who will be studying Puppetry at UCONN for the next 2-3 years. It’s great getting a point of view from someone who drove from the West to the East coast for their passion and desire to build an education in UCONN’s Puppet Arts program. Where did […]

The Help Machine

logo for the help machine with a puppets on the left hand side

Presenting… The Help Machine This episode of 4 Foam Fingers we are here with Fred Chong Rutherford of The Help Machine. What is The Help Machine? The primary focus for my art is something I call ‘The Help Machine.’ The website copy needs some updates, but my dream is a benefit corporation that produces media. […]

Puppets By Gwen

Gwen Dean posing with some of her puppet creations.

Presenting… Puppets By Gwen Today’s 4 Foam Fingers Interview is with Puppets By Gwen founder, Gwen Dean. You may know her from that awesome 2014 GoDaddy Superbowl commercial where she quit her job on live TV to follow her dreams! Where did you get your start in Puppetry?Was there a moment where you knew puppets […]

Mansfield Dark

Presenting… Mansfield Dark This weeks edition is with Richard Mansfield of Mansfield Dark. He’s very much a kindred soul and have a similar approach. The weirdness that his first feature film is titled ‘Wolfskin’ and my first mascot is Wolfun? Totally coincidence and awesome at the same time. Where did you get your start in […]