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Incorporating the original Koala Puppet logo designed by the UNIMA Australia Founding President, Norman Hetherington, these items are ideal and useful for all puppet lovers!

A percentage of sales from all items purchased from our UNIMA Oz Redbubble store is going back to support the continued growth of UNIMA Australia.

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UNIMA Australia 50th Anniversary Hetherington Edition (Black)

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UNIMA Australia 50th Anniversary Hetherington Edition (White on Black)

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UNIMA Australia 50th Anniversary Hetherington Edition (Green and White)

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UNIMA Australia 50th Anniversary Hetherington Edition (Green and Gold)

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Unima Australia

8 hours ago

Thanks to all who joined us for our first ever experimental Puppets Only Zoom with @oneorangesockproductions Alex brought his skills as an improvisation instructor and facilitator to bring about ways we could initiate storytelling with puppets in this online-jam format - hosted by his pal Elvis. Special thanks go out to our secretary @kay_yasugi for her technical support and @misskhannaford for advising on the workshop. We were really happy with the outcome and see this as something to come back to in the future. Thanks to our participants: Aunty Ethel @allfeltnofilter, Troggg @larrikinpuppets , Constable Coia @bonkeltheatre , Burlap the Hare @hessian_hare and Gob The Goblin @hiddenhandpuppets #puppetjam #puppetzoom #monitorpuppetry #puppetimprov #storytime ... See MoreSee Less

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Unima Australia

1 week ago

UNIMA Australia Members,You are invited to join our Annual General Meeting on Sunday 21st August. We will be conducting the meeting online via the Zoom. All financial UNIMA Australia members are welcome to attend. If you cannot attend, did you know that you could nominate an attendee to be your proxy? Check out the members email for details. We will also launch the Silver Linings Online Puppet Festival at the end of the AGM - more details coming soon!Please note that our AGM is for current financial members of UNIMA Australia only. It's still not too late to renew your membership - head to the link in our Instagram bio or to our website to register for events and see our membership options!Registration is free via Trybooking.This is also a call to nominate for the positions of President, General Secretary, Treasurer and Ordinary Members of the Committee. Committee positions are held for two years. All current financial members have been emailed the relèvent forms and will have reports sent to them prior to the meeting.An AGM may sound boring to some, but not when it comes to PUPPET PEOPLE. We’ve always found our AGM to be a tremendous celebration of everything that has been accomplished in puppetry around Australia. Our AGM will be at 5pm AEST August 21, 2022.See you there! ... See MoreSee Less

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Unima Australia

3 weeks ago

Up Next! Mark it in your calendar! Our puppets only Zoom with Alex Joy @oneorangesockproductions will occur between 4-6 pm AEST on Sunday August 7! In this experimental Zoom hour, bring your puppet pal and set yourself up for some practical monitor puppetry. You’re invited to improvise and experiment with a voiced puppet character of your choosing and bring it along to socialise with some other puppets!Topics of discussion will be moderated by Alex’s puppet, Elvis - a nervous wreck of a host. What could go wrong!? Hilarity will surely ensue. Registrations are ESSENTIAL and links will be posted soon. Check your emails and out Instagram stories and Linktree for details when they come. ... See MoreSee Less

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Unima Australia

3 weeks ago

Check out these great images from our workshop with Leon Hendroff a few weeks ago! Leon showed participants his approaches to origami and kirigami - demonstrating a series of basic shapes and folds that were used to create birds of paradise paper sculptures. Participants interpreted these into their own bird designs!Leon also shared some of his other work, including a glossy black cockatoo design he did for Sue Wallace @imaginarta_aus for the Artists of the Round Yard "x pollination" exhibit in 2021"Those book recommendations again from Leon:Paper Monsters and Curious Creatures by Hiroshi HayakawaPaper Dinosaurs by David HawcockOur President Phillip Millar @flipmil2 also recommended Paper Sculpture by Richard SweeneyStay tuned for our next event! Registrations opening soon! puppeteer #puppeteers #puppets #puppet #puppetry #puppetbuilder #puppetmaker #unima #unimaoz #unimainternationale #unimainternational #puppet #puppetpower #origami #kirigami #papersculpture ... See MoreSee Less

