January recently put on this marionette suspension show with Michelle as the marionette, costume and makeup by J-Chans Designs, rig by Mr. Chris at Pavlovia in Denver, and photography by Shawn Shell Photography.
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64 responses to “Marionette Suspension”
I love marionettes 😀
I love marionettes 😀
absolutely gorgeous!
i want to be that marionette!
absolutely gorgeous!
i want to be that marionette!
wow, it’s beautiful!
wow, it’s beautiful!
I sincerely think this is one of the creepiest and scary pictures posted here in quite a while. Metal bars through the balls? Voluntary amputations? Fine, but human marionettes?! Goddamn freaky. :S
I sincerely think this is one of the creepiest and scary pictures posted here in quite a while. Metal bars through the balls? Voluntary amputations? Fine, but human marionettes?! Goddamn freaky. :S
It’s me! That was definitely a pretty crazy, not to mention fun, experience! Can we put a link to my page?
It’s me! That was definitely a pretty crazy, not to mention fun, experience! Can we put a link to my page?
I don’t get freaked out by many things. That freaks me out. I think it’s only cuz it’s meant to be a little girl.
I don’t get freaked out by many things. That freaks me out. I think it’s only cuz it’s meant to be a little girl.
I think it’s rather ingenious and funny at the same time. Person hanging from strings = marionette.
I think it’s rather ingenious and funny at the same time. Person hanging from strings = marionette.
This was very fun and I would love to thank everyone involved..
This was very fun and I would love to thank everyone involved..
That was fun. It was an idea I had bouncing around in my head for almost 2 years. I’m glad I found a willing participant that was just as excited as I was! Still have a few kinks (haha) to work out, but we’re looking forward to actually putting on a public marionette performance this summer. Thanks Michelle!
That was fun. It was an idea I had bouncing around in my head for almost 2 years. I’m glad I found a willing participant that was just as excited as I was! Still have a few kinks (haha) to work out, but we’re looking forward to actually putting on a public marionette performance this summer. Thanks Michelle!
That’s a nice idea, and you could do wonderful art (satirics to politics) with that. With some other clothings I really could imaging playing the marionette.
That’s a nice idea, and you could do wonderful art (satirics to politics) with that. With some other clothings I really could imaging playing the marionette.
Oh my god. That’s incredible… and really eerie. She even has lines drawn on her chin for where the puppet mouth would open! (or tattooed on?)
Oh my god. That’s incredible… and really eerie. She even has lines drawn on her chin for where the puppet mouth would open! (or tattooed on?)
That’s truly stunning!
That’s truly stunning!
too cute.
too cute.
thats really… creepy
reminds me of that movie Dead Silence or whatever it was called
thats really… creepy
reminds me of that movie Dead Silence or whatever it was called
What fun!!
I love seeing pictures for the variety of people’s imagination. 🙂
What fun!!
I love seeing pictures for the variety of people’s imagination. 🙂
Very cool, but definitely very creepy
Very cool, but definitely very creepy
GREAT job!!!
GREAT job!!!
she looks so fucking creepy!
i love it
she looks so fucking creepy!
i love it
Dolly!
Dolly!
that’s so F***in’ amazing!
that’s so F***in’ amazing!
That’s really weird! haha
That’s really weird! haha
Puppets usually give me the creeps and so did this picture at first. But I can’t help finding it amusing now and really ingenious too!
Puppets usually give me the creeps and so did this picture at first. But I can’t help finding it amusing now and really ingenious too!
thats really cool. im surprised i havent seen it before.
thats really cool. im surprised i havent seen it before.
that is really fucking creepy.
but really fucking awesome.
that is really fucking creepy.
but really fucking awesome.
Lovely 🙂 Though she looks kinda creepy…
Lovely 🙂 Though she looks kinda creepy…