Redlands native brings puppetry back to town
Scott Land spent his childhood summers at the A.K. Smiley Public Library in Redlands, taking advantage of the air conditioning and quiet space.
But the real treat were the books.
After seeing a performance using marionettes at the National Orange Show as a child, Land was hooked, and used the library's books on the subject to teach him how marionettes worked.
"I would (practically) live at the library for the summer months, reading everything there was on puppetry, particularly marionettes," Land said.
And after years spent in Los Angeles and on cruise ships around the world as a puppeteer, Land has moved back to his hometown, and now performs locally with handmade string marionettes.
Tuesday afternoon, Land was back at his old haunt, the Smiley Library, to help kick off the summer reading program with a puppet show.
"It was fantastic," he said. "There was a great turn out."
His Tuesday performance may not be his last at his childhood library. He said out of all the performances he's given, he prefers introducing children to the world of puppets.
"(Children) get so excited. It's free entertainment ... with no digital stimulation," he said. "It's so relaxing."
Email Staff Writer Molly Davis at mdavis@redlandsdailyfacts.
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First of all, ladies and gentlemen, I must apologize. I am still trying to get caught up on various projects after the whirlwind of moving, and I’m afraid I’ve gotten a bit lazy with the blog in the past couple weeks. I shall endeavor to get back on track with timely updates.
It seems that right now everyone around me has hockey on the brain. The Canucks have made it to the playoffs, and my understanding is that this hasn’t happened for well over a decade. I myself am decidedly not a hockey fan, not because I dislike it (though soccer players are way cuter), but because I never cultivated the kind of detailed understanding of the game that brings thorough appreciation of it. I’m not sure “nuance” is an entirely suitable word for a sport that involves knocking other players’ teeth out, but I’m sure there are at least a few subtler details of gameplay that I’m missing out on.
So while everyone else is screaming at the ref, I’ve been off in my crafting corner, making curtains and envelopes and more t-shirt dresses. And then I realized I could use my own all-consuming hobby to show a little team spirit. That, combined with all the cardboard boxes still sitting on our deck from the move, is what brought me to this week’s project:
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12) Set the doll aside and pick up the cardboard strips that will be the puppet’s controls. Lay one of the long pieces down, then other long piece across it, towards the bottom of the first piece, and lay the short piece across the top of the first piece. You’re making a sort of double cross here.
13) Use your needle to punch a hole through the places where the lower and upper cardboard strips intersect.
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