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Unima Australia

2 months ago

A great time was had by all at last week’s Beer + Puppets Winter Social. Alex Joy (@oneorangesockproductions ) led members through some speed-dating-like questions to get to know each other better over the airwaves. @anderpingsong consulted the group on an upcoming shadow work and showcased some new work. @flipmil2 reported on his work for Del Kathryn Barton’s new film ‘Blaze’. And we discussed ‘What is Australia’s brand of puppetry - if any’. Thanks for joining us! Our next social event will be on August 7 where we attempt a ‘Puppets Only Zoom’. More on that later! Keep up to date with our events by heading to our website. There’s still 8 more events to enjoy this year! #puppeteer #puppeteers #puppets #puppet #puppetry #puppetbuilder #puppetmaker #unima #unimaoz #unimainternationale #unimainternational #puppet #puppetpower #blaze #delkathrynbarton ... See MoreSee Less

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Unima Australia

3 months ago

Coming soon, another of our online hands on workshops! Registrations will soon open with only ten places for WA based puppet designer Leon Hendroff’s Birds of Paradise puppet making workshop. Mark your calendars forSunday July 3You’ll learn pattern making principles inspired by paper sculpture techniques to make a unique bird puppet. 3-6pm (AEST). Max 10 ppl. $25 members/$50 non-members.#puppeteer #puppeteers #puppets #puppet #puppetry #puppetbuilder #puppetmaker #unima #unimaoz #unimainternationale #unimainternational #puppet #puppetpower #puppetworkshop #papercrafts #papercrafting #birdsofparadise ... See MoreSee Less

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Unima Australia

3 months ago

Coming up next we have our Beer + Puppets Zoom to bring in the Winter months. Maybe you’d like to brew yourself some mulled wine or find a puppet who can hold a pint. Beer and Puppets is on Sunday June 5It’s a relaxed BYO Zoom social. 5-7pm (AEST) IT’S FREE (members only).If you’re not a member with us yet, membership is only $45 per annum and is available via the link in bio (Instagram) or via our website. Hope to see you there!#puppeteer #puppeteers #puppets #puppet #puppetry #puppetbuilder #puppetmaker #unima #unimaoz #unimainternationale #unimainternational #puppet #puppetpower #puppetsofinstagram #puppetpower ... See MoreSee Less

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Unima Australia

3 months ago

Check out our amazing online Koala puppet workshop today run by Katherine Hannaford (@misskhannaford)! Everyone made their very own koala based on the Roly pattern by Project Puppet Huge thanks to Katherine for not only teaching us but also preparing the most wonderful puppet kits, complete with cut-out foam pieces, hand plates, rods, koala features (ears, eyes, nose, tongue and even uvulas!), contact adhesive, sewing kit and pre-sewn faux fur components (which she stitched all by hand!). Well done to our workshop participants, some of whom had never made puppets before. It was a fun and enriching experience for all! Katherine Hannaford has been building foam puppets for stage and television for 20 years. Trained originally by Marie Martine Ferrari, Katherine is now mentored by US based master puppet builders Pasha Romanowski (Project Puppet and Beyond the Sock), and BJ Guyer @thepuppetshop (The Muppets, Crank Yankers, Stan Winston School of Character Arts).#puppeteer #puppeteers #puppets #puppet #puppetry #puppetbuilder #puppetmaker #unima #unimaoz #unimainternationale #unimainternational #puppet #puppetpower #koala ... See MoreSee Less

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Unima Australia

3 months ago

Last night the UNIMA Australia Committee had a special open meeting for any members wishing to partake and understand what goes on behind the scenes.Directly afterwards, we invited our friends from the Korean, Chinese, Indian and Japanese national centres. We were also joined by our two Australian councillors for the Asia Pacific Commission Richard Hart and Tony Riggio. We were honoured to be joined also by President of UNIMA International, Karen Smith and President of the UNIMA Asia Pacific Commission Tang Dayu.What followed was a wonderful showcase and discussion of puppetry arts in Asia and what began was the fostering of a newly connected creative community in puppetry arts. Thank you so much to all who participated. ... See MoreSee Less

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Unima Australia

3 months ago

UNIMA Australia Committee MeetingOpen to all UNIMA Australia Financial MembersThursday 28th April @ 6.30-7.30pm (AEST)Dear UNIMA Members,We will be having a UNIMA Australia Committee meeting this Thursday 28th April. This will be an OPEN MEETING and all financial members are welcome to attend. A highlight will be hearing a report from our Asia Pacific Commission representatives Richard Hart (VIC) and Tony Riggio (WA). Please take a look at the details below:UNIMA Australia Committee MeetingThursday 28th April, 2022Time: 4.30-5.30pm WA6-7pm SA/NT6.30-7.30pm QLD/NSW/VIC/ACT/TASAgenda:1. Welcome, Acknowledgement of Country2. Correspondance3. President’s Report - Philip Millar4. General Secretary’s report - Kay Yasugi5. Treasurer’s report - Katherine Hannaford6. Asia Pacific report - Richard Hart and Tony Riggio7. Lorrie Gardner Scholarship 8. Update on the UNIMA Oz Magazine (Volume 3: Community)9. Items for the next newsletter (what’s happening around Oz and abroad?)10. Any other businessThis is YOUR CHANCE to voice and shape the future of UNIMA Oz events and programs and listen in on how our committee and organisation works. We hope to see you there! ... See MoreSee Less

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Unima Australia

4 months ago

Dear UNIMA Members, Our WA UNIMA Committee member Adam Bennett will be hosting our next UNIMA Australia Zoom event - a puppetry social! There will be a special focus on puppetry performance. You are welcome to share any projects, photos, videos and/or puppets you are working on. This event is FREE (members only). When: Sunday 24th April1-3pm WA2.30-4.30pm SA/NT3-5pm QLD/NSW/VIC/ACT/TASPlease note that we have changed the original date/time to this Sunday (instead of Friday) to accomodate more people. Register for the zoom link via the members email or link in bio. #puppeteer #puppeteers #puppets #puppet #puppetry #puppetbuilder #puppetmaker #unima #unimaoz #unimainternationale #unimainternational #puppet #puppetpower ... See MoreSee Less

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Unima Australia

4 months ago

Autumn Puppetry Zoom Social Fri 22 April 5.30-7.30pm (AEST)Our WA UNIMA Committee member Adam Bennett will be hosting our next UNIMA Australia Zoom event - a puppetry social! There will be a special focus on puppetry performance. You are welcome to share any projects, photos, videos and/or puppets you are working on. This event is FREE (members only). When: Friday 22nd April3.30-5.30pm WA5-7pm SA/NT5.30-7.30pm QLD/NSW/VIC/ACT/TASRegister via the link in our members email or via the link in bio (Instagram)#puppeteer #puppeteers #puppets #puppet #puppetry #puppetbuilder #puppetmaker #unima #unimaoz #unimainternationale #unimainternational #puppet #puppetpower ... See MoreSee Less

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Unima Australia

4 months ago

Thanks to the merry band of members who came to our Puppetry Nailed It event on Sunday April 3rd.Image 1: Our first challenge was “Animal mashups”. Take two or more animals and produce a puppet hybrid in 20 minutes!Image 2: Our second challenge a puppet inspired by our 'puppet heroes’ (making puppets inspired by puppets/puppeteers we admire). Ana and Kay made Edna/Schnitzel inspired by Ronnie Burkett, Rach made Red from Fraggle Rock, CK made Randy Feltface, Melissa made a Hobey Ford rod puppet and Alex made Norman Hetherington’s Blackboard from Mr. Squiggle.Image 3: Check our President and Nailed It judge Philip's drawings from our first challenge - The Cuttlesnake, Budgiesaurus, Sulphur-crested Cockaphant, Peligeck and Squake!Image 4: And here are our winners! We had such a great time! There are still so many more online and in person events still to come in 2022. Make sure you check out our membership options via our website or our link in bio (Instagram). puppeteer #puppeteers #puppets #puppet #puppetry #puppetbuilder #puppetmaker #unima #unimaoz #unimainternationale #unimainternational #puppet #puppetpower #worldpuppetryday2022 #nailedit ... See MoreSee Less

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Unima Australia

4 months ago

We are really sorry to say that today's "Puppetry Nailed It" has been postponed due to unforseen circumstances. 😢 We will let you know of the new dates soon.We are sorry for the inconvenience - we will be in touch soon. ... See MoreSee Less

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Unima Australia

5 months ago

Here are some snaps from our World Puppetry Day Event last night. We had such an amazing international turn out of members new and seasoned. When amazing artists come together to receive a story from the one and only Richard Bradshaw there is such a sense of community and joy. Thank you all for coming! ... See MoreSee Less

